⚽ Match Thread vs. Forest Green Rovers 27.04.24 [EFL L2]

[Chicken Balti Pie]

Yep and also hit crosses / diagonals to the far post and hope the wingbacks are asleep. It was a bit like the Nolan season, I know we lost Yates but ultimately we were worked out.
If JJ stays he can’t play at wingback it’s just a waste of his talent, he needs to be a bit more inside for me as teams can now as you say isolate him on the wing.

Next season we need to be looking at 4-2-3-1. Then we can rotate JJ, McGoldrick, Crowley for the number 10 role with Nemane and another winger coming in (unless Randall makes more appearances).

Back 4 would also stop the cross pass to the flank as well

[nw6pie]

Next season we need to be looking at 4-2-3-1. Then we can rotate JJ, McGoldrick, Crowley for the number 10 role with Nemane and another winger coming in (unless Randall makes more appearances).

Back 4 would also stop the cross pass to the flank as well

If we can trust the BBC formations information, it does feel like 4-2-3-1 is more popular than 3-5-2 these days. By playing two genuine full backs, it would hopefully redress the attack/defence imbalance we currently have by playing two wingers as wing backs.

If I had to sum up our strengths and weaknesses in one stat, it’s this one: We outscored everyone in the division other than the three promoted teams; we conceded more goals than everyone else in the division.

[jackal2]

Next season we need to be looking at 4-2-3-1. Then we can rotate JJ, McGoldrick, Crowley for the number 10 role with Nemane and another winger coming in (unless Randall makes more appearances).

Back 4 would also stop the cross pass to the flank as well

Yes the 3-5-2 worked in the National League because the overall quality of our playing resources allowed us to dominate most teams, but it has been brutally exposed in League Two because the players in the wide positions - usually Nemane and Jones - simply haven't got enough defensive ability to protect the back three (and at least two of the current back three aren't proper defenders anyway).