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Exile on Spencer St · 25-10-2022, 20:44

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Originally Posted by Crown Grounder

Both bench strikers on with 4/5 minutes of normal time to go. Anybody else understand this?

Whadd’ya mean anyone else? Are there two people who understand it?

Haggis316 · 25-10-2022, 20:47

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Originally Posted by Crown Grounder

Both bench strikers on with 4/5 minutes of normal time to go. Anybody else understand this?

No. Why sign striker cover if we aren't going to give them a proper chance?

mab · 25-10-2022, 20:57

Disappointed to say the least

yonmon · 25-10-2022, 21:03

Well !.. That was a totally inept display from a squad of sub-quality players .
A colander type defence which the opposing forwards just strolled through and should have scored a lot more goals .
A lot of running but little else from a midfield who were not in the same league as their opposing counterparts.
Forwards who carried no threat whatsoever to Peterborough's defenders ... two wingers who in spite of what some will say, are ready to be put out to grass .
All in all, one or two more repeats of tonight's dire performance will see the Reds shuffling off to the depths of League 2.
I know that uncharacteristically I seem to be our forum's moaner -in-chief these days, but I am so disappointed at what I see emanating from our team and their management.
Just my opinions folks , possibly the ramblings of what Cashy would describe as an Owd Fart !..

ON STANLEY.. ON TO GREATER THINGS !... PLEASE !.

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Crown Grounder · 26-10-2022, 09:48

Well I think the current formation is proving it doesn't work against the to-half teams in League 1. They just have too much quality and strength in depth available to come off the bench. Leigh and the supporting 4 attacking midfielders aren't able to produce goals in any quantity. I would go with a 4-2-3-1. With two holding midfielders in front of the back 4 and with Delfonso and Sissay in the front 4. Probably Sissay up top as our target man. That way Rogers and Clarke can still get forward but we still have cover for the remaining 2 centre backs with the holding midfielders. I know we lose Coyle and Tharme on Saturday due to "too many yellow cards", but there are options for cover. Anyone else got any thoughts?

Crown Grounder · 26-10-2022, 09:49

That's Top Half teams not to half.....

VALAIRIAN · 26-10-2022, 10:06

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Originally Posted by Crown Grounder

Well I think the current formation is proving it doesn't work against the to-half teams in League 1. They just have too much quality and strength in depth available to come off the bench. Leigh and the supporting 4 attacking midfielders aren't able to produce goals in any quantity. I would go with a 4-2-3-1. With two holding midfielders in front of the back 4 and with Delfonso and Sissay in the front 4. Probably Sissay up top as our target man. That way Rogers and Clarke can still get forward but we still have cover for the remaining 2 centre backs with the holding midfielders. I know we lose Coyle and Tharme on Saturday due to "too many yellow cards", but there are options for cover. Anyone else got any thoughts?

4-2-3-1 was very successful for us

I know that things change - due to personnel - but, I agree 4-1-4-1 (or whatever we play) is not working.

The main issue - regardless of any formation - is the lack of goal scorers.........

cashman · 26-10-2022, 10:53

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Originally Posted by Crown Grounder

Both bench strikers on with 4/5 minutes of normal time to go. Anybody else understand this?

no-one with common sense understands it imho

Watchdog · 26-10-2022, 11:36

We have a front man who is really a midfielder and two wide men (both in their 30s) who are slower than me and i am in my 60s. We also have two front men on the bench who either remain on the bench throughout the whole game or, at best they are allowed to come on with 5 or 6 minutes of the game still to play.
All this would be fine if we were consistently gaining points but, we arn't.