The balance is just not quite there with the three behind Jerome

I agree we looked better with Mulumbu on. Yet another example of a Neil substitution not only not improving us but actually making us worse.

However for me the main problem at the moment is that Neil is trying to pick his best players rather than perhaps the best team or combinations. yesterday was another example. if he wants to play Mulumbu to give us more defensive solidity and a platform in midfield then fine but Howson wide right does not really work and we all know it. Nor does Wes playing wide really work. And yet so far this season we are persisting with trying both in order to accommodate Naismith in the middle. Maybe we can get away with one of Wes or Howson playing wide but not both. It needs more pace and natural width on at least one of the flanks to stretch the play better. I also think that the current very narrow midfield system is very, very tough physically on the fullbacks which may mean it is no coincidence that we have already seen two fullbacks go off injured in four games.

My hope with Pritchard is that he can eventually settle into the wide left role with Wes in the central role.

Posted By: Jim on August 22nd 2016 at 10:22:40

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GOBB (NCFC) - Pit, Aug 22, 09:58:53
- The balance is just not quite there with the three behind Jerome (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 22, 10:22:40
  - Season after season managers try Wes in other positions (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Aug 22, 10:53:29
    - They had the same problem with Huckerby; it also exposes the full back (n/m) (NCFC) - watfordcanary, Aug 22, 12:03:39
    - Yep. Its early doors. Unbeaten in 4. And we are not playing that well. (NCFC) - Pit, Aug 22, 11:24:43
    - Pritchard - Wes - Canos as the three? 2 points a game whilst (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 22, 10:56:40
      - I hate the transfer window but (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Aug 22, 11:01:32
      - Your predictive text seems to have changed pesismistic to optimistic Jim ;0) (n/m) (NCFC) - Pixelman, Aug 22, 11:00:19
        
        Contrary to popular belief I am always optimistic because i think we have good players. (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 22, 11:02:52
  - Can't disagree with that (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Aug 22, 10:43:19
- I'm no expert (as you well know) (NCFC) - avenging canary, Aug 22, 10:09:59
  - Defo need width. Apart from a few Brady runs we didnt have any. (NCFC) - Pit, Aug 22, 10:17:37
    - Whist did do ok. Shame he scuffed that first shot from the Jerome knock back. Big chance. (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 22, 10:24:23
      - Whits is the best right-back going forwards. They are all poor at defending (n/m) (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Aug 22, 11:00:44
      - Whits even! (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 22, 10:24:36

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