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Sat 11th Oct 2014, Port Vale v Yeovil T, pre-match, the match itself.

Fosse69

By Fosse69
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leedsvaliant Mentor

leedsvaliant

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We seem to be struggling at full back (both Yates and Dickinson struggle positionally at times) so here's my team:

 

Neal

 

Zubar Streete Duffy Dickinson (can't think of an alternative)

 

Brown

 

Lines O'Connor Marshall

 

Dodds

 

Pope

 

We need to stop being outnumbered in midfield in my opinion. We've got to start like the Barnsley game as we struggle if we go a goal down. The next three home games should be a target of 7 points.

 

Hopefully if we can drag ourselves out of the relegation spots, confidence will increase and we can push on.

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Samwelo Newbie

Samwelo

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Be surprised if theirs 4k for this one. If we don't win this one then surely Smurf has got bring a manager in. But no doubt people will keep saying give him time..:rolleyes:.. Things haven't even improved under Page that much, so why doesn't Smurf realise that and just go get someone good before its to late.

 

Be 5K there I would guess. Football hasn't been bad and no home game for a while.

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Despite McGivern not earning great reviews at left back, not being a fan of Duffy at Right back at all, I'd be tempted to start with this line up:

 

---------------------Neal-------------------------

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-----Duffy--Zubar--Greenridge--McGivern-----

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--------------O'connor-----Jennings------------

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------------------------Dodds--------------------

--Marshall-------------------------------Moore--

------------------------Pope---------------------

 

Why do our full backs have to push up and support the wingers? Dodds, and one of the holding midfielders can do this job. Playing a flat, narrow back four should hopefully make us tighter, especially on the counter and from aerial balls.

 

Furthermore, playing the defensive set up allows the wingers to focus on attacking as opposed to defending. Leaving our wingers forward means that we can be deadly from counter attacks, OR the opposition can't push their full backs further up the pitch, thus nullifying their attack. One of the two holding midfielders (side dependant) can help out our full backs instead, whilst Dodds drops back to keep the centre of the pitch solid.

 

Dodds over Lines as, although Lines has done nothing wrong over the last few games, he's not a holding midfielder and so it's between these two for 'the hole' job and at the moment feel Dodds warrants his place. Plus Dodds and Pope know each others games very well.

 

This is just my opinion of course, but Dicko and Yates wandering up-field has left us vulnerable in the full back positions. I think they should focus on defending first and foremost.

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