(20-08-2021, 09:51 AM)wassy04 Wrote:(20-08-2021, 09:46 AM)Marinakis Red Wrote:(20-08-2021, 09:42 AM)wassy04 Wrote:(20-08-2021, 08:26 AM)Marinakis Red Wrote:(20-08-2021, 07:32 AM)wassy04 Wrote: I think he could play 442, not sure we have the players for 433 or 352
442: same defence
Mighten Yates Colback Zinckernagel (not sure he'd suit an out and out wing role)
Grabban Taylor (or johnson)
Or 433
Yates colback fornah
Mighten grabban Zinck
Or 343
Figs McKenna fernandes
Wingbacks - Mighten Back
Yates colback
Zinckernagel Grabban Johnson
Any of those sound appealing?
I think there are others who could play in central midfield that we have not tried yet...
Eg?
Fornah and Cafu, none have been given an opportunity yet. More mobile and both better on the ball too. Rather than the 2 that are a very worrying win percentage when paired together. Well less of the win. Cafu can play in a 3 too. With one of Yates or Colback. Pre season Hughton said Johnson could play as an 8 too. Maybe he could give it ago, the reality is, he has nothing to lose, with a pairing of Yates and Colback the only way he is going is out of the door.
Yeah agreed on Cafu, he seemed to like him last year too, I'm surprised he's picking Colback above him now. Plus Yates was really bad on Wednesday!
Can't judge Fornah having not really seen him but it does seem a big ask for him to just step in out of nowhere and be expected to improve the team. Also, not sure that's great for his development. Look at Johnson, fans have already turned on him after 3 games saying he's not good enough, doing nothing, should be dropped etc.
Colback is being picked because Johnson is in the side and the full back positions are in such a state. We're a defensively minded player down when Johnson plays. We get bodies further forward but the down side on that is we're less solid in the middle. Switching Johnson for Cafu is an option for me. On paper we may lose some dynamism with Johnson out the side but in reality he's contributed 45 minutes to the season so far so, the rest of the time he's been anonymous. Cafu is a steady hand who makes a small difference when he plays.
But, while we've got these problems with the full backs Colback has to stay in the side. Without him looking after them it's open season on our FB's. If it's Back at RB on Saturday, which looks inevitable, who on here wants the lad to be trashed before his Forest career has even begun?