According to whoscored.com Paddy McNair played in the middle of a back three in each of Northern Ireland's last four internationals. Given Blackburn's current home form I'm wondering whether we'll switch to a back three.
I know we often pivot to a three in open play and fluctuate between Ws and Ms and whatever letters of the alphabet but we could end up with Heggem, Bartley and McNair on the right of a starting three with either Styles or Frabotta at left wingback and Furlong on the right. As in:
Palmer.
McNair, Bartley, Heggem.
Furlong, Molumby, Racic, Mowatt, Styles/Frabotta.
Maja, Grant.
Subs: Whomever plus Cole.
Or not
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Or even a 343 with Fellows and Grant flanking Maja and a central four of Furlong, Molumby, Mowatt and Styles/Fabrotta. Could even have that central four with any from Racic, Swift or Diangana playing behind a front two of Maja and Grant. With Cole as an option from the bench. Again.
Finger in the air time. Something isn't working and we could be in for a change. What I do know is that we've missed Molumby's midfield work rate, Mowatt and Racic don't really do it for me as a midfield pairing and we've missed Swift linking play. At the same time we've also been missing midfield runners into the box and we're currently too light in the middle.
