Playoff First Leg Lineup

General
1

Name your preferred lineup and formation with and without Scowen and Harvie in the first leg.

Without
4231
Norris
Grimmer Low Taylor Leahy
Simons Butcher
McCleary Humphreys Udoh
Kone
Subs - Ravizzoli Bradley Kodua Reach Lubala Bakinson Vokes
Back up - Hanlan Lowry Fred Pattenden

With
Norris
Grimmer Low Taylor Harvie
Simons Scowen
McCleary Humphreys Udoh
Kone
Subs - Ravizzoli Bradley Kodua Reach Lubala Leahy Vokes
Backup - Hanlan Lowry Butcher Fred Bakinson Pattenden

It’s very hard naming the subs, but I’d rather see Kodua than Fred covering at RB or playing further up the field now. I’d seriously be tempted by having Hanlan involved but in truth there are others ahead of him when all fit.

I’m a fan of the 4141 formation too, leaving Scowen or Simons sitting and keeping the same 11’s but playing with much more width form the wide men.

2

Wouldn’t be able to play Butcher or Hanlan even if we wanted to

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3

4-4-2 for me.

Hyde

Cousins
Titterton
Crossley
Creaser

Ryan
Reid
Carroll
Guppy

Thompson
Garner

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Without
4231
Norris
Pattenden Low Taylor Leahy
Simons Reach
Onyedinma Humphreys Udoh
Kone
Subs - Ravizzoli Grimmer Bradley Lowry Lubala McCleary Kodua
Back up - Grimmer Berry Bakinson Sadlier Vokes

With
Norris
Pattenden Low Taylor Harvie
Simons Scowen
Onyedinma Humphreys Udoh
Kone
Subs - Ravizzoli Bradley Lowry Reach Lubala Leahy McCleary
Backup - Grimmer Lowry Bakinson Vokes Sadlier Kodua Berry

5

Ah bugger didn’t realise that. Scowen looked really crocked the other day and I’m fearing the worst, and was hoping Butcher could give us more depth.

6

Chuck, Hutchinson and Kerr on the bench?

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7

Swap Harvie for Taylor and play Bradley in CB if no Harvie. Assuming no Scowen.

Bench: Rav, Bradley, Leahy, Lowry, Pattenden, Udoh, Reach

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8

Brownie and Hemmings on the bench

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9

Sam Vokes at Number 10?!

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Target man. Pulls defenders away for Fred and Sads to provide pace down the wings. Plays the role Kone has been playing lately, leave Kone to play the poachers role.

Swap Vokes at halftime for Dan.

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11

We all know it’s going to be…

Norris

Fred
Grimmer
Bradley
Taylor
Leahy

Simons
Bakinson
Humphreys

Udoh
Kone

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12

I forgot all about Sadlier on my lineups, what a plonker

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13

Interesting that everyone has Kone up front on his own, the very position he has been playing under MD.

14

Norris
Grimmer
Low
Bradley
Taylor
Simons
Humphries
Lowry
Fred
Kone
Sads
433

subs
Rav, Pattenden , Leahy , Bez, Gmac, Udou, Reach

15

Except he will get more service and support in the final third as we will have more attacking threat with 2 full backs who can support and overlap 2 wider players instead of just 2 wing backs, opening more central attacking space up for Kone, Humphreys et al.

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16

If he has three supporting players in a 4-2-3-1 then it’s not the same as he’s been playing under Dodds. Dodds has been 5-3-1-1 at best, with Udoh nominally closer to him, but really quite distant on the left wing, and normally 5-4-1 with basically no support.

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17

With (Without)

Ravazolli

Grimmer
Low
Taylor
Harvie (Reach)

Scowen (Simons)

Kodua
Humphreys
Leahy

Udoh
Kone

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Ravazolli

Grimmer
Low
Taylor
Harvie (Leahy)

Scowen (Simons)
Simons (Humphreys)

Sadlier
Humphreys (GMac)

Udoh
Kone

Pattenden, Reach, Lowry, Skura, Kodua, Lubala, Fred

19

Up-front with three others - just like with his old manager!

20

I’m more interested in the team against Stockport. A good opportunity to test new options and save the established players for the bench.

I’d like to see a front two of Udoh and Lubala. I’d like Simons in the pivot and Berry, Humphreys and Lowry ahead of him. I’d like Taylor and Low to partner each other for old times sake, with Grimmer and Leahy as full backs to provide some stability. I guess there’s no question really that Norris will play in goal but I would like him instructed to only distribute the ball short and fast.

4132 with a bench of “finishers”: Rav, Bradley, Scowen, Fred, McCleary, Kone and Bakinson.

I don’t care if that team loses 4-0 again. It doesn’t really matter. But at least it’ll let us see what a Plan B might look like in the play offs.

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