433 works without Assante, it was proven last half of last season with the play off push. The results throughout 2026 are really strong, less than half have Assante in the team.
I still believe so many players are below their level that it’s possible they could find their level but it’s getting a bit late
So what team would you of picked if you were Lampard, wer“e missing our top scorer and one of our best players , it’s that simple
A third of the season to go Pete
i Give Lampard credit all the time, he’s managed to get that squad to stay top of the league for 4 months, what’s he supposed to do when some of the players can’t handle the pressure of being there, we can add onyeka, assante and EMC to that team Saturday and it’s a Very different result, he’s getting the best out of what he’s got,
Not my words yours, maybