Swannyblade
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Anyone suggesting that we switch to a 442 needs to be reminded of what happened under Slav - we haven't got the players suited to playing that system.
I think our best bet would be to switch to a flat midfield three like we did when we were promoted under Wilder (the Lundstram for Duffy change), play McAtee in the old Didzy role (i.e. given free reign to roam and drag defenders out of position) and give McBurnie the CF position. Harsh on Archer, but we need to arrest the decline before the rot fully sets in.
My preferred line-up would look like this:
More attacking option if we're at home against weaker opposition/chasing a goal is that Slimane drops out, McAtee moves back to midfield and Archer partners McBurnie up top.
My reservation is the Slimane inclusion as he's an unknown quantity. Ideally that position would be taken by an all action box-to-box type midfielder and I don't know if he is that. Prior to his cameo on Sunday, I might have gone for T Davies but he looked miles off.
I think our best bet would be to switch to a flat midfield three like we did when we were promoted under Wilder (the Lundstram for Duffy change), play McAtee in the old Didzy role (i.e. given free reign to roam and drag defenders out of position) and give McBurnie the CF position. Harsh on Archer, but we need to arrest the decline before the rot fully sets in.
My preferred line-up would look like this:
More attacking option if we're at home against weaker opposition/chasing a goal is that Slimane drops out, McAtee moves back to midfield and Archer partners McBurnie up top.
My reservation is the Slimane inclusion as he's an unknown quantity. Ideally that position would be taken by an all action box-to-box type midfielder and I don't know if he is that. Prior to his cameo on Sunday, I might have gone for T Davies but he looked miles off.