I don't think our shape helps Morris against a back 5 as we made it too easy for StJ to defend the wide areas. We needed 2 players to occupy the outside centre backs, instead we just had 1 occupying the 3. In these games Nisbet isn't the player to play the 10(ISH)role, other than Clarkson I'm not sure who could(Boyd worth a go?) but it needs someone who is cuter on the ball. I think if back 3/5's are going to be more common again, Thelin will have to consider a genuine 4-3-3 formation with a squad capable of playing it.
Thanks for the note Lee. Yeah I agree, I don’t Morris is the man to play inside and you can’t really expect Jensen to get in there. At other times they’ve used the fullbacks to provide the width and almost create a 2-2-6.
Jimmy does seem really wedded to the two holding mids. As you say might have been nice to have one pivot and two attacking mids to attack the space. I don’t think he’s done that at all this year.
Be interesting to see what the summer brings on that front.
I don't think our shape helps Morris against a back 5 as we made it too easy for StJ to defend the wide areas. We needed 2 players to occupy the outside centre backs, instead we just had 1 occupying the 3. In these games Nisbet isn't the player to play the 10(ISH)role, other than Clarkson I'm not sure who could(Boyd worth a go?) but it needs someone who is cuter on the ball. I think if back 3/5's are going to be more common again, Thelin will have to consider a genuine 4-3-3 formation with a squad capable of playing it.
Thanks for the note Lee. Yeah I agree, I don’t Morris is the man to play inside and you can’t really expect Jensen to get in there. At other times they’ve used the fullbacks to provide the width and almost create a 2-2-6.
Jimmy does seem really wedded to the two holding mids. As you say might have been nice to have one pivot and two attacking mids to attack the space. I don’t think he’s done that at all this year.
Be interesting to see what the summer brings on that front.
Thanks as always for reading!