I think we’ve looked worse since Roberts has come in for Sembie Ferris. I’d go Beestin left and Ferris right, but until Beestin is fit I’d go McAlinden out on the left.
Denton was an absolute joke and Pugh was garbage. Scales needs to go back to shielding the back four. I thought he looked better there than playing him further forward. Butterfield needs a rest and Pugh needs benching. Comparing this Pugh to the Hereford Pugh, they look completely different players.
I’d go Scales, recall Shimpton and have Clarke playing further up. Clarke wasn’t great today at all, but he isn’t a left winger he’s an attack minded CM. Clunan is too negative and plays the ball backwards too much and often slows the play down.
I feel like a broken record, but for the 9,000 time, ELLIOT ISN’T A LONE STRIKER.
Their boss lakeland did the same when he was at Cuszon Ashton, 5 at the back with 3 big dominant CB’s and we’re totally stifled.
This was the 3rd time we’ve come up against him and Jimmy has gone with the same approach every time, which clearly doesn’t work !.
I can’t quite understand why he didn’t change it up and go with 2 strikers to occupy another one of their CB’S. No mystery what approach they were going to take as we’ve played against his teams twice already.
