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I'Anson needs to play CB to give a fragile backline some pace.
Coulson needs to play centrally/up front (been saying this for ages) - looked our main attacking threat all night.
Got to start more positively away from home - no point sitting back and going a goal down before you attack.

Cheers.  

Have you had your account hacked 80s?

There's no over analysis, no quotes, no need for me to scroll to the bottom of the page or anything.

And Makofo should be dropped. One cross (to Elding) and one 5 yard pass for Coulson to assist the equaliser is not enough of a contribution in 90 minutes.

Mightt have had a couple of runs in the second half but there was no end product with any of them. Why did he take a touch with that chance when he had 3 defenders and the goalkeeper flying towards the goal line to block a shot? And why did he not cross the ball into the box in the last few minutes when the keeper is up there? And he looked at Church gone out when he was slating him for not slinging it in the mixer. Didn't think I would ever say this but the kid has less of a football brain than Peter Bore!!!

Just tired of repeating the same thing about Coulson - can't believe fans or even Scott can't see it.  

Pace at the back doesn't need much elaboration.

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And Makofo should be dropped. One cross (to Elding) and one 5 yard pass for Coulson to assist the equaliser is not enough of a contribution in 90 minutes.

Mightt have had a couple of runs in the second half but there was no end product with any of them. Why did he take a touch with that chance when he had 3 defenders and the goalkeeper flying towards the goal line to block a shot? And why did he not cross the ball into the box in the last few minutes when the keeper is up there? And he looked at Church gone out when he was slating him for not slinging it in the mixer. Didn't think I would ever say this but the kid has less of a football brain than Peter Bore!!!

He's potentially a really good player but can't think quickly enough in any situation. So frustrating because if he was even a little bit more decisive he'd be a gem.

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And Makofo should be dropped. One cross (to Elding) and one 5 yard pass for Coulson to assist the equaliser is not enough of a contribution in 90 minutes.

See exactly what you mean but are you being a wee bit harsh ?
Most probably should have hit it first time but at least he got his efforts on target, including 1 tipped over.
Think Eagle's been a bit unlucky not to start though...

Apart from Disley and Coulson who else created much ? Thought Kiddy looked a lot more creative than we did.
Thought Artus was poor tonight - predicted Elding for Artus sub before it happened.

Quoted from 1600

- predicted Elding for Artus sub before it happened.

That's usually the best time for a prediction.  

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That's usually the best time for a prediction.  

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I'Anson needs to play CB to give a fragile backline some pace.
Coulson needs to play centrally/up front (been saying this for ages) - looked our main attacking threat all night.
Got to start more positively away from home - no point sitting back and going a goal down before you attack.

Cheers.  

I have always said Coulson isn't a winger, he is a goalscorer, so i definitely agree with you there 80's, not sure on the CB thing though, i  think when we are done for pace its mostly out wide through lack of team shape, IMO we have 4 CB's easily good enough for this standard - L'Anson i have to admit i have only seen play twice and he was decent  enough without being oustanding - i need to be convinced about him- in a peverse sort of way, he would probably would be more suited to league football,where that extra yard of pace matters more.

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That's usually the best time for a prediction.  

Good one !

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I'Anson needs to play CB to give a fragile backline some pace.
Coulson needs to play centrally/up front (been saying this for ages) - looked our main attacking threat all night.
Got to start more positively away from home - no point sitting back and going a goal down before you attack.

Cheers.  

Agree and agree and agree.

BUT...playing Coulson up-front means we can't play 4-4-2 as we've no right midfielder.

Given the personnel available how about 3 at the back (Garner, Pearson & I'Anson, for me)?
Wood and Green as wing-backs, Hearn & Coulson up-top, and Disley, Church and <not sure> in centre-midfield.
Perhaps <not sure> could be Ridley in a defensive midfield role?

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BUT...playing Coulson up-front means we can't play 4-4-2 as we've no right midfielder.

that's not completely true eagle played on the right against Kettering and against Wrexham so we know he could if we put Coulson up front

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that's not completely true eagle played on the right against Kettering and against Wrexham so we know he could if we put Coulson up front

Fair point, but is there any evidence yet that Eagle can put in a good cross with his right foot? Because if he can't he won't be exactly outstanding in that position.

