Hobo
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What's your fixation with a back four?
What's your fixation with a back four?Not until they can keep clean sheets playing a back four. Let's give it 10 more games and see if it's the norm.
Blackburn could have had three before we scored. Sometimes you just get lucky and the ball falls right.
Dovin of course was exceptional and kept us in the game. Number of times Schmeichel did that against us for Man U. Dovin looked as if he was suffering the move when he first came and was not vocal enough. Later he got that unfortunate concussion. Last few games he has been the difference.
The defence early on in the season suffered from every odd mistake being punished and teams having every shot go in whomever was the goalie. The classic example was the second Derby goal against Dovin where their player crossed, took a freak deflection and flew in the net.
Collins obviously lost confidence and Wilson got injured.
There is still something wrong with our defence to give Blackburn and Portsmouth so many chances, although a back three has helped.
We need a midfield battler, although it was noticeable against Blackburn that Torp was fouling and breaking up play way more than under Robins.
What's your fixation with a back four?
I don't have one. We've used it a lot. We'll use it again. It's important we can keep things tight when we do.
We don't look secure with a back four. Van Ewijk and Dasilva aren't the right sort of players for a secure back four.
I'm sorry to break it to you, but it's Lampard's first choice formation and we recruited for it, so it'll be back. He's gonna have to get them into shape so we can be secure enough playing that way.
Not now with our squad, sorry to break it to you.
You're picking a really niche argument here. We switched to three CBs when Sakamoto was injured, along with Wright and EMC. I'll be surprised and confused if we don't revert to four at the back once at least one of them is fit. If we don't, meh. I'd rather we did but I'll get over it if we don't.
If the defence has been sorted, then with this latest signing it appears that Lampard wishes to un-sort it
What's your fixation with a back four?
Now, yes… Kitching et al inspired little confidence.Plain weird that Dovin hasn’t played more….Kitch too. Both inspire confidence.
We have improved and stopped conceding so many goals since we switched to a back 5 instead of a 4. That should tell us something. Perhaps our CBs are quite good enough for a back two? Or our full backs are better wing backs that full backs and suit a back 5 better?
If we’re about to make a significant investment in another winger then we’re clearly planning to abandon the current defensive setupWho?
Now, yes… Kitching et al inspired little confidence.
If we’re about to make a significant investment in another winger then we’re clearly planning to abandon the current defensive setup
Blackburn could have had three before we scored. Sometimes you just get lucky and the ball falls right.
Dovin of course was exceptional and kept us in the game. Number of times Schmeichel did that against us for Man U. Dovin looked as if he was suffering the move when he first came and was not vocal enough. Later he got that unfortunate concussion. Last few games he has been the difference.
The defence early on in the season suffered from every odd mistake being punished and teams having every shot go in whomever was the goalie. The classic example was the second Derby goal against Dovin where their player crossed, took a freak deflection and flew in the net.
Collins obviously lost confidence and Wilson got injured.
There is still something wrong with our defence to give Blackburn and Portsmouth so many chances, although a back three has helped.
We need a midfield battler, although it was noticeable against Blackburn that Torp was fouling and breaking up play way more than under Robins.
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