Atkinson is going back to Eastleigh on loan.
If we want to keep Sykes in the starting 11, then why not play him (and Browne) where they were effective in the second half yesterday - that is as the two fit midfield players? The only reason for not doing that would be if Baptiste took one of those places.
He seemed to always be on the left side to me... Hardly ever, if at all on the right. I would have thought a number 10 would appear central and both sides. Can you do one of your touch position graphics for him?
I may be wrong, but it appeared to me that Baptiste had dropped back in to the Gorrin position, with both Sykes (right) and Browne (left) playing in front of him.
We tried this at the start of this season and it didn’t work. AGAIN. Gorrin works best in front of the back four alone, free to patrol, which was also a tactic that changed things in the second half of last season. It also prevented Brannagan from being as advanced as he needs to be to get the best out of him, and meant we struggled to create as the wide players were always isolated and couldn’t do anything but either pass backwards or hope a full back overlapped, who in turn often just aimlessly crossed it to nobody. Don’t forget how awfully this season started in terms of points to games over the first 8 or 9 fixtures, and what the formation and tactics were during that time.
I agree! I think this is all stuff I mentioned in my post. But then how else do you set up the midfield, assuming CB and Kelly not fit? Sykes could presumably slot in to a midfield 2 in front of Gorrin, but clearly not his best position.
