ancientblade
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agree 100% joe but it just doesnt look like chris is gonna try anything apart from 352 and your spot on about egan hes often on his own centrally with no help at all if egan and joc are not sold would like them to be our centre back pairing next season and like you say just have a holding midfielder as protectionThis idea that our players are not suited to or good enough to play in a back four , often espoused on this forum really puzzles me .
The reality is that it is far less demanding in a number of key areas than is the format we continue to persist with which has been so brutally exposed . For 3 at the back with wingbacks to be successful , it requires almost superhuman levels of ability , commitment and athleticism from the 5 players involved .
As one example take the case of George Baldock (when playing) who , as I have previously mentioned , is expected to perform like Colin Morris at one end of the pitch then sprint back 70 yards and become the reincarnation of Len Badger .
As another , think of the number of times John Egan has been badly exposed as a result of not having another central defender to back him up .
Neither of these scenarios occur with a well organised back four with a holding midfielder in front . The situations I’ve just described might just give a clue as to why our system has not been adopted by almost every football coach across the world and why they don’t hold the record for the worst start to a season in the history of the game.