by muirinho »
02 May 2018 14:18
leon Tilehurstsouthbank leon
Yes - add in more defenders and midfielders - drop Aluko, play Barrow on the left but not a "winger" on the right. defend from the front.
Not sure "Barrow" and "Defend from the front" should be used in the same sentence...
we have two "wingers" who can't provide defensive cover - one of them isn't even a good winger.
This!!!! For all the justified slating of the defence all season, and particularly on Saturday, they've had so little cover and help from the guys in front of them.
IMO this is why Gunter has looked marginally better generally on the left than on the right - not because he's better as an LB than an RB, but because Barrow was marginally less abysmal* than Aluko at cover. Richards has had one good game as a full back and struggled the rest, Bacuna the same, less said about Blackett the better etc
Same with the CBs - they've been trying to stop a tsunami of attacks, with the likes of Swift standing around watching.
*When I say less abysmal of course, what I actually mean is, he's at least physically present where he should be, which is more than you could say for Aluko.