Dropping in off the ball shouldn't stop him getting in shooting positions, it could actually help in a way. He has the ability to start/finish moves off.
That late arrival in the box a hard thing to defend against.
I see what you're saying, sometimes he seems to be almost as far forward as the CF when we're in a defensive shape. We could definitely benefit with him dropping in when we don't have the ball.
To some extent I think Robins has been crippled by his options to some extent, chopping and changing every week won't be helping the players.
It's at the point now where we need to settle on an 11 and let them play.
We get carved open every week tbh, I think you could throw a hat over the games I talked about in terms of performance. They were all pretty rotten.
I think today was marginally less bad, probably because of some of the last ditch defending (which beats absolutely no defending!).
3-4-3 ensures that we can play those wingers.
Personally I think, if fit, Sakamoto has to start. I'd argue BTA too at CF purely for his energy and pressing.
Whatever stops us leaking soft goals is the answer. Another CB on the pitch could arguably do that.
We genuinely probably have to score 3 to win a game the way we are playing ATM.
Sheaf and Eccles 7.
BTA 6.
5s and 4s for the rest.
I think Kitching and Thomas were OK but the second goal was poor. One of them had to engage but then again they were left exposed....
Ref = Cuck