Its certainly ambitious, but thats a lot of pressure on Sykes for that first hour, operating in the hole behind Taylor. It also doesn't give a huge amount of room for wide play, but I'm no tactician so I might be talking waffle.
Also, was this the game that featured the infamous "watch where you put your hands, Matty" fiasco?WE’VE MET U BEFORE : November 24th 2020
Pompey 1-1 U’s
A niggly affair ends in yet another 1-1 draw, Gorrin with a 66th minute equaliser from the spot for United.
U’s : Eastwood - Long Moore Atkinson Ruffels - Gorrin Forde Henry - Clare Agyei Shodipo
Exactly my thinking! Go at them hard, and get them on the back foot early, and try to get a goal or two early. There heads may drop, because of the form they are in.
Is the cock still playing for pompey I wonder
I agree thats probably what will happen, but as the last few games have shown, the current set up is looking a bit flat and stale, and the wingers aren't really providing much of an outlet, so I'd rather see Robbo try something new, to get the spark back.
Personally, I think playing as a more central attacking midfielder, in the hole behind a front two, could be Sykes' best position.
I agree, we were playing good football in December and January, and were crying out for some pace out wide, to add that extra dimension to our game, but since we've got the wingers in, we're not utilising them correctly, like you say, too much ponderous passing around in defence, and then trying to hit long diagonal balls out wide, it's too predictable, and easy to defend against.
The pitches aren't helping. This is the same for everybody but I haven't seen many play good football.
