DevilsAvocado
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I think i got this right but correct me if i`m wrong.I just spat tea all over my screen. Hall's only position is left-back as everyone on here knows. In the changing rooms.
Now, I expect Blackpool will have 6 players sitting fairly deep to deny us space on the wings (they will if they watched the calamity that was Doncaster's effort at defence).
Three, of the back 4 pick themselves. I would give Hanson the start ahead of Forde, Hanson's a more natural defender and harder to get turned round at full-back. I'd give Stevens another chance in goal despite some of the comments on here.
The marvel that is Gorrin needs to play the holding defender role with Kelly* just in front of him and Brannagan more forward than Kelly. I don't think for one moment we'll get away with 2 wingers so the front three need to be Taylor/Agyei with Branwell Bronte (never can remember the bloke's name)/Shodipo out wide and Elliott playing close to the centre forward on the other side (poised to chase the ball to the other wing).
The assiduous reader will detect that there's a midfielder missing. I like Forde and he seldom disappoints, I like Sykes and he frequently does. Both of them are very right-side players, so I guess Brannagan will go left-side with Bertram Barker/Shodipo and the question becomes which of Forde or Sykes is more likely to help Hanson out and get crosses to Taylor/Agyei or interchange with Elliott? With Taylor on I wonder if Sykes' energy and pace will see him more likely to play round the defence? Forde should get early balls in better but he doesn't exactly bomb into the box on that right side, I think.
So there we have it: a replacement wing substitution for when Barnacle runs out of steam, and changes of approach for Taylor/Agyei and Sykes/Forde. Eastwood, Defender, Chambers-P and somebody else but not Hall on the bench.
If we do this we will win by at least 1 goal. Or draw.
* Even against Doncaster Kelly managed to play half his forward passes to the opposition or to nobody but part of that was because he was ambitious. Also, he was pretty good at challenging for the ball; I suppose tall players don't see him coming.
In your scenario 2 of our 3 midfielders are going to have to go the full 90, it could happen but with the amount of games i really doubt it, so with that
in mind i guess your 5th sub would be C-P in a midfield with Sykes and 1 of Gorrin/Branagan ? Apart from the probability that Hall will be on the bench
and C-P wont be that midfield looks a bit weak imo, another alternative might be Grayson ( at least he will be on the bench ) and from the little i have seen
( Tranmere ) that option isnt great either. Since Gorrin had a rest when we played Hull i think he is most likely to stay on, so it comes down to either
Gorrin
C-P/Grayson - Sykes
Forde - Agyei - Shodipo
or
Gorrin
Lee - Sykes
Agyei - Winnall - Shodipo
At the end of the day we all have different opinions, for me that first front 3 is fine, probably better than the 2nd option, but where this goes tits is
option ones midfield, that is not a midfield that looks like it can supply much ammo and risks leaving the front 3 chasing for scraps, Lee or Forde
in the center at the end of a game beats C-P or Grayson hands down and thats the clincher for me.