Spent ages writing a post and i took to long so lost it.

I think what I decided ultimately is that I didn't like the fit of the combination of players to the formation.

Todd is not a wide forward. Not sure why he was kept there as we clearly transition. I don't like the blend of the midfield we used.

Maybe we needed:

Krul
Max Grant Ben Dimi
Pierre Todd Rupp
Onel Pukki Rashica

Something like that (no I'm not saying that's my dream lineup but I like the balance).

Todd drops deep and it kind of makes Gilmour a bit redundant in my eyes... I think of the midfield three as a triangle for us... Like a super deep #10. That should probably be Todd or Billy. Equally if you had a superb CDM you invert it and so the tip is at the base in which case you then might go with Todd and Billy together ahead of them.

Make sense?

Posted By: trafford_canary on August 14th 2021 at 22:04:15

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Spent ages writing a post and i took to long so lost it. (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Aug 14, 22:04:15
- I do agree something doesn't look right going forward. (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Aug 14, 22:35:38
  - I think Pukki was brought in as a second striker not a 9 (that was Rhodes) but struck gold (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Aug 14, 22:45:54
- So much no. Wow that is as bad as it gets (n/m) (NCFC) - earlydoors, Aug 14, 22:15:23
  - 10/11 players that started tonight ="Wow that is as bad as it gets"? (n/m) (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Aug 14, 22:33:03
- I don't think I've ever disagreed with a post more than this one... (NCFC) - mrleelee, Aug 14, 22:11:41
  - Todd at CM ... what could possibly etc? (n/m) (NCFC) - paulg, Aug 14, 22:14:07
    - Expand on that... (n/m) (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Aug 14, 22:15:08
      - Well ... (NCFC) - paulg, Aug 14, 22:19:03
        
        Did you actually read the article? He specifically says he doesn't want to be a head coach (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Aug 14, 22:31:26
        
        But he would give no defensive cover? (n/m) (NCFC) - paulg, Aug 14, 22:36:15
        
        Watch the first two Liverpool goals and notice what Billy offers defensively (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Aug 14, 22:58:35
        
        In truth we need a genuine skipp replacement (n/m) (NCFC) - paulg, Aug 14, 23:09:09
        
        Yep. (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Aug 14, 23:18:09
        
        Did Gilmour? (n/m) (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Aug 14, 22:49:36
        
        Not sure ... but then again, we conceded 3! (n/m) (NCFC) - paulg, Aug 14, 22:53:30
        
        😁 We look short of athleticism in midfield without Skipp that is apparent (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Aug 14, 23:01:29
        
        Huh. Weird. It kept a different message title. I'd put "did you actually read my post?" (n/m) (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Aug 14, 22:32:23
  - You think Gilmour offered much more defensively in the centre than Todd would? (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Aug 14, 22:13:41
    - I can't see that line up being anything other than 4-2-4 (NCFC) - mrleelee, Aug 14, 22:35:31
    - I'm afraid he's right... your midfield wouldn't survive 5 mins (n/m) (NCFC) - paulg, Aug 14, 22:15:19
      - It's literally just Todd for Gilmour (n/m) (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Aug 14, 22:16:12
- That's the most wide open team I've ever seen. (n/m) (NCFC) - norwaay, Aug 14, 22:09:39
  - No, against Colchester was probably more open. (n/m) (NCFC) - Men without hats, Aug 14, 23:12:17
  - It's 1 player different to the one that played tonight... (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Aug 14, 22:12:37
- no idea what you are talking about, not a clue. (n/m) (NCFC) - Malkybarneedledick, Aug 14, 22:08:25
  - Fair. (n/m) (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Aug 14, 22:13:59
- Drop Gilmour? Really? He was class today (n/m) (NCFC) - Tier2canary, Aug 14, 22:06:31
  - He was fine. Not sure he was significantly better than PLM. Gave the ball away dangerously (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Aug 14, 22:10:47
    - He was miles better than Melou. (n/m) (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Aug 14, 22:29:43
      - I wouldn't even have Melou as a starter if we could find (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Aug 14, 22:46:29
        
        Was he? I know very little about Gilmour other than the hype. (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Aug 14, 22:48:55
      - Go check out the stats... (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Aug 14, 22:42:49

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