Stevie Smith Injured

[juffery 0]

I do believe I've been pointing out we need cover for the full back position for a while and everyone kept telling me we don't. One injury to one player and it's panic stations.

[Gribz 743]

I do believe I've been pointing out we need cover for the full back position for a while and everyone kept telling me we don't. One injury to one player and it's panic stations.

 

 

Great chance for us to try 3-5-2 then

[calscot 0]

After Strasbourg and Gothenburg and others, I'll never advocate 3-5-2 again...

[Gribz 743]

The worst thing about WS's 3-5-2 was he played so many players out of position. Craig Moore and Alex Cleland in midfield :admin:

 

But if you get it right then it can work out. MON got it right at Celtic.

Cuellar, Weir and 1 from Webster, Hemdani, Papac or Dailly would be a good start at the back.

 

We'd then get away with 2 holding midfielders, 2 wide players plus sign a creative central player. Then we also get to play 2 upfront.

[alexscottislegend 2,099]

The worst thing about WS's 3-5-2 was he played so many players out of position. Craig Moore and Alex Cleland in midfield :admin:

 

But if you get it right then it can work out. MON got it right at Celtic.

Cuellar, Weir and 1 from Webster, Hemdani, Papac or Dailly would be a good start at the back.

 

We'd then get away with 2 holding midfielders, 2 wide players plus sign a creative central player. Then we also get to play 2 upfront.

 

For that to work, the two wide players have to be very,very good full backs, like Hutton and Numan. We don't quite have that standard at the moment. Also ask yourself, why only one team - I think Austria - played 3-5-2 at the Euros.

[Gribz 743]

For that to work, the two wide players have to be very,very good full backs, like Hutton and Numan. We don't quite have that standard at the moment. Also ask yourself, why only one team - I think Austria - played 3-5-2 at the Euros.

 

Austria are not near as good team as others in the euros regardless what formation. But the 3-5-2 has been cancelled out with the 4-5-1 / 4-3-3 formations.

[Gazza_8 233]

You don't need to play 3 centre backs in the SPL as the opposition usually go with 1 striker. We're basically a man down.

[Gribz 743]

You don't need to play 3 centre backs in the SPL as the opposition usually go with 1 striker. We're basically a man down.

 

I see it that you dont need 4 defenders in the SPL so going with 3 gives you an extra man further up the park. Just depends on if your full backs play as attackers aswell, but in some cases WS has played 4 centre halfs across the back and you dont need that.

[Gazza_8 233]

I see it that you dont need 4 defenders in the SPL so going with 3 gives you an extra man further up the park. Just depends on if your full backs play as attackers aswell, but in some cases WS has played 4 centre halfs across the back and you dont need that.

 

We did have Hutton then Whittaker bombing up the right and once/if Stevie Smith returns to match fitness we'll have two good attacking full backs leaving the two CBs to tidy up any wee shitty attacks by the opposition.