Change of formation?

[Luke1993]

Will we change now that baldock is injured again? Any news on this by the way? Or will bash play there with either Wright or stearman into centre half?

 

[Foxy]

Will we change now that baldock is injured again? Any news on this by the way? Or will bash play there with either Wright or stearman into centre half?

I was worried it was his calf again, but Wilder said tight hamstring.

 

[Luke1993]

I was worried it was his calf again, but Wilder said tight hamstring.

That might only mean he misses Saturday then, then it's a 2 week break for internationals so we might only have 1 game without a natural RWB

 

[Ricky]

This is becoming a concern. He seems very prone to picking up knocks and injuries. Which is a shame because he's increasingly looking like a superb signing.

 

[Alfreton14Blade]

Not advocating a change of system based on one defeat, but just wondering aloud about how best to accommodate Brooks? He just doesn't seem suited to the 3-5-2 as we've known it.

Tend to agree that he's not a natural (as things stand with him) to the Duffy-like no.10 role linking midfield and attack, & that he seems better suited to that free role playing off a centre-forward that he nailed so beautifully in the pig roast.

But another alternative, from time-to-time, might be to go 4-2-3-1? It'd allow for Brooks to play as a "winger" (or, more likely, inside-forward type in old terms), with the under-used Carruthers on the other side, & Duffy still pulling the strings in the middle. Got to say, I'd love to see us try this on occasion.

In a way, it's more a plea for Carruthers, who seems to be drifting away from sight without his career ever really having started here.

 

[sitwell]

I wonder if Nathan Thomas might get a run out on Saturday

 

[Foody]

I wonder if Nathan Thomas might get a run out on Saturday

My thoughts exactly! Not sure whether he's ready defensively, but he's the one player who offers the pace and width that has been key this season.

 

[Scooter_mcgavin]

Brooks is perfectly fine playing in a 3-5-2, providing he's one of the 2 - as per Donaldson at Sunderland and with Clarke vs the Pigs.

Basham or CCV can play RWB, no need to change a winning formula. This formation has served up the best football of a lifetime, no need to change it.