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Hey Kindo...
The bloke sat behind me yesterday had a shirt with 'Kindon' on the back, was that you? Because his views on Rhodes etc were exactly the same as yours, calling him a big mincer n' all that

I do think this 4-2-3-1 experiment could work, and yes Cryer if someone stays "closer" to Rhodes that's what it would still be! We've all said on here for ages now that Rhodes should never be left up top alone because he'll just mince about and do nothing of use to the team, so he needs someone close to him to do the hard work. I think either McDermott or Ward could do this, but I'd go with Donaldo because of his superior movement. If he makes sure he leaves himself free at all times, just behind Rhodes - in a Paul Scholes late nineties position, he would be able to do some of the work Rhodes needs his partner to do.

I just fear playing Novak from the start. Yes he can run forever and yes he does hassle defenders and they won't like playing against him, but he doesn't lend himself to a team who want to play football. I think he has a role to play, but I think that role is a second half substitute when opposition defenders are beginning to tire. In my opinion that's all he did yesterday, took advantage of a weary defence - he wouldn't have been able to do that from the first minute.

Calum Woods was a worry for me as I mentioned, Jack Hunt could be playing quite a lot this season based on yesterdays match, and he is far from the finished article as well. One inexperienced full back and one who has no pace is a little worrying. I'm more than happy with the squad as a whole, but we still have weaknesses and it's up to Clark to mask those and get the best from the team.

comment by terrier87cas (weirdo) (U4919)
posted 3 minutes ago
I do think this 4-2-3-1 experiment could work, and yes Cryer if someone stays "closer" to Rhodes that's what it would still be!

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Er, wouldn't that be 4222 or 42211?

Hey Myth that was me yes........ Ha

If you play 451 then it's the wide midfielders job to get forward quick and the strikers job to play the ball backwards to our midfielders who should be flossing forward.

For starters, Rhodes cannot do that job and secondly our midfielders have never got forward quick enough even if Rhodes could do the job.

Maybe they realize that Rhodes can't do the required job and therefore don't try and get forward quickly.

The only way we can effectively play with Rhodes is in a 442 with Rhodes tossing it off and his strike partner doing all Rhodes donkey work.

Even then we would lose our first line of defence with Rhodes posing around in the opposition half of the field.

To be fair I think we need to worry less about the formation, and more about the personel on the field regardless.
I couldn't believe how many times Calum Woods was left with 2 men running at him. Rotherham were unlucky not to be 3 or 4 up in the 2st half.
I couldn't work out whether it Woods defending poorly, or whether he should have had better cover for the packed out midfield...

I think based on our second half performance we should use the 442 more often, cos they didn't have a look in, or was that more to do with Jack Hunt being a more controled RB than Woods....

On another note, I thought Ward looked dangerous every time he had the ball, and I was well impressed with him and Donal.
Although my daughter is good friend of Ward's niece, and they were texting each other yesterday evening. She said that Danny Ward was having tea at her house, I asked her to tell him that he had a good game. He replied with 'I had a sh-!te game'.
He obviously has got high standards.

^..1st not 2st..^..

If Donal plays up top with Rhodes they will get kicked all over by the opposition centre halves.

Got to agree there Bryce, it was clear to see yesterday, even playing against league 2 opposition, Rhodes cannot play the loan striker role. Once Novak came on the whole game changed.
Novak was as always running round like an headless chicken; but not aimlessly. He has matured in to a knowledgable striker and his touch has improved greatly. To me Novak was man of the match yesterday, and once he was on Rhodes had a much better game..

I tell you what, I reckon them seats at the Don Valley stadium were designed by North Coreans, not exactly designed for hairy @rsed yorkshiremen hey Kindo...

Ha Ha ! Myth definately not pal ! Good memory my friend...............