21-08-2018, 01:40 PM
(This post was last modified: 21-08-2018, 01:50 PM by Strawberry Avenger.)
(21-08-2018, 09:45 AM)Supa Billy Davies Wrote: The real disapointment for me is the defence, set peices n particular.
AK's come here with a reputation of being able to organize a defence, signed an entire new defence & set of defensive minded midfielders as well, and yet the very same basic errors which have plagued us for ages still remain.
However the side is very new, and no matter how many quality players we have here they are going to take time to gel.
Early days yet, I see both positives & negatives, but the one thing which needs sorting is our defensive lapses, and after signing so many players we should now already have the players here to sort that.
I'll give it another 5-8 games to settle and judge from there. If we're still as poor at set peices after then I'd be asking a few questions.
:cool:
I think as the games settle past ten or more...the defensive line up will fall into place. Karanka gives players a chance. But he's brought in Bryam and Robinson...as well as Heff' for a reason. Dawson too.
I see the fullbacks being replaced by Byram and Robinson. Forest are a little 'soft' there. Can't stop the cross. Against Wigan? They seemed to target the space behind Lolley and towards Os'. Fox had three men on him. They're obviously seeing something. Pants. Backed into. Deliberate tactics.
Byram and Cash seemed to have an understanding at Bury. He's going to be at RB...when fit. Os' isn't tough enough at LB for me. (Wins 16 balls so far, though...he's no scapegoat. But I feel he'd be better pushed further forward.) Do well in front of jack who is a LB and has played CH so he's clearly defensively minded.
I think Heff' will come in at some point. That opens up the possibility of a back 3 with wingbacks. I'll let Aitor figure out that option.
This leaves Lolley and Os' fighting it out on the LW. As for Goncalves? Toughen up. Learn to track back.
As Byram, Jack and Heff' come into the team, Forest will toughen up at the back and offer more robustness and aggression. It was painfully lacking against Wigan. Out manned, bullied out of it until Watson came on in the 2nd half. Geddy. Targeted as he was in Reading.
SA.
Eg.
Pants..?
Byram, Heff', Fox, Robinson,
Watson, Colback.
Cash, Soudani, Os'
Grabban.
SA.
If you make that a 4-1-4-1, you could have Lolley or Dias alongside Os'.
Or you can have an extra striker eg. Ben' Bre' along Grabban...for a 4-1-3-2
Think we need to give the opposition more to think about.
That may mean sacrificing one of the two DCMs...
SA.
...in a 3-5-2?
Pants,
Hoff, Dawson, Fox?
Byram, Os' as wingbacks?
Cash, Colback, Dias,
Soudani, Grabban..? (or with Ben Bre'.)
SA.