by NewCorkSeth »
08 Oct 2018 12:05
John Smith NewCorkSeth A front 2 of Bod and Baldock would have changed that game immeasurably.
Sadly I think it's time to put Mannone back in. After the last game I expressed my doubts about Walkers distribution and several people on here had posted about his aerial ability. His experience is showing and Mannone is just slightly better.
The question for me is should we persists with this formation with Bod and Baldock back (potentially losing a player who is out of form but very strong when at his best in Barrow) or revert back to the familiar 4-3-2-1 that I love so much and hope Aluko never plays again?
This is why it's unfair to blame the manager when clearly the squad is total dross and not one combination of the players is the solution. Mannone was rightly dropped when he was but now he might be put back in. What's Clement to do when his keeper is watching crosses go over his head at 1-0 up away from home?
I think we need a big January to recruit one of every position and accept any offers for any players bar Yiadom and Bacuna.
I really think that a first team of:
----------------------GK
Yiadom--Moore---Ilori--Obita
-----------------Ezatolahi
-------------Bacuna--Swift
AMR----------------------------Barrow
----------------Bodvarson
Or:
---------------------GK
---------Ilori----Moore---Blackett
Yiadom-------Ezatolahi--------Obita
-----------Bacuna------Swift
-------Bodvarson-----Baldock
Would be fully capable of surviving and potentially thriving under a better manager.
Obviously he doesn't have Obita which has created some problems but it's Clements lack of ability that has hurt us so much. The team was been dreadful but in the last few games it has been really hard to criticise the individual players for the most part. Ilori and Moore have both been decent, Yiadom has been very good, the midfield 3 when selected have for the most part been very good (Bacuna noticeably at his worst when paired with Kelly).
It has to be Clement. The falling to pieces after half time despite being noticeably fit, the throwing away of leads, the constantly rotating starting 11, the substitutions, the recent downturn in defending set pieces... I can't see how it's not his fault.