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Originally Posted by FrankMoody
No offence but contrived drivel.
The furthest forward player in any team should be the main threat. If your theory on this system is correct someone must have forgotten to explain it to Diego Costa because Chelsea (amongst many others) play the same system.
The problem is the players the tactical genius has played there have not been good enough. We've played about 27/28 games this season, only 3 players up top have scored: Carver once, Maguire once (playing as the forward) and Gray 5 times; surely that tells JC something
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It's perfect if you have a player who can do both. We had one to an extent in Terry Gornell, however such players are at a premium and currently we don't have any. I don't agree that CFs have to be the prime scoring threat. Paul Mullin anyone?
I'm not saying Crooks is the perfect fit; just trying to explore the sense behind the selection and our other options in that position. Call it Devil's Advocate if you like, only I don't see our manager as Satan!
On the subject of defenders playing the forward role I'm reminded of Darius Charles at Stevenage. A nasty player in a nasty side but supremely effective because of his defensive capabilities working up top. Indeed if Tom wasn't so crucial for us at the back I dare say he'd be great in the CF role for us.