I’d bring Blackett-Taylor in for Cook and go… Blacket-Taylor - Ismail - Jarvis behind Gordon…in a 4-2-3-1 Other than that the team picks itself after last saturdsy’s heroics
I’d go for a 4-5-1 with the extra midfielder for this game and for home games go for the 4-2-3-1 with Corey coming in for the Fleetwood game. What I would say is Josh Gordon has the energy to play the lone striker role and occupy the defenders whilst the midfielders need to use their energy to support him when breaking.
Good point that first half was men against boys . Definitely need an extra man in a defensive midfield role in my opinion.maybe “kins kin’s kinnsella” patrolling in front of the back four like a little Staffordshire bull terrier.
I would slip Laird into a back 3 and tell Leahy to push wide with a bit more licence. If Edwards and/or Kinsella tire, I would bring on Dobson; if we are holding onto a breakaway goal, Osbourne to play the Chambers roll in last 20 mins and add a bit of height for set pieces.
With an extra defender, maybe Scarr or Guthrie might get us a goal from a set piece because with the 3 amigos of Gordon, Zeli and a slightly floating Jarvis up top, we won’t win many headers!
Remember that Burton have some decent forward players so a safety first policy would be a good policy because a point would be an okay result. No goals conceded in the first 15 mins please!
4-2-3-1 looked ok for the 6 minutes it was used on Saturday may as well give it a chance, especially with Gordon proving he can play as a single striker.
I’d play Dobson as the defensive point in midfield, let kins buz around ratting and let Edwards get beyond Gordon and into the box at every occasion.
I would say that is probably down to him having to play more as part of a 2 man midfield in a majority of his appearances so he has had more defensive duties. Make Edwards part of a three man midfield and he can make those surges into the box as he has two other people to pick up the defensive duties.
That is what I would do assuming Dobson is fully fit…if not I suppose Osbourne could do the defensive role alongside Kinsella. I think we should stick with 4-2-3-1 and the same personnel if possible.