Re: Midfield 5
ZublueIsn’t it about time that we changed to a midfield 5 away from home? So many times (look at nearly all our defeats) our midfield gets outnumbered and we spend the majority of the game defending for our lives.
When we play 2 up front or 1 just behind the forward we don’t create anything for them down the middle and then defensively we are caught out with wide open spaces.
We only have one form of attack and that is to go wide every time.
Teams have sussed that if they stop us down the flanks, we struggle to create.
I am firmly on the Davies in corner, but I really think he has to try different options when it is obvious we are struggling.
I think you are right about us not creating much through the middle away from home and looking a bit of a soft touch. Are you suggesting more of a 433? Not sure. I wonder if keeping a similar formation but having Doyle playing in front of two more defensive midfielders would make us tighter and possible a bit more creative. Paik being out doesn’t help.