Quote Originally Posted by slack_pie View Post
Nit sure if it constitutes a plan B, but most teams in L2 when needing a goal late on will go direct and launch balls into a big guy in the box. It's rather primitive but actually quite effective. Even if the target man doesn't win the header, the second ball is up for grabs in and around the area. We just don't do that.

Imagine if we'd been leading against Wimbledon with 15 mins to go. They would have absolutely bombarded our goals until we inevitably crumbled. When we needed a goal, we changed nothing.
Wimbledon were bombarding Notts box with long balls/long throws all game anyway. For them this would basically be do plan A better. No way they would have switched it up and played possession football if it wasn't working for them, which would be legitimate plan B.

Whichever way a manager turns it's a stick to beat him with. Look at Amorim at Manchester United, he sticks Maguire up front for the last 5 minutes and gets criticised either for not having a different plan B (when it does work) or not doing it sooner (when it doesn't).

Maynard did try different things. 3 changes at half time Vs Salford. Playing Bedeau as wing back away at Port Vale to get more physicality in the side as two such examples. Unfortunately it didn't work out when he tried it, which may explain why he stuck to what he believed in.