Thoughts from the game

[whitestomper45]

Working alongside folks from all over Europe most are avid followers of PL as well as teams from their own country & views are uttered often on tactics in operation of the better teams who seem to use 2 up front - which I've often stated we need before.

Maybe it's time to stop playing with lone striker up front malarkey.

Been doing it since circa Chris Woods - nobody been really dynamic in the role & Bamford up top ain't the answer now. Possibly why a lot of Leeds youth number 9's have struggled to adapt to the lone striker role as they've become separated from others in the team whilst struggling in playing that role.

I've recently watched Nantes playing in their French Ligue 1 games & also against Juventus & all teams I've seen basically play a 4-4-2 variant of the 4-2-3-1 by utilising the second striker slightly behind his partner to great effect.

Biggest drawback to using 'one up front' is you always need the right personnel as goals are hard to come by & teams now can easily mark the lone-striker out leaving the attack responsibility up to the rest of the creative players which at Leeds has been the issue for a while goal wise big time without Rodrigo.

Most top teams now play 2 up top, players at PSG are now playing 3 up top & hopefully JG can find the right combo to fit his obviously implemented improvements so far seen to get a 2 up top attack.

Given that in our last 4 matches we've scored 1 goal by Firpo I'd suspect JG will be implementing for more bodies in the box & getting more shots on goal like Fulham, who are encouraged & prepared to shoot while running into the box areas, as did Firpo against the Saints for us.

Yes Totty, I have always preferred 2 up front. Many clubs have been using 1 and everyone now realises why there is a shortage of target strikers.

Plus if you just play 1 up front its hard to sign good back up if your no1 is in form, so when he's injured or off form your usually fkd

[hopelesslyoptimistic]

Yes Totty, I have always preferred 2 up front. Many clubs have been using 1 and everyone now realises why there is a shortage of target strikers.

Plus if you just play 1 up front its hard to sign good back up if your no1 is in form, so when he's injured or off form your usually fkd

Suspect he won’t against Chelsea to ensure we are solid defensively but who knows.

[Monaco_Totty]

Suspect he won’t against Chelsea to ensure we are solid defensively but who knows.

Would like to think that someone can emerge & make a sudden impact on our results.

That 'somebody' could be Darko Gyabi who provides a tidy-style in midfield box to box & has clever feet in tight situations - would hope he can be involved in Chelsea game at some stage as he makes things happen on the ball & at 6'5" makes his presence known at set-pieces.

[whitestomper45]

Suspect he won’t against Chelsea to ensure we are solid defensively but who knows.

That would be the expected view Hopey, just that like us, their confidence will be low, be good to be spreading doubts among them. To do that we need something different to Bamford who, it's been pointed out already moves to slow to arrive in box on time.

Rutter is quick and despite being only 20 gets on with it when it gets physical and has pace to maybe keep their defence honest.