Let’s not forget the 5/3/2 3/5/2 produced some excellent form at the start of the year and delivered the best away results including wins at Brackley, South Shields and Curzon. It certainly wasn’t a dud from the start, but was no doubt a factor- especially at home- to why things turned sour towards Xmas as it became more defensive. I don’t solely put this down to the formation though, the whole tempo of the side was just flat and we seemed more intent of going sideways than forwards.
