He's gone

Not sure they play the same position? Mattsson has always played CM/DM I think, whilst Schwartau usually plays wide midfield or has previously played centrally behind a striker?

Given the time of year, would a "Christmas tree" 4-3-2-1 suit the squad?

Kovacevic
Stacey Medic Darling Schlupp
Wright Topic McLean
Schwartau Kvistgaarden
Sargent?

Not sure it's defensively solid, particularly given our back line, but I think with someone like Sargent we need to try and attack our way out of the relegation zone?

Holding on to 0-0 draws and capitulating is soul destroying and a series of 1 and 0 points is never getting us safe. Play for 3 points and accept the occasional thrashing feels like a route out.

 

It's got to be worth a try. Hard to argue that it's not "defensively solid" too given it's an experienced back 4 plus 2x defensive mids. There's only 3 attacking players on the pitch plus Kenny.

 

Hahaha not sure where my brain was going there and sorry you had to write all that…I meant Marcondes not Mattsson

 

I agree, our goals have too often come from a ball down the left hand side, this could hopefully be helped by actually having a fit recognised left back consistently, or by stretching our midfield 2 across the pitch and then going through the middle of us. I think we need to go to a 3, all of our midfielders look like that’s what they are used to playing. I agree with the front 3 you’ve selected as well. The other option might even be to start Makama as the focal point with Sargent where Schwartau is, so that he and Kvistgaarden can interplay and run beyond

 

I personally do not think that the problems were caused by a christmas tree formation, a flat back 5 or two fat ladies in midfield formation. The basic problems were Knappers poor recruitment of players and Mannings poor coaching.

 

This was a suggested formation moving forward, not a formation that Manning had deployed as far as I can recall.

 

So how is a change of formation going to improve the players we are lumbered with? Getting them fit will help but won't improve the quality.