Match Day Thread Ipswich Town vs AFC Wimbledon

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Donacien and Kentucky should be nowhere near the first team and yes SD...deffo Garb and KVY as wingbacks
 
Another goal from a corner, that’s two in two now! Am I seeing things?
 
Nuggets said:
I imagine we will take off Dozzell for Jackson and bring on Judge or Edwards for El Mizouni at half time, and go to 4-4-2 and maybe squeak an equaliser.

What is evidently clear is that this system has not been taught to these players. Either that, or they have no idea what they’re supposed to do out there. Regardless of how we’ve lined up this season, we’ve consistently opted for long, diagonal balls this season. If we are going to do that with one striker up front, then it’s pointless. Play two banks of four and two up top and play long ball football. If it gets us promoted, there won’t be many complaints.

The wider point is that we are five games into this season and we’re on course for winning only one of them. Lambert has had long enough to get his ideas across. It is coming up to year since his appointment and there are no clear signs of improvement on the pitch, even at a level below the Championship. Not good enough.
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I agree, it has been shambolic.

It’s first and foremost just a numbers game. When we play with one up we’re outnumbered by defenders in attacking areas.

Second, it encourages the midfield to drop off leaving huge swathes of empty grass in the final third.

Finally, there are loads of drills that can’t be performed - knock downs, one twos, square balls, through balls - that open up goal scoring chances.

It can work as a formation, but not with this personnel. If the likes of Waghorn and Sears (even Edwards) were playing out wide, with two central midfielders and a CDM, that’s the type of 4-5-1 / 4-3-3 that can work, but if you play it with midfielders all you end up with is one isolated forward wasting 2/3rds of the potential chances chasing down lost causes.
 
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