Going off player interviews namely Ogbeta, it's clear CH wants the full backs to push on, we won't be operating with defensive/ sitting full backs. https://x.com/footballheaven/status/1946648750501277935?s=19
It looks like we’re doubling down and just ditching defensive minded players entirely. We’ll be conceding even more goals than last season in the last 30 mins if we don’t get a few midfielders in that can run. I hope Conor isn’t naive and thinks he can fix everything with a full pre season of fitness and pressing work when we’re too slow and get caught on the counter.
100% agree, for me IMO our top target this window should have been a CB with pace, ball over the top and in behind we will get done time and time again, have a feeling the high press stuff spoke about by those above will be nothing like as we haven't the players currently to play it effectively.
352 -------------------Cooper----------------- ---------Shep---Robbo---Earl--------- -------------Kelly---Connell------------- Vickers-------Russell-------Phillips --------McGoldrick---DKD------------
--------------Cooper------------------- Bland Roberts Shepherd Ogbeta ----------------Kelly--------------------- -------Russell-------Yoganathan---- Vickers-------------------------Cleary --------------McGoldrick--------------- I don't think DKD or Phillips will be here by the end of the transfer window so we might as well have a go with this in the first game and see what happens!
Cooper MDG - Roberts - Shepherd - Earl Phillips - Connell - Russell Vickers - McGoldrick - DKD Subs - what they can cover in brackets Flavell Barratt - (CB/RB) Bland - (RB/CDM) Kelly - (CM/CDM) Cleary - (RW/LW) Yoganathan - (CM) Farrugia - (RW/LW/LB)
The only strikers we have is dkd and mcgoldrick...jalos injured...surely we need a striker. We know we will play 442... Its worrying
Pretty sure we're playing 433. And Vickers, Clearly, Farrugia, will be occupying the wide spots for now. With Jalo also playing wide when he returns. Maybe DKD on occasion. I agree we need another striker regardless though