Why no Heskey ?

[hawkeye]

The obvious soloution is to play 4-4-2 with 3 central midfield players and a left wing allowing Walker to attack from full back. Let Albrighton Young and Downing compete for the start and Heskey Gabby compete to play with Bent

[Fin Feds Dad]

You know its bad and all sanity has gone when people suggest that arguably the biggest piss poor excuse for a footballer ever to wear our colours is going to help us out of this mess.

He played really well at the molineux this season - scored a brilliant winner - and would have given the number 5 more to think about than heading practice . It would have made perfect sense for him to play yesterday.

Hold on - Houllier , perfect sense .......enough said.

[ozzjim]

The number 5 should have been sent off after 50 minutes but that is another story.

[Chris Smith]

We play a 4-2-3-1 which can also be 4-2-1-3 when we're pressing.

[hawkeye]

Its pretty bad when people cant even work out our formation, it aint 4-2-3-1 though

[Chris Smith]

Its pretty bad when people cant even work out our formation, it aint 4-2-3-1 though

Yes it is. Yesterday it was Bent is up front on his own, Young, Downing, Albrighton behind with NRC and Makoun in the middle. It's meant to be fluid but that is the basic way we set up.

The bottom line is that it isn't the formation that is the problem but the players. Either they're being asked to do a job that've not up to or they're not performing.

[TheSandman]

Yesterday it was that a two of Makoun and Reo Coker were being outnumbered by a three of Henry, O'Hara and Milijas.

[spangley1812]

Its pretty bad when people cant even work out our formation, it aint 4-2-3-1 though

Yes it is. Yesterday it was Bent is up front on his own, Young, Downing, Albrighton behind with NRC and Makoun in the middle. It's meant to be fluid but that is the basic wayvwe start up.

The bottom line is that it isn't the formation that is the problem but the players. Either they're being asked to do a job that've not up to or they're not performing.

Its not working anyway Chris, he does not have the players in the right positions he needs to get Downing back on the left and Marc back on the right so we can get some service/crosses into Bent

[brian green]

It's 4-2-3-1 when I am pressing.   Four pairs of underpants two shirts one pair of trousers and a hankie.

[SoccerHQ]

I would've actually played Heskey in central defence yesterday!

Not a fan of Heskey but he did score the winner against Wolves earlier this season and would've given Berra and Steadman a bit more to think about in the air.

What was utterly clueless was taking off Albrighton and playing Gabby wide left! I just assumed when Gabby came on, he'd be through the middle with Bent and Downing and Young would be out wide.

[SoccerHQ]

I really don't think Bent is at his best isolated on his own up front, it's okay if both the wingers are on fire, but yesterday they were pretty poor.

Still doesn't excuse his obvious lack of interest though.

Same for me. The limitations of Bent is he has a poor touch, dosen't win a huge amount in the air and isn't lightening quick.

For all his faults, Gabby has shown in the past he can lead the line really well on his own upfront so to me he's a better option if we're playing one up than Bent is.

I'd just go for broke for the rest of the season and play them both upfront, we need some wins ffs.

[spangley1812]

He has no plan B either........he needs to get a grip and has 2 weeks to sort the mess out that he has created out

[eastie]

Chris , i told hawkeye that 2 hours ago but for some reason he sees it as 442- either way its not the formation thats the problem , its the lack of passion and application of players.

Heskey is not our saviour , thats for sure, his display v sunderland was shocking , put ash on the wing and get gabby alongside bent .

We can spend hours on it but we know deep down ash will be in the hole 'because ashley likes it there', and the manager hasnt got the nous to tell him hes not good enough there- sad times indeed.