I thought I saw a few “green shoots” last night especially in our second half and in the nights other results. Playing two big lads up front gave us a long ball outlet. Who cares if they got their head on a few, if they can’t direct it then it’s a second ball to compete for and Rowley and Richards did that. Providing then they play a simple short ball forward or wide then we are on the front foot. Jones is a good shot stopper but he is playing in the National league for a reason and that is his distribution is crap. If so, don’t ask him to distribute. He hoofs it clear when he has to and the rest of the time rolls it to the back 4, they invite the press to stretch the opposition midfield and then play it long in the air for the 2 big lads to compete, most times the CB will get it. If we play 433 then 2 ball winning midfielders and JB is a good midfield. Who then to play with big lads up top? From a Goals scored perspective, it’s Alfie Beestin. You could play Dec Howe through the middle between them. Or a wide player. Currently, I don’t think that wide player is Pat Johes; Brennan or Hurst for me. Finally, when Whitehall is fit you could go with 3 big lads up front. In any of these scenarios we get the ball forward by initially bypassing midfield. We compete hard for the second ball and we press high( Parker Gale and Howe would definitely do this).
Regarding the other results the invincibility of some of the teams was laid bare. I don’t think Sutton are the new Rochdale ( or York) and everyone else has dropped some strange points somewhere in the first 4 games. You know a few wins ( particularly against the clubs above us) and we will be right in the mix! Let’s hope Butler has a settled Style and Formation ready for Monday, where Carlisle will be mortified to have conceded a last minute equaliser last night!
