Minority Report v West Bromwich Albion

That is indeed right. Styles moved back to midfield when Benson was replaced by Cole.

 

Thank you for confirming. A very avant garde choice, Brittain on the left is rarely going to work for the reasons you give above.

 

I am guessing Styles looked lost up front?

 

Yep.

 

Yes he did. He looked like someone who was playing his first game as a forward against a team that is a favourite to be promoted.... which is exactly what he was.

 

It's a bizarre decision I have to say, particularly when he is so out of form. All I can assume is that he must be banging them in in training.

 

I don't think that 3-4-3 gets the best out of ANY of our players to be honest.

 

I don't disagree necessarily, but if our players don't suit it, why are successive coaches playing that way?

 

I'm not sure. It suited Val's style of play because it enabled us to completely dominate but it still didn't really suite quite a few of the players individually. This season though, because of the transfer window it basically suits none of them. Why we pay like it I've no idea.

 

II think Val's tactics could have worked just as well with a 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1, I just don't understand why both Schopp and Asbaghi were/are playing a system they never have previously, unless it suits the players.