28-01-2023, 19:46
He needs to go. Clueless.
How high started let alone stayed in so long. It feels like he's a scapegoat, but tbf to him it's not his fault, he's not good enough to start yet our brave heart of a manager feels that he should. We've absolutely square root of fakall in terms of creativity. The two most creative are Holmes and rudoni and both take too many touches and make the wrong decisions 8 times out of 10.
We're losing so we take our most natural finisher off and replace him with a 'footballer' that has struggled to make the grade at nearly every club he's played at. Aye makes sense Robbie burns doesn't it.
We're losing so we stick with 5 defenders... Is that in hope of a set piece because for that we need to do something to get one, might as well go with a back 4 and get something else on further up the pitch.
I've nothing really against any of our defenders as such. I think lees in limited and suited to being on the cover in the middle of a back 3 if we are playing that way, in a 4 or on the side of a back 3 I think he's a bit weak. Helik is high up on the stats for interceptions and clearances, but God he's also limited, maybe even more so, but he's probably shading lees for a back 4. Pearson been out so long and he's also limited but I do like him, but I think it's a problem playing a back 3 when all 3 are limited. In a back 4 would you get away with helik and Pearson? Meh slow.
Full backs/wing backs ruffels is awful and Jackson now doesn't even get a look in, lowton is solid.
Midfield probably needs to be Hogg and kasumu for me.
Personally I would fire fotheringham and get someone like smith or wilder in. Failing that Warnock but if he won't take the Cardiff job he won't take this one.
Formation wise I'd revert to 4-2-3-1 or maybe even a boring 4-4-2 if we can get a decent enough partner for Rhodes.
If I'm playing 4-2-3-1 I'm going with
A keeper
Lowton helik Pearson Jackson
Hogg kasumu
Knockaert rudoni hungbu
Rhodes.
Have Hogg split the two CBS and the full backs get forward and help the wide men. The three behind Rhodes be flexible and keep rotating around much like pilks and Roberts used to.
If it's a 4-4-2 it's much the same but one of hungbu or rudoni dropping out for the second striker. Would ward work, not sure, we tried earlier and he seemed to be treading on Rhodes toes and making the same runs which didn't work. Kamberi? Doesn't look much of a footballer. That leave Simpson who suffers the same fate and needs a loan. Hudlin who's scored a few tap ins, his height would be an issue for players but I don't think he's ready. So that leaves harratt who might run a lot or playing someone out of position ala Holmes or rudoni
How high started let alone stayed in so long. It feels like he's a scapegoat, but tbf to him it's not his fault, he's not good enough to start yet our brave heart of a manager feels that he should. We've absolutely square root of fakall in terms of creativity. The two most creative are Holmes and rudoni and both take too many touches and make the wrong decisions 8 times out of 10.
We're losing so we take our most natural finisher off and replace him with a 'footballer' that has struggled to make the grade at nearly every club he's played at. Aye makes sense Robbie burns doesn't it.
We're losing so we stick with 5 defenders... Is that in hope of a set piece because for that we need to do something to get one, might as well go with a back 4 and get something else on further up the pitch.
I've nothing really against any of our defenders as such. I think lees in limited and suited to being on the cover in the middle of a back 3 if we are playing that way, in a 4 or on the side of a back 3 I think he's a bit weak. Helik is high up on the stats for interceptions and clearances, but God he's also limited, maybe even more so, but he's probably shading lees for a back 4. Pearson been out so long and he's also limited but I do like him, but I think it's a problem playing a back 3 when all 3 are limited. In a back 4 would you get away with helik and Pearson? Meh slow.
Full backs/wing backs ruffels is awful and Jackson now doesn't even get a look in, lowton is solid.
Midfield probably needs to be Hogg and kasumu for me.
Personally I would fire fotheringham and get someone like smith or wilder in. Failing that Warnock but if he won't take the Cardiff job he won't take this one.
Formation wise I'd revert to 4-2-3-1 or maybe even a boring 4-4-2 if we can get a decent enough partner for Rhodes.
If I'm playing 4-2-3-1 I'm going with
A keeper
Lowton helik Pearson Jackson
Hogg kasumu
Knockaert rudoni hungbu
Rhodes.
Have Hogg split the two CBS and the full backs get forward and help the wide men. The three behind Rhodes be flexible and keep rotating around much like pilks and Roberts used to.
If it's a 4-4-2 it's much the same but one of hungbu or rudoni dropping out for the second striker. Would ward work, not sure, we tried earlier and he seemed to be treading on Rhodes toes and making the same runs which didn't work. Kamberi? Doesn't look much of a footballer. That leave Simpson who suffers the same fate and needs a loan. Hudlin who's scored a few tap ins, his height would be an issue for players but I don't think he's ready. So that leaves harratt who might run a lot or playing someone out of position ala Holmes or rudoni
Another day, another door, another high, another low