Its ok saying Coulson needs to play up front, but 4-3-3 dosn't suit either Coulson or Hearn, and I don't see Hearn and Coulson as a partnership in a 4-4-2, we need one of them and a targetman, would you drop Hearn for Coulson? and if we go 4-4-2 who do you play right midfield instead of Coulson?

Agree that we need pace in central defence, which I'Anson has, but I'm not convinced hes a better centerback than our other three except for his pace.

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Its ok saying Coulson needs to play up front, but 4-3-3 dosn't suit either Coulson or Hearn, and I don't see Hearn and Coulson as a partnership in a 4-4-2, we need one of them and a targetman, would you drop Hearn for Coulson? and if we go 4-4-2 who do you play right midfield instead of Coulson?

Agree that we need pace in central defence, which I'Anson has, but I'm not convinced hes a better centerback than our other three except for his pace.

WHS our style of play dictates that we need a ball winner up front (Duffy or Spencer) if we played football through the midfield to strikers feet I`d agree.

Regarding the defence we are slow but aerial ball winners and need cover from speedy full backs against balls to fast forwards, centrally I`Anson at this time in his development makes too many costly mistakes, although I like to see him play in the midfield

If we drop Makofo though then it must beto bring him on as a later sub. Not a good game Saturday, and last nights first half didn't exactly show him at his best, or even average. He had a good second half imo, he unsettled their players, drew fouls and niggled the home crowd, all of which is part of the game at this level. He did VERY well at the death to get to the byline and pull it back for Coulson.

He's not a 90 minute player though, and all of those plus points I mentioned could be done by bringing him on later as the 'impact' player so often mentioned on here. He's an oddity, and the best you can hope for with him is that for every extra touch/slip/run into a dead end he makes he may make up for it with his surging runs, one of which did grab us the point last night, to be fair.

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Agree that we need pace in central defence, which I'Anson has, but I'm not convinced hes a better centerback than our other three except for his pace.

I'm not even convinced he has any more pace than Kempson or Garner who aren't exactly slow, as far as BSP central defenders go. Admittedly, I didn't watch the match last night and I am basing my judgement on just a couple of appearances I have seen him make when he certainly didn't strike me as being exactly quick. Not slow (as Pearson definitely is), but certainly not quick.

One thing we need to change is set pieces, we should be more clever, yesterday we had several good opportunitys with set pieces and we just wasted about 80 % of those by hitting the wall or not even getting it past the first man.  

Didn't Church used to take free-kicks at Boston? Has he tried to put any corners in yet? Can't remember, to tell the truth!

Even Disley's corners and free kicks looked less than stellar last night. It matters not who takes the corners, we're cursed, CURSED I tell ye.

What i'v seen of I'anson tells me he's not better than what we have at CB and to bring him in because he's quicker than anybody else is daft because he's hardly lightening quick himself. If Coulson comes central, who do we drop? If its Coulson and Hearn up top it wont work because whos winning the balls in the air? Too many niggly little problems stopping us being really good and i'd like to think of this season as Penn & Tellers education season, we're all learning things about our players and what they do worse and best and what players we need. I'd like to think January will see us invest in a holding midfielder and possibly even another forward. Tell you one thing, footie manager will be a peice of urine for us lot next month....

One option, particularly on home games would be to go 4-3-3, with Duffy (or another), Hearn and Coulson up top, what that would require though is a workhorse in midfield to cover the yardage lost by the 4th man and to me that man is Bradley Wood - get Silk back at RB and let Wood be the 'yard-dog' in the middle of the park - certainly at BP - its about time we terrorised some of BSP clubs at BP - get the on the back foot, that is whats needed.

I would go with Hearn Coulson and Duffy in a 4-3-1-2 with Coulson being the 1.

Good idea pete - Wood could be the terrier.

Some may say Church could play that similar role too but no reason you couldn't have both !?  

That has merit, but would be 4-4-2 with a midfield diamond would it not?

Disley the playmaker in front of the back 4, Church & Wood biting people in the middle & Coulson shooting from distance & sliding passes through to the 2 forwards, who it would appear are not target men, but like the ball on the floor and to feet. Makes a lot of sense to me.

Could well be Biccys.

Personally I'm not a big fan of a holding midfielder if's it only there to cover up any cracks in the defence.
I don't think that's necessarily the reason you'd do it but someone else mentioned it....

Think Disley is better on the move going forward playing through balls than dropping deep so I might just play a flat 3.

But your option looks to have equal substance - at the end of the day, there's pros and cons to whatever you choose...