Les, I’d play Daniel at LB for his experience and try Jai Rowe at CB next to Boyce. I don’t really see him as a CB but Taft at times is bordering on comical. I wouldn’t go with Ethan Young at CB because where we are currently will heap far too much pressure on him.
Use Nthle and Daniel as the two Lb options. Strictly use O’Malley as a winger in a 4/3/3 formation. Great going forward but can’t defend, which is never good when you’re at LB !
Have O’Malley and young Lewis as the LW options. Least then at least we’ll fully utilize the squad. I like O’Malley when going forward but I’ll say that defensively he’s right up there with worst LB’s we’ve fielded.
Next to no positional sense, tackling leaves something to be desired and his marking is non existent at times. O’Malley will have enough about him to cover inside for a CM but I wouldn’t put him at LB again.
O’Malley has been here long enough to grasp how to defend and if he still can’t do it then be done with it, play him further forward and play to his strengths. The defensive deficiencies of O’Malley is all the more worse because we’ve got Taft right next to him and he’s shite himself.
