John N wrote:
Play Nesbitt and Tavernier wide. Start them every game.
Assuming that Sow and Aneke aren't available start with Muirhead and Agard in the middle.
If he's fit, play Pawlett with McGrandles at centre midfield.
The defence is reasonable enough - we aren't leaking goals, we simply can't score any.
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True, the defensive stats have been reasonable enough: but not because we have good CB's, that's because we've been playing 4 or 5 defenders, with 2 or 3 DM's (DM Cisse playing as an AM).
If we to your formation, with 4 defenders, 3 wingers across the midfield (Pawlett as one of two CM's?) and two strikers, then we'd start leaking goals at the back. You're trying to solve one problem by creating another. We can't go as open as you suggest with the CB options we have available. Dan's selections have been negative - playing Cisse more advanced is wrong - but you're suggesting a too attacking alternative.
Very good post.