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The problem is our full backs are defenders. We still make Clunan play as a holding midfielder so we have 6 defensive players. If you class Scales as a box to box midfielder (half defender/half attacker) then we have a keeper and 6.5 defenders with 3.5 attackers.
If our intention was to avoid relegation this would make some kind of sense. In an away game against a promotion rival it possibly makes sense. For the other 40 games of the season it makes no sense at all.
We are unable to create sustained pressure on teams and are forced to constantly play backwards/sideways until someone (usually Nicholson) passes to the opposition. Even when our so called wing backs are high and wide enough to provide the easy out ball they are not good enough to create anything.
Feel sorry for Whitehall, Beestin and Roberts trying to make something from long inaccurate balls up to them with 4 or 5 defenders in close attendance.
Everyone is calling for the “magic bullet” goalscorer that gets 25 goals a season feeding on scraps. Harland would struggle to do that on what we would provide for him.
Whitehall, Beestin and Roberts are top quality forwards at this level and given the right service would score 20 apiece.
If Butler continues to stick to 5 at the back then how about a pair of quick, tricky EFL loanee wing backs?
While we are waiting let’s have Law and Scales playing there in the 5 upcoming (on paper) easier games.
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Butler is confusing me (and maybe himself)
He has said repeatedly in interviews “I want to win every game”
He then sets up in an over defensive manner and says, as above,”if you don’t concede you can’t lose”
On the other hand if you score 5 you’re unlikely to lose either, can we try that for a bit and see how it goes?1 user thanked author for this post.
5 home and 5 away. Win all the home games and I’ll forgive him for setting up to draw away. BUT (sorry Andy) will he set up to win at home?
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If we are not set up to give these a good pasting and follow through with a good score line then I’ll sit and go back to picking a choosing games I attend.
Totally getting cheesed off watching dull non entertaining football. Same with England so dull to watch.
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Agree with what you say about Butler Awaywego but he really won’t.
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Not losing games is a good way to avoid relegation.
Not winning them is a good way to avoid promotion.
Got to go for it.
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Poor first half, but that second half was a lot better and the best we have played for a while. Having Beestin in midfield worked and it was good to see Denton and Barrows come forward. That’s what I expect from now on, even if Rushall were awful.
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