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Originally Posted by carpon
Personally speaking, I'm not a fan of the formation. All of a sudden we've become one dimensional regarding the formation ( Re : 4-2-3-1 or fancy 4-5-1 if you like ) and I think that is why we're struggling for results. If you make it easy for the opposition to suss out what formation and how we're going to approach the game, then half the battle is lost before we set foot upon the pitch.
If you look at the squad, In my own opinion, we've got too many midfielders. That too me dictates why Coley seems reluctant to change the formation. By playing the same formation at least he can accomodate some of the midfielders, however If the lads in midfield don't produce the goals and don't make chances for the sole striker...then the problems arise 
The lack of frontmen has concerned me from day one this season and the worry for me is,If we don't move away from this one dimensional formation and If we don't get somebody else to play up alongside Gornell, we will be embroiled in a relegation scrap this season.
I'd personally look at playing the conventional 4-4-2 or even have a look at playing a 3-5-2. And signing another forward in January is a must. If it means getting rid of a midfielder to free up wages then so be it. |
Totally agreed. Coley once more is saying we were the better team than the one we have just lost to. I think he is deluding himself. Barnet attacked and finished better than us. They succeded in preventing our forwards from getting into the danger areas and really threatening their keeper, who didn't make a save of note as far as I can remember. We did have plenty of half chances but these were snatched at and not converted.They had two dangerous front men who gave our defence a hard time, plus, very significantly a quick, elusive winger in Marshall. He gave Phil a roasting down the left and time after time got right down to the byline and delivered some really dangerous crosses which we were lucky not to concede from. They looked a far better side than their position suggests, but of course I don't think they had the pesky McLeod earlier in the season.