joey_big_nose

Decent half, pretty even game. Morton and Szmodic best 45 so far. We're handling Eaves - who absolutely took us apart when we played Hull last year - very well. Ogbene on the other hand is rincing Ayala for pace. I'd be tempted to take Gallagher off for Adam Wharton and stick Wharton or Dack at number 10, but we don't really have anyone who can come in for Ayala. Mola? Is he a defender? Seems a bit reckless with Ayala's injury record to not have Carter on the bench?

Three at the back = right call Hedges at wing back = hmm Two midfielders and three attackers = nope

That's the team if anyone's got any sense.

One one level I'm not against Dack not playing if we play one of Adam Wharton, Buckley or Dack in a midfield three. But then again if you do that why not pick the one who regularly scores goals?

Yeah - but they would know what system to play and that system will work? We don't know what our system is and if it will work... Being ultra flexible with the approach is premised with being solid in your base setup.

D'oh, sorry!

Thanks for this - great link. What's interesting is how heavy the ball looks, so I looked up when balls got lighter and was surised to read that they've always been the same weight except when it rained as the old balls soaked up the water. https://www.morethanmindgames.com/2010/06/26/an-enduring-football-myth-the-weight-of-the-ball/#:~:text=It is a myth that,something lighter – 13-15oz.

Absolutely agree with this team - with the midfield and forwards moved to the centre a bit more! Hedges looks like he will be playing a specialist right wing role rather than partnering Diaz. Will be really interesting to see if JDT does try and persist with the 4231, but we got absolutely demolished last night. Didn't do anything except last ditch defending well.

Everyone whose played in midfield has been rubbish because we are asking two of our mids to compete with three or four oppo mids so we can push all our other attacking players up against the opposition's back line. Its daft. I'd hesitate to judge any of our players in the current situation.

Tbh I think if the Rotherham manager looks back over the last few games he will have a tough job guessing how we will setup. I know Im not a football manager, and there's probably loads more to it than I think, but to sort us out seems pretty simple... -We should play three at the back so if we are trying to pass it around we have options, and so the wing backs can push right up, and so we are defensively solid. -We should stop passing the ball around our six yard box. It's incredibly dangerous and creates absolutely nothing for us. -We should play three in midfield so we don't get outmatched in the middle, can retain the ball, and can pick up positions in the number 10 role to slide it though to the fowrads. -We should play two up front as we don't get the ball enough into three anyway and need more bodies in midfield and defence. Two feeding off through balls from midfield and crosses from wing backs is enough. It seems pretty obvious to me and thought that was where we were headed until the team came out last night. -

Early days still and results not too bad but have to say his decisions do worry me.

JDTs interview will be interesting. Total disaster of a game. I really hope he recognises that.

Lol - why did Hirst take that?

This is a loss 100% down to the manager. The team was setup poorly and we did nothing about it.

Can't begrudge Cardiff that at all.

Move me into the worried about JDT camp. Weve been hugely tactically outplayed but weve just soldiered on. Cardiff should be two or three ahead at least, it's pure luck, Cardiff being rubbish, and good last ditch defending that we're all square .

If we don't go back to three at the back at half time JDT needs shooting.

I don't think its fair on him and Travis. Theyre outnumbered and overwhelmed.

Theres passing out from the back and there's pretending were Man City or Barcelona. This is farcical.

Have to say this is one of the all time tactical disasters for me.

Were tactically all over the show. It's kind of disrespectful to Cardiff. Were saying we can pass through them from the 6 yard box and leave four players up front. It's mad?

You can see how the whole balance of this game hugely fancies Cardiff. We have to do something.

That was ridiculous from Dolan...Hedges was free. Let's get S Wharton and Dack on and get back to 352. Will be a huge improvement.

Well yeah that's a massive issue in itself. But also with the 4231 they can just ghost through us anywhere. We were defensively really good against Millwall till the last 10 mins. Why have we put that in the bin?

JDT keeps on pushing so many players up. Why not have one more in the middle?