[Foxman_WBA]

For me, the TP using Dawson and Brunt as full backs is suicidal! Swansea were dangerous down the left and right sides last night and if they still had Bony the game would have been over before we got the goal. Against any of the better sides we will get obliterated unless Dawson doesn’t go forward at all and brunty is not a left back, simple as.

Im really stuggling the point of us playing FB’s tbh. We’d be better off playing 3-5-2 with 3 CB’s

Daws-Gmac-Lescott
Yacob-Fletch
Mac-Mozza-Brunt
Bera-Brown

Effectively the same players but stops brunt actually being defined as a LB and Stops Daws going forward and therefore stops him getting done for pace!

So then, with three slowish players at the back, who marks any fast wide-men (wingers, for the old) under this juggling with numbers?  The problem still exists, surely?    

True the problem will obv still occur but to me, the RB is up and down that wing therefore may start behind the winger after attacking where as the CB should never be caught infront of the winger and so pace should be less of a problem due to the CB already being in a position to defend. Theoretically of course.

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Gamboa had a great World Cup, and I was rubbing my hands when we signed him. Pulis is on record as saying he builds a team around the players available (rather than employing his own tactics full stop). So, I'm sure he could see the benefits of a fast overlapping RB - but now he's gone and encouraged the acquisition of Manamana!   Don't get it - but I'll put my faith in him.

In that logic we should be playing both Gamboa and Davidson as internationally both have been top of there games. I believe Davidson was named in the team of the tournament in the Asian cup.