Millwall had huge centre backs but they were unsettled when we went to two up front. Goodrham’s goal came about because he had some space and time due to their defence being occupied by Goodwin and Harris
Ex-Player Josh Murphy
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But it’s fairly rare for anyone to even try to go two up top and be long and physical, some of these big centre backs are like the big blokes at the gym who just lift weights, they look tough but as no one has ever tried to fight them they have no practical experience, a tubby MMA fighter who has that experience kills them.
It worked yesterday against one of the supposed more physical teams in the league, they didn’t know what to do because they don’t play against it now.
Not saying we should do it all the time, nor for entire games but to just stay one up top all game, every game when we have started to look like we have no goal threat is the path to relegation, we have to be innovative to stay up this season, we just don’t have the firepower to trouble most teams in this league by playing 4-2-3-1 all game, every game.
I will be disappointed if we don’t give Goodwin and two up top more of a chance in games now, if Goodwin goes out on loan and we bring some light weight forward in, thus removing a more physical approach from our armoury.
It might not be trendy or popular among the hipster coaching community to play with two up top or a big target man but if we get relegated because we care more about that than actual success for this football club then I will be pissed off, we need to look after ourselves first and foremost.
I’d love two up top. And no I’m not Greg Wallace.
Millwall's CBs were actually comparatively small - 6'0'' and 6'1''. Tough, but short by Championship standards. So yeah, going more direct with two up top earlier might have worked yesterday.
I don't think it would have worked on Tuesday against 6'7'' Harry Souttar, who mopped up just about everything in the air. And Boro and Watford had big CBs too.
Might just work against Plymouth though in the "Can we get Wayne Rooney fired" game. According to Wiki, their CBs are tiny!
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Not the most exclusive club to be in, about 30 something clubs have won something since Newcastle have, ignoring the Fairs cup as it was weird, their last proper trophy was the FA Cup in 55.
But then Sw*ndon would be in that club. Lets keep them out of it
