Quote Originally Posted by Young_Nudger View Post
Looks like a 433.
Starting lineup like that shows things could have changed behind the scenes.
Yep - things were changed.
Biggest change was the formation from the usual 3412 to a 451 - with Fabio and Humphries going wide when defending.

We haven?t seen the defence working as a unit this season and doing things like catching the opposition offside - but we saw it during this game.
We haven?t seen the forwards supported by the midfield working as a unit in the press - but we saw it during this game.
Bolton often struggling to get out of their own half.

The formation worked - who knows whether we will see it used regularly.

We played Bolton who are fighting to be in the playoffs - the Barnsley players made them look like a bottom 3 club.
Evidence if evidence was needed that there hasn?t been much to beat in this league this season - and given the right organisation and motivation this squad can beat anyone - especially if the squad acquires a couple of out and out goalscorers.

The glaringly obvious downside today was the absence of someone who was capable of reading where the ball was going to drop in the opposition penalty area.
Dunn played out of position as the centre forward and showed he isn?t suited to that position.
A proper out and out striker could have scored a bag full today - eg the 3 relatively easy chances in the first 15 minutes.
Put Dunn in an attacking midfield role - and add a couple of out and out strikers to the squad and with the right organisation this squad should easily be top 6.

Attendance of over 13,000 - and yet the last time I saw the Ponty End that empty was in a friendly game.