Defence

[bradrangers]

Wheeler is not a wingback. Bidwell is not a wingback. Lynch is dreadful. Robinson has had a good couple of games but he is not a centre half. Baptiste is bang average.

I do not know what people expect when we have this as our backline. When you play 3-5-2 your width and pace comes from the wingbacks bombing forward and putting crosses in... which does not happen.

You can slate Onuoha all you want but him and Hall at the back are missed badly.

Why is Furlong on the bench?

[Tarbie]

Hard to disagree with all of that mate. Never got the right personnel for this system, not in a million years.

Only point I'd possibly challenge is that we miss Onouha.

[MikeSheronLoveChild]

100% agree, we don't have the players who can play either wing back role. The formation is set up to accommodate the midfield trio, who have been our star performers.

With this in mind, why did we buy so many wingers before the window closed?

[bradrangers]

We played 4 at the back today

Regardless, bang average players means a bang average defence.

[Brian Wilson]

Regardless, bang average players means a bang average defence.

4 days is a long time in football #baptisteandrobinsonarenowshite

[Rangers77]

[James1979]

Wheeler is not a wingback. Bidwell is not a wingback. Lynch is dreadful. Robinson has had a good couple of games but he is not a centre half. Baptiste is bang average.

I do not know what people expect when we have this as our backline. When you play 3-5-2 your width and pace comes from the wingbacks bombing forward and putting crosses in... which does not happen.

You can slate Onuoha all you want but him and Hall at the back are missed badly.

Why is Furlong on the bench?

You go and ruin a reasonable post with that last question.

[bradrangers]

4 days is a long time in football #baptisteandrobinsonarenowshite

Not at all saying Robinson is shite. Good player who filled that centre half role very well for a good few games.

However, do you not think its naive to assume that all of a sudden hes a championship standard centre half?

Never said Baptiste was shite either, has some great games and some torrid ones. Thats what you get from an average player.

[Rangers77]

We played 4 at the back today

Second half...... But didn't go well. Centre back playing right back with a right back on the bench.

[Timmy the Doc]

I think our defence has been good enough this season. Robinson just had a day off today.

[bradrangers]

You go and ruin a reasonable post with that last question.

Is it not reasonable to question why a 31 year old centre back is playing full back when we have a right back sitting on the bench?

[Brian Wilson]

Not at all saying Robinson is shite. Good player who filled that centre half role very well for a good few games.

However, do you not think its naive to assume that all of a sudden hes a championship standard centre half?

Never said Baptiste was shite either, has some great games and some torrid ones. Thats what you get from an average player.

Yeah, didn't mean you specifically...rob and bap were poor today but their first poor game in a while and can happen to any player.

[James1979]

Is it not reasonable to question why a 31 year old centre back is playing full back when we have a right back sitting on the bench?

Furlong is not the answer though.

[Awin]

Yeah, didn't mean you specifically...rob and bap were poor today but their first poor game in a while and can happen to any player.

Totally agree, our main problem was they both had that day today.

[acricketer]