I know, he just looked like he was cementing his place and then it happens. He allowed other midfielder to attack, now we have a bunch on cms that aren't really good at defending or attacking.
This still leaves Austin too isolated I feel. But I can see what you're saying. I think the missing link is the Kranjcar role. He should be fully fit by now and ripping apart Championship defences. At the moment I think I would replace Kranjcar with Phillips and play AJ in the wide right position. AJ will find the space in the box when the ball is with Hoillet.. ie Coming in off the back post. Phillips doesn't do this. AJ will also work the channels well pulling apart the oppositions defence. But then I did say if all the squad were fully fit, so you're selection is in all probability correct.
It would be 424 when we have the ball, wed do exactly what we did under Warnock and pour forward, rely on the back 6 to protect against a counter.
I didn't know we needed to address each other and the players by including their middle names by while were at it, mine's Joseph
