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From reports on yesterday''s game, it seems that we lost it in the midfield, where no-one played very well. There''s clearly little point in having so many (loan) strikers on the books if they have no service.Is it time to play Carney in place of  Croft, if we can''t afford to play both? Is it time to give Pattison a game if Russell can''t be bothered?. As it is with Hoolahan playing further forward and Clingan not as consistent as before, there is little going forward creatively from the midfield.When we are relegated, we shall have to give thought to midfielders, assuming that Hoolahan and Clingan are off. Spillane may provide some power there, but you players seem a little lightweight. I fear that we shall struggle.

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Why not change the formation? Surely we have nothing to lose.

How about-  3-5-2                                           

                                                                  Nelson

                                          Leijer               Doherty          Shackell

                      Croft                                                                           Carney

                                                Clingan             Pattison

                                                            Hoolahan

                                                               Cort

I would suggest that the main advantage is that it means we don''t have to play Semmy!

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I would consider playing Hoolahan in the midfield with Clingan. Leon Britton plays there for Swansea and he''s the same type of player. At least he might be able to pick out a forward pass.

I''d go with

                                           Marshall

Smith              Doherty                     Shackell                 Bertrand

Croft              Clingan                       Hoolahan               Gow

                       Cort                          Mooney

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A midfield that no longer protects, creates or cares needs changing.  All our goal threats came from a set piece so a change is needed.

Or 4 2 3 1?

                  Marshall

Leijer   Doc       SHacks    Bertrand

              Clingan     Lappin

   Croft           Hoolahan         Carney

                  Cort

Subs of

Nelson   Mooney McDonald Gow Pattison/Daley

 

That way Clingan and Lappin can take the ball off the central defence and be forced to play forward.   Neither have pace so need to sit deep and provide some protection to the back four.  When we are under pressure that bank of three work back and we out number them in midfield so hopefully out numbering them in midfield and also making us look more secure.   All duties to get forward for clingan and Lappin are relieved.

 By having 4 players in front of them,  and three of them with some pace, there should be a out pass on.  With hoolahan and croft harder working than any of the central midfielders we should not suffer any more defensively and will hopefully pressurise further up the pitch than we have all season, ie defend from the front. Puts a lot of energy into the front line when we are going forward,  although I would want to squeeze the opposition by playing quite narrow,  otherwise it falls into 4-4-1-1 by default and that will not work.

Once they tire we revitialise with subs.

Just an idea.

 

  

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Or as its .... or bust time why not

Leijer   Clingan   Shackell   Bertrand

Croft    Gow   Pattison    Hoolahan

            Doc    Cort

 

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