And whilst we are suffering 75 minutes syndrome, that’s going to remain the case Alky.
4-4-2 with two recognised CBS and two recognised FBs worked well for 30 to 40 mins, but due to the lack of width the FBs were a) caught out of position, and b) knackered from chasing up and down the wings.
As suggested by others, playing Thompson ahead of O’Malley (or vice-versa) on the left, and Bunn ahead of Thompson on the right may be a possible solution.
However, once again, this all depends on how injury free we can stay.