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One of the problems imho is signing players that we had lined up.for the previous manager like Wood who played in a 3 at Rotherham in the Championship last year but looks all at sea in a McCamn 4 at the back.. if we were changing manager, why the feck sign him.. to me it smacks of lazy recruitment and hate to say it but Copps was part of that and of course the non existent lazy useless Blunt overseen the full mess.. We have a manager who plays 4-3-3.. a 38 year old Wood can't clearly play in a 4 and it's a mess as the club captain and leader is slow as feck and one of the worst performers.
Quote from: Donny Exile in York on August 19, 2023, 11:10:07 pmOne of the problems imho is signing players that we had lined up.for the previous manager like Wood who played in a 3 at Rotherham in the Championship last year but looks all at sea in a McCamn 4 at the back.. if we were changing manager, why the feck sign him.. to me it smacks of lazy recruitment and hate to say it but Copps was part of that and of course the non existent lazy useless Blunt overseen the full mess.. We have a manager who plays 4-3-3.. a 38 year old Wood can't clearly play in a 4 and it's a mess as the club captain and leader is slow as feck and one of the worst performers.McCann said in an interview when he joined that he has the final say on all transfers.He even elaborated that it’s because he will be the one getting the stick on the touch line if they don’t work out.
Quote from: mushRTID on August 19, 2023, 11:21:52 pmQuote from: Donny Exile in York on August 19, 2023, 11:10:07 pmOne of the problems imho is signing players that we had lined up.for the previous manager like Wood who played in a 3 at Rotherham in the Championship last year but looks all at sea in a McCamn 4 at the back.. if we were changing manager, why the feck sign him.. to me it smacks of lazy recruitment and hate to say it but Copps was part of that and of course the non existent lazy useless Blunt overseen the full mess.. We have a manager who plays 4-3-3.. a 38 year old Wood can't clearly play in a 4 and it's a mess as the club captain and leader is slow as feck and one of the worst performers.McCann said in an interview when he joined that he has the final say on all transfers.He even elaborated that it’s because he will be the one getting the stick on the touch line if they don’t work out.Yes he did but if you believe every single word coming out of a Club you live in cloud cuckoo land. He may have approved it but Wood was lined up under schofield.. you only have to trawl back to rumours of Wood in April signing.. before McCann came back.. fact is Wood looks like he is all at sea in a 4.. Bailey is another I would say was already lined up and Sterry before the end of last season.. we played the second half like a preseason friendly so recruitment is one problem, coasting players another.. Rowe has shot it as a centre midfielder too.
Quote from: Michael Shaw on August 19, 2023, 08:17:22 pmQuote from: dickos1 on August 19, 2023, 07:27:17 pmQuote from: SoundbiteBarmyArmy on August 19, 2023, 05:42:26 pmAnother manager employed by Doncaster Rovers based on sentiment.Looking forward to seeing what Dave Penney can do in 2024.Shut up you muppet If you can't agree with someone else or see their point of view, just call them names. Very intelligent of you.Employing mcCann had nothing to do with sentiment, and anyone who suggests it was is clueless
Quote from: dickos1 on August 19, 2023, 07:27:17 pmQuote from: SoundbiteBarmyArmy on August 19, 2023, 05:42:26 pmAnother manager employed by Doncaster Rovers based on sentiment.Looking forward to seeing what Dave Penney can do in 2024.Shut up you muppet If you can't agree with someone else or see their point of view, just call them names. Very intelligent of you.
Quote from: SoundbiteBarmyArmy on August 19, 2023, 05:42:26 pmAnother manager employed by Doncaster Rovers based on sentiment.Looking forward to seeing what Dave Penney can do in 2024.Shut up you muppet
Another manager employed by Doncaster Rovers based on sentiment.Looking forward to seeing what Dave Penney can do in 2024.
Quote from: ncRover on August 19, 2023, 07:15:33 pm3-5-2 with Ironside and Faal up top. Close could change things in midfield. Push Nixon up the pitch he’s a good player. A defender either side of Anderson / Wood protects the lack of pace from them.I think that 3-5-2 is the answer.With 4-3-3 we seem to have two of the three forward players who play wide and aren’t willing to help the midfield when we don’t have the ball. With 3-5-2 you have 2 wing backs who operate as defenders when we don’t have the ball and wide midfielders when we do have it. We also get two strikers who can play close to each other and be available for crosses into the box from the two wing backs. BBC Sport said that we played 4-2-3-1 today but it looked more like 4-3-3, which for me is an ineffective system with the players that we have.
3-5-2 with Ironside and Faal up top. Close could change things in midfield. Push Nixon up the pitch he’s a good player. A defender either side of Anderson / Wood protects the lack of pace from them.
Bailey has been our best midfielder so we swap him for Olowu who’s been our worst defender. Going 3 at the back does nothing for our midfield troubles unless we go 3 central midfielders. It’ll be even easier to walk through in a 343 imo. Only way I can see a 3 abd the back working is 352. Olowu /Faulkner Wood Senior Nixon Biggins Bailey Broadbent Maxwell Faal Ironside If they are all fit that is
Quote from: sedwardsdrfc on August 20, 2023, 08:11:28 pmBailey has been our best midfielder so we swap him for Olowu who’s been our worst defender. Going 3 at the back does nothing for our midfield troubles unless we go 3 central midfielders. It’ll be even easier to walk through in a 343 imo. Only way I can see a 3 abd the back working is 352. Olowu /Faulkner Wood Senior Nixon Biggins Bailey Broadbent Maxwell Faal Ironside If they are all fit that isBailey is an option instead of Rowe, who to be fair hasn’t played well so far. Olowu would give us a bit of size in there, he isn’t a hot head that will get booked stupidly, good tackler, decent on the ball. Just tell him to give it to our ball players after breaking up the play.I would like to see Faulkner get his opportunity, the others haven’t done much, he deserves his chance. Long on the left of a back three.The side you’ve picked is also a good side. Our main problem is getting enough players, playing well in each game. To win games in my opinion, you need six or seven of your side at least playing average, with one or two being the match winners. We aren’t getting that at the minute. I think we are much better than last season, but the results aren’t showing that. We were devoid of any confidence to win a game last season. That’s why we can’t afford losing to go on too long, in football confidence is a massive thing.
3-5-2 is the answer with the players we have. This would allow two up front and an extra central defender in the middle. Play a recognised full back on one side and a converted winger on the other.I would be tempted to put Olowu in a holding midfield role. We would have a bit of solidity and hopefully good movement to rotate positions around Ironside, with Molyneux and Sotona around him. Roberts giving natural width, Maxwell giving width and a bit of defensive ability. Rowe and Olowu giving that cover on the flanks at times and in front of the defence. Give Faulkner his chance with Wood central and Long at the other side. I think that would be a well balanced back three. Lawlor Faulkner Wood. Long Rowe. Olowu Roberts. Maxwell Molyneux Ironside. Sotona