Without Henry we are seriously short on width - RVLP and Byrne are our only fit senior wingers, right?
Considering Wallace is playing well for Millwall on the right of a 442, I imagine I'm not the only one who'd like to recall him and give him a shot. If we did that, I'd put out something like this:
I worry we might be ruining Iorfa by relying on him so much for extra attacking width down the right, and having his defensive learning suffering as a result. Byrne's a proper wing-back, and I imagine better at it than Doherty, so I'd rather him there, with Iorfa and Williamson under instruction to sit deeper and play the ball out of defence. Williamson and Iorfa would make for a pretty classic stopper/ball-player centre-back combo, at least until Hause is fit. (If he is, I'd have him in there either in place of Iorfa, to give him a rest, or in place of Deslandes). That front four should still have a bit of creativity about it, too, as long as the team as a whole is told to a) try to play along the floor, and b) to try and play balls through the opposition defence for the wide players to run onto and cross into Siggy.
But no chance we'll get this. It'll probably be a straight 442 with RVLP and Siggy up front, Byrne right, Rowe left, and a couple of training cones placed randomly in the centre of midfield. The ball will be sailing over their heads anyway, not like they're needed at the moment.
Considering Wallace is playing well for Millwall on the right of a 442, I imagine I'm not the only one who'd like to recall him and give him a shot. If we did that, I'd put out something like this:
Siggy
RVLP - Mason - Wallace
Price - McDonald
Deslandes - Williamson - Iorfa - Byrne
RVLP - Mason - Wallace
Price - McDonald
Deslandes - Williamson - Iorfa - Byrne
I worry we might be ruining Iorfa by relying on him so much for extra attacking width down the right, and having his defensive learning suffering as a result. Byrne's a proper wing-back, and I imagine better at it than Doherty, so I'd rather him there, with Iorfa and Williamson under instruction to sit deeper and play the ball out of defence. Williamson and Iorfa would make for a pretty classic stopper/ball-player centre-back combo, at least until Hause is fit. (If he is, I'd have him in there either in place of Iorfa, to give him a rest, or in place of Deslandes). That front four should still have a bit of creativity about it, too, as long as the team as a whole is told to a) try to play along the floor, and b) to try and play balls through the opposition defence for the wide players to run onto and cross into Siggy.
But no chance we'll get this. It'll probably be a straight 442 with RVLP and Siggy up front, Byrne right, Rowe left, and a couple of training cones placed randomly in the centre of midfield. The ball will be sailing over their heads anyway, not like they're needed at the moment.
