[Albion] Set piece and our CB

[BensGrandad]

Change personnel and formation

I'd go 5-3-2

Krul
Schelletto Dunk Goldson Duffy Sutner
Stephens Kayal Propper
Baldock Murray

I would go with that except not sure that Ryan should be dropped and Krul is any better but he does look more imposing.

 

[Marshy]

So we are now dropping... Gross Knockaert and either Izquierdo and march to score more goals ?.....

 

[BensGrandad]

So we are now dropping... Gross Knockaert and either Izquierdo and march to score more goals ?.....

We have to stop conceding goals as a clean sheet gives you the chance to grab a 1 -0 win or at least get 1 point for a draw. Which where we stand is important.

 

[Marshy]

More attacking not more defending, it’s goals that will keep us up.

Just a couple of decent attacking players and we will have more than a chance of staying up

 

[LowKarate]

Anyone who saw Duffy today would pick Goldson for the next game.

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Duffy has been poor for a while and been personally responsible for a lot of goals we’ve conceded. Dunk has also had to get him out of jail a number of times.

I would definitely drop him for the next game but would be tempted to try Uwe rather than Goldson for his extra experience and he was a lot better than Goldson against Palace.

 

[fleet]

It is crazy to say this - but I sort of agree. Goldson for Duffy. But I’m so fed up tonight I think most things should be changed!

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Change personnel and formation

I'd go 5-3-2

Krul
Schelletto Dunk Goldson Duffy Sutner
Stephens Kayal Propper
Baldock Murray

This except I certainly wouldn’t drop Ryan and I’d go for Uwe instead of Duffy.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

So we are now dropping... Gross Knockaert and either Izquierdo and march to score more goals ?.....

5-3-2 can be attacking or defensive. I want to see 2 upfront instead of the ball being headed on to cock all

 

[Brighton Mod]

More attacking not more defending, it’s goals that will keep us up.

Just a couple of decent attacking players and we will have more than a chance of staying up

I think that we have those, but out game plan and tactics preclude us from utilisng them in an attacking format.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

5-3-2 can be attacking or defensive. I want to see 2 upfront instead of the ball being headed on to cock all

We badly need two up, I’d play Uwe instead of Duffy and play Gross instead of Propper.


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[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Definitely Sunk Goldsonu nmieer

Goldsonu? Romanian? I'm IN!

 

[BensGrandad]

Goldsonu? Romanian? I'm IN!

That is what comes of having big fingers on a tablet and posters who jump in at the slightest mistake before the poster has time to edit it. But theres a worry, I dont think.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

That is what comes of having big fingers on a tablet and posters who jump in at the slightest mistake before the poster has time to edit it. But theres a worry, I dont think.

I understand completely, BG, but it lightens the load to take the piss. In these dark times. When any crumb of comedy is a comfort. To the doomed.

 

[Mo Gosfield]

More attacking not more defending, it’s goals that will keep us up.

Just a couple of decent attacking players and we will have more than a chance of staying up

So that will put right all the problems at the back, will it?
29 goals conceded and 16 from set pieces. Every team has rumbled our small,line-based keeper and our zonal marking. Its not working and will result in relegation.

 

[BensGrandad]

I agree Harry we need something and after listening to CH Radio Sussex interview on the match day thread. To summarise we are working very hard on the training ground to stop these set piece goals ,and the club are .working hard to bring in players. If we dont it wont be for the want of trying so getting the excuses ready. Taking that into account I am not offended

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

More attacking not more defending, it’s goals that will keep us up.

Just a couple of decent attacking players and we will have more than a chance of staying up

I admire your optimism, but I feel we’re unlikely to attract ‘a couple of decent attacking players’ due to our dire form and slump down the table.

 

[Icy Gull]

Here’s a thought, possibly a no shit Sherlock one, other teams have defenders who score goals. If ours had scored a few this season we’d have more points and the lack of a pacey striker, and conceding regularly from set pieces, would not be such a big deal.

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

For me the problem isnt a CB problem its how we defend set pieces as a team and why.

We set up very differently and is this down to Maty Ryan. He isnt the problem but we dont hve a keeper who dominates the six yard box so we are now having to zonel mark this area and as such have become very weak at defending all set pieces. A change in tactics is clearly needed but i dont think Dunk and Duffy are the problem.

I agree with the first part. You can't blame the centre backs for our failure to defend free kicks - it is a team thing. The problem we have is that outside of the centre backs - whichever combination of the four you use - the only other players who are good in the air defensively are Murray and Hemed. Bruno and Bong are not strong in the air and have a habit of losing their markers (and to be fair, Dunk has also done this a few times recently) and none of our midfielders are great in the air. That puts so much pressure on the CBs to win the ball. I don't think Ryan is the issue - when the ball comes his way I feel more confident in his handling or punching that I did with Stockdale who, although bigger, was not always as dominant as some people make out.

 

[macbeth]

all very well speculating about what might or might not be a good change in personnel and formation for us, but we all know the likelihood is that more or less the same team who started yesterday will start vs chelski, save for a change to the wingers maybe. we haven't changed formation/ dropped some of the 'bigger players' all season, even though we may need to, and i can't see that changing now.