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We've moved very quick to writing off McCormack as lazy. Let's remember he has played 4 games since leaving last year and all for us. He would have scored last week too if Shabow wasn't in the way. He be far from match fit and with a team he's known for 2 months.
If he going to impact matches then it's the quality before and after his touches that matter moreYou’re probably right.
It’s 100% mulveys tactic for Ross to not work too hard defensively so that he remains fresh as possible when we have it. When he touches the ball it’s still very high quality, so that’s not in question.
The tactic of using him this way is, because it does hurt us as a defensive unit. And his movement in looking for the ball could be a lot hungrier.
I think a lot of us just want his impact on matches to match his quality.
My personal line up in that formation would be
Was agreeing I’ll roast you when said to many midfielders. Then realised we have a few they just crap.I am hearing that the Rowles experiment has run its course, so we will see something different this week.
I will no doubt get shot down by the other armchair managers on here but the problem right now is that we are short of defenders and heavy on mids, so I would honestly be considering a 3-5-2 formation against Perth. The wingbacks would drop into a 5 man defence when we are under pressure and it would also mean that we number up against Perth, as that is the system they play (very successfully I might add).
My personal line up in that formation would be
BK.
Tommy. Cissé. Rowles
O’Neil
Pain. Weemac. Oar. Clisby
Simon
McCormack
Controversial in some people’s eyes no doubt but it does solve some of our basic flaws.
352 should work in theory but IMO our WBs would be caught up the field too much. However, if your midfield is smart they will drop to fill in at CB if the CB chases out to the wing which invariably ours will have to.I am hearing that the Rowles experiment has run its course, so we will see something different this week.
I will no doubt get shot down by the other armchair managers on here but the problem right now is that we are short of defenders and heavy on mids, so I would honestly be considering a 3-5-2 formation against Perth. The wingbacks would drop into a 5 man defence when we are under pressure and it would also mean that we number up against Perth, as that is the system they play (very successfully I might add).
My personal line up in that formation would be
BK.
Tommy. Cissé. Rowles
O’Neil
Pain. Weemac. Oar. Clisby
Simon
McCormack
Controversial in some people’s eyes no doubt but it does solve some of our basic flaws.
Tommy H, Tommy oar & Connor pain all on light duties at training today. tommy oars knee was strapped, no visible injury on the other two