Bolton yes, but I can't remember anybody who didn't look poor at times that day. Forest and Norwich - No. I'm a HST holder only so have been saved the away day punishment some of you have suffered.
fair enough 24, I kind of wish I hadn't bothered with the last few away games!
We have looked poor whether 3 or 4 at the back which I maintain is down to personnel not formation. It's not solely down to the defence either though, we have a very static midfield 2 in front of them.
I think we can all agree that 3 at the back isn't working for Dawson, Hegazi and Bartley. Adabarioyo has looked more comfortable in recent weeks but still has a mistake in him (as they all do). Having a slow midfield of any of Livermore, Brunt, Barry, Field, Morrison or Hoolahan in front doesn't help as the ball just comes straight back to them. We need some energy in there and a ball player.
What we do is the tricky bit. Do we stick with 3 at the back until January and then try and get players in that can play that way or go to 4 at the back which Dawson, Hegazi and Bartley are more comfortable with and still try to get players in to revert back to a 3 in January, or do we abandon 3 at the back completely?
I think with the players we've got we have to try a 4-3-3 (which can also be a 4-2-3-1 or 4-5-1). Certainly away from home we should be looking at a 5 man midfield as this is where we keep getting overrun and essentially lose the game.