⚽Match Thread vs. Sutton United FC 27.02.24 [EFL L2]

[jackal2]

He played 4 at back in a number of games Crewe for a start...which he changed to a 3 after 20 mins.

Then changed to a 4 last night as soon as we got to 3-3.

His chopping & changing doesnt help the team especially if low on confidence.

Yes, that's true.

Maynard in his first interview referred to the confidence he had in the tactical knowledge of himself and his management team, and to be fair the first real change he made worked a treat at Newport, but since then he's chopped and changed. I do wonder if he's prone to over-thinking things and losing sight of the obvious.

If I was him, ahead of the Bradford game, I'd decide to revert to and stick with the system used at Newport, and rather than showing the players a video of all the things they did badly last night, I'd show them a video of that Newport game and all the things they did well to get such a good result, including the defensive performance. They didn't do badly at Wrexham either. Positive reinforcement of both the tactic and the individual performances. Confidence is low and they probably need reminding they CAN do it, but it needs the right tactic, consistently applied, combined with greater application, aggression and determination from each individual player.

[Kent Magpie]

Yes, that's true.

Maynard in his first interview referred to the confidence he had in the tactical knowledge of himself and his management team, and to be fair the first real change he made worked a treat at Newport, but since then he's chopped and changed. I do wonder if he's prone to over-thinking things and losing sight of the obvious.

If I was him, ahead of the Bradford game, I'd decide to revert to and stick with the system used at Newport, and rather than showing the players a video of all the things they did badly last night, I'd show them a video of that Newport game and all the things they did well to get such a good result, including the defensive performance. They didn't do badly at Wrexham either. Positive reinforcement of both the tactic and the individual performances. Confidence is low and they probably need reminding they CAN do it, but it needs the right tactic, consistently applied, combined with greater application, aggression and determination from each individual player.

This is exactly what I would do... and not chop and change mid match. Chose a system and show confidence in it. Remind the players that they can do it and then back them to do it.