Team for Lincoln City.

Quoted from Maringer

Dhm's formation looks more like a 4-4-1-1 to me. Clifton and Wright would almost certainly be pushed back into wing positions leaving the 2 up top. If we don't win the midfield battle we'll offer nowt up front because Cook isn't capable of leading the line (though I'm sure he'll win a couple of free-kicks) and Vernam isn't likely to be able to play off him.

If we do have the better of midfield, the ball will have to stay on the ground or be put into the corners for players to run onto. Any time the ball goes forward in the air, we'll lose it.

A big gamble chucking in Wright at the deep end though his extra pace will be useful.

Unfortunately, that line-up just screams 'lightweight' to me.

Quoted from diehardmariner

Need some pace and energy on the left hand side because either in a back five or four, the combination of Dixon and Collins is too slow.  That's an absolute must for me.

We also need to put energy in midfield which rules out playing both Welsh and Woolford.  Personally I don't think we can play both in the same midfield.  Both have their own attributes and offer something different but with Welsh occupying that screening role it effectively leaves the two guys ahead of him needing to do a lot of running, which isn't Woolford's game at all.  

The issue down the left I think can be sorted with Max Wright.  Can play on either flank but is right footed.  The midfield situation to be boils down to who you would prefer in there.  Welsh or Woolford?  It's Welsh every day for me which only leaves Hessenthaler and Clifton as your midfielders, which is the two I would have gone with anyway.

Presuming we stick with a variation on 4-5-1 that leaves a question mark over who starts up top and who starts on the right wing.  I don't like Vernam out wide, I think he's wasted and I don't think anyone we have is really great at playing up front alone, Cook probably the best of the options.

With all that in mind and even though I advocated Clifton in the middle a matter of sentences ago, I would be tempted to go with Clifton and Wright wide (yes, I know Clifton isn't a winger but who else do we have?) with Welsh and Hessenthaler in the middle, allowing Vernam to support Cook from deep.  

Probably look a bit like:

Davis Whitmore Collins Dixon
          Welsh Hessenthaler
Clifton       Vernam      Wright
                 Cook

Quoted from diehardmariner

Need some pace and energy on the left hand side because either in a back five or four, the combination of Dixon and Collins is too slow.  That's an absolute must for me.

We also need to put energy in midfield which rules out playing both Welsh and Woolford.  Personally I don't think we can play both in the same midfield.  Both have their own attributes and offer something different but with Welsh occupying that screening role it effectively leaves the two guys ahead of him needing to do a lot of running, which isn't Woolford's game at all.  

The issue down the left I think can be sorted with Max Wright.  Can play on either flank but is right footed.  The midfield situation to be boils down to who you would prefer in there.  Welsh or Woolford?  It's Welsh every day for me which only leaves Hessenthaler and Clifton as your midfielders, which is the two I would have gone with anyway.

Presuming we stick with a variation on 4-5-1 that leaves a question mark over who starts up top and who starts on the right wing.  I don't like Vernam out wide, I think he's wasted and I don't think anyone we have is really great at playing up front alone, Cook probably the best of the options.

With all that in mind and even though I advocated Clifton in the middle a matter of sentences ago, I would be tempted to go with Clifton and Wright wide (yes, I know Clifton isn't a winger but who else do we have?) with Welsh and Hessenthaler in the middle, allowing Vernam to support Cook from deep.  

Probably look a bit like:

Davis Whitmore Collins Dixon
          Welsh Hessenthaler
Clifton       Vernam      Wright
                 Cook