Norpig wrote: I think we should switch to 433 and ditch the back 3 and wing backs.
I don't think we should swap one dogma for another.
We have recruited pacy wingbacks but unfortunately they seem incapable of consistently linking up with the strikers from wide positions having got down the line and we haven't got Haaland to get on the end of balls from wide positions anyway.
But if you watch the top teams they play with fluidity switching from wide to narrow as required - like an accordion being played
At City for example, the likes of Mahrez, Foden and Grealish can hang out on the wing to receive the ball but often as not they cut inside and that causes problems for defences. It takes discipline from everyone else to cover the spaces they leave if they go off piste but switching formation in the middle of a move is what they do and Evatt could benefit from trying to train our lot to be more fluid in possession rather than sticking to a rigid formation that is predictable.
The last quarter of an hour against Accrington and Burton was chaotic but almost by accident we found the kind of movement up front that opened the door - just need to temper that with a bit more discipline in the holding roles and hope that our defence is good enough to stop the counter.
Plus we need shooting practice so that everyone is brave enough to have a pop when the opportunity arises instead of always trying to play the impossible pass through a crowd.
6 shots OT in the entire game last night - all in the last 10 minutes. Tells a story.