Easy 4-1 win in the end. CR10 hat-trick and one for Declan Howe.
Bit of a Maison Campbell faux-pas for their late consolation so the jury will still be out on who starts in goal.
The 5 at the back wasn’t that at all. The fullbacks were playing almost as wingers (and seeing a lot of the ball) Boyce was central with Evans in the LB slot and Belehouan RB. Beestin defensive MF Scales and Ewing MF with Roberts just behind Whitehall. So a kind of 3-1-4-1-1.
Whatever it was it worked. Moors rarely got near our goal and Campbell was a spectator most of the first half. However although it certainly wasn’t defensive, for all our possession we only scored one goal.
Second half 4-4-2. Denton and Starbuck dropped back alongside Evans and Belehouan. Beestin, Scales, Ewing and Roberts in MF with Howe partnering Beck up top.
Scored three but conceded one, so I guess that tells its own story.
Liked the look of Big Jean, think he’s a definite upgrade on Maxi. Chadwick looked the business too when he came on and Howe is so quick, he’ll score a lot of goals and miss a lot too! Wasn’t entirely convinced by Eze, but the formation was all over the place by the time he made his cameo. Likewise Dawson.
Interesting that Shipstone and Simmonds didn’t get on. Makes me wonder if they’ll be released next week.
No Rowley or Horton either presumably for fitness reasons.
