2 or 3 CB's. What would you do about our defensive dilemna?

[Olly]

We are where we are with players till January. No specialist LB or RB. Dunne and Hill too slow. Rio costing us goals.

[Nick]

What I love is when we were originally playing 3 at the back it wasn't really working and the defence just looked uncomfortable, so people started crying out to play 4 at the back, now thats not working people are again crying out for 3 at the back..... how about we get a bit of patience stick with a formation and learn how to play it with these players instead of doing a Vincent Tan every focking week!!.... p.s drop Isla, Green, Austin etc etc etc etc

[LeeCookFan]

When Sandro plays I would be happy with 2 CBs but when he isn't around we really need 3.


My issue with either formation is 2 strikers.... We seem to have an issue up front though where when we have 2 strikers they always get the ball with their back to goal and are always surrounded. Would rather see a number 10 creating movement and taking the ball forward

[1QPRDK]

If we play 3 then it should be Clint left side. Crazy that he didn´t get the games ahead of Dunne, when we played 3, he is the only left footed CB at the club, ffs. (and best stats of players from last season)

[MattyRangers]

If we play 3 then it should be Clint left side. Crazy that he didn´t get the games ahead of Dunne, when we played 3, he is the only left footed CB at the club, ffs. (and best stats of players from last season)

If we were to resort back to the 3 CBs (I doubt we will though tbh) then it would surely be Caulker Rio and Nedum?

[Rangers77]

Back three of Caulker Ferdinand and Hill. Isla and Yun wing backs. Sandro and Barton central midfield. Green in goal. And play that the next five games at least.

[Stanley]

Back three of Caulker Ferdinand and Hill. Isla and Yun wing backs. Sandro and Barton central midfield. Green in goal. And play that the next five games at least.

Agree with that.

[bakes8]

Need 3 centre backs seeing as we haven't a full back at the club.

[MattyRangers]

Hill ahead of Ned at CB?

[Rangers77]

Hill ahead of Ned at CB?

On the left side every time, mate.

[rodman]

Back three of Caulker Ferdinand and Hill. Isla and Yun wing backs. Sandro and Barton central midfield. Green in goal. And play that the next five games at least.

Agree with that apart from Green in goal.
Just not up to it at this level.

McCatrthy needs to start and be given a run in the team.

Confidence, defensively, starts at the back and I don't believe our defenders are confident in Green.

[nasser95]

On the left side every time, mate.

or put caulker on the left seeing as he tends to use both feet alot anyways

[Rangers77]

or put caulker on the left seeing as he tends to use both feet alot anyways

Could work. But not Ned nor Dunne on the left.