Would you try two up front?

[wilsdenrover]

Given our lack of ‘cutting edge’ would anyone try having a second central striker?

Maybe something along the lines of…

                           Leo

Hill.         Carter.      Hyam.         Pickering

                     Tronstad

                 JRC.       Wharton A

                      Sammie

               Ennis.       Leonard. 
 

 

[47er]

1 hour ago, wilsdenrover said:

Given our lack of ‘cutting edge’ would anyone try having a second central striker?

Maybe something along the lines of…

                           Leo

Hill.         Carter.      Hyam.         Pickering

                     Tronstad

                 JRC.       Wharton A

                      Sammie

               Ennis.       Leonard. 
 

 

Hypothetical till we have 2 fit strikers available. We have 3, none of whom are outstanding goal-scorers, 2 of the 3 have hardly been available  and Leonard has missed a few too. Bloody nightmare.

[Upside Down]

S.A.S.

Nuff said.

[windymiller7]

Maybe our new strike pairing could EAT the championship defences alive! 😆

[wilsdenrover]

47 minutes ago, 47er said:

Hypothetical till we have 2 fit strikers available. We have 3, none of whom are outstanding goal-scorers, 2 of the 3 have hardly been available  and Leonard has missed a few too. Bloody nightmare.

But would you if we could?

[wilsdenrover]

23 minutes ago, Upside Down said:

S.A.S.

Nuff said.

I’d pick them now and they’re 53 and 50 years old! 

[47er]

1 hour ago, wilsdenrover said:

But would you if we could?

I don't think they are good enough.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

If we had the players I would, but we haven’t. It worked last season for Luton.

[wilsdenrover]

33 minutes ago, 47er said:

I don't think they are good enough.

My logic (if it can be called that!) is if there’s two of them ‘up there’ it’s more likely one of them will score.

I guess it all depends on what, if anything, you’re taking away from elsewhere in the team.

Edited November 1, 2023 by wilsdenrover

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

45 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

My logic (if it can be called that!) is if there’s two of them ‘up there’ it’s more likely one of them will score.

I guess it all depends on what, if anything, you’re taking away from elsewhere in the team.

If you were one of the two centre halves what would you rather play against - one striker or two ? It’s obvious to me.

[rigger]

2 hours ago, wilsdenrover said:

But would you if we could?

yes

[dingles staying down 4ever]

5 hours ago, wilsdenrover said:

Given our lack of ‘cutting edge’ would anyone try having a second central striker?

Maybe something along the lines of…

                           Leo

Hill.         Carter.      Hyam.         Pickering

                     Tronstad

                 JRC.       Wharton A

                      Sammie

               Ennis.       Leonard. 
 

 

It would leave the Full backs very exposed but with Szmodics in the position he plays presently it is like playing with two central forwards any way

[wilsdenrover]

37 minutes ago, dingles staying down 4ever said:

It would leave the Full backs very exposed but with Szmodics in the position he plays presently it is like playing with two central forwards any way

That was a concern of mine too - more so on the left as I feel JRC could provide cover on the right (although maybe that’s asking too much of him).

[Sweaty Gussets]

We haven't struggled to create chances this season, we've struggled to convert them.

Having more players up top failing to convert the fewer chances we'll create by having fewer players in midfield probably won't help!

[wilsdenrover]

1 minute ago, Sweaty Gussets said:

We haven't struggled to create chances this season, we've struggled to convert them.

Having more players up top failing to convert the fewer chances we'll create by having fewer players in midfield probably won't help!

I meant converting them - maybe cutting edge wasn’t the right phrase to use.

I see your point re your second paragraph.

[RoverDom]

4 hours ago, Upside Down said:

S.A.S.

Nuff said.

Right now it's more 

Sammie, Telalovic, Dolan

[windymiller7]

7 minutes ago, RoverDom said:

Right now it's more 

Sammie, Telalovic, Dolan

🤣

[Sweaty Gussets]

8 minutes ago, RoverDom said:

Right now it's more 

Sammie, Telalovic, Dolan

Worth a clap!

[RoverDom]

1 hour ago, Sweaty Gussets said:

Worth a clap!

Bravo sir 🤣

[rigger]

2 hours ago, RoverDom said:

Right now it's more 

Sammie, Telalovic, Dolan

not another dose of that.

[dingles staying down 4ever]

4 hours ago, wilsdenrover said:

That was a concern of mine too - more so on the left as I feel JRC could provide cover on the right (although maybe that’s asking too much of him).

First half Saturday, JRC spent all his time playing ahead of Dolan. It was the main reason we were exposed in midfield especially Sammie so advanced as well.

There was little cover for Pickering on Saturday and little for Hill once Britain was replaced. 

[wilsdenrover]

16 minutes ago, dingles staying down 4ever said:

First half Saturday, JRC spent all his time playing ahead of Dolan. It was the main reason we were exposed in midfield especially Sammie so advanced as well.

There was little cover for Pickering on Saturday and little for Hill once Britain was replaced. 

To someone who doesn’t attend it does sound like JDT likes committing a lot of men forward.

[simongarnerisgod]

1 hour ago, wilsdenrover said:

To someone who doesn’t attend it does sound like JDT likes committing a lot of men forward.

he does,unfortunately when we play the better sides they tend to cut  through our midfield at will leaving hyam and carter as the last two,as it stands we might as well play two up front because we need to score goals before we inevitably concede one,at the moment it`s not boring watching rovers,we either win well or lose badly,no draws allowed under the jdt watch🙂

[Upside Down]

Two up front with two proper wingers.

How long before we see this again and the guy who does it hailed as a tactical genius?

[simongarnerisgod]

1 minute ago, Upside Down said:

Two up front with two proper wingers.

How long before we see this again and the guy who does it hailed as a tactical genius?

duff and gillespie flying down the wing💗