Should we try playing 442 again as yesterday with guy sent off we looked more of a threat with ten men with two up top ..

442 is too advantageous with the way Parker wants to control possession. Apart from a few minutes here and there I don't think he's ever lined his teams up that way.

I’d be more tempted to do 4–3-3. Foster flemming and antony.

Brownhill cullen laurent in the midfield

Sapperclaret73 wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 02, 2025 8:32 am

I’d be more tempted to do 4–3-3. Foster flemming and antony.

Brownhill cullen laurent in the midfield

Couldn’t agree with you more and it gives Brownhill licence to break into the box more but not playing Laurent against Stoke left Brownhill sitting too deep.

We played in essence a 4-4-2 against Watford, Sheff Utd and Boro, with Flemming and Brownhill positioned close together. Here is a screenshot of just before our opening goal where both of them are in positions you’d expect from a front 2. You can clearly make out the midfield 2 of Cullen and Laurent sitting. Hannibal drifts inside into the pocket of space provided from the gap between midfield and 2 ‘strikers’ and plays a forward ball to Brownhill. Whether he’s called Brownhill or Foster it’s still the same ‘position’ and space being attacked.

Stonehouse wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 02, 2025 8:45 am

Couldn’t agree with you more and it gives Brownhill licence to break into the box more but not playing Laurent against Stoke left Brownhill sitting too deep.

Exactly this

I'd like to see Foster and Flemming up top together at some point but at this moment in time we seem to play best with Brownhill in the 8/10 behind a striker with a Hannibal/Laurent also playing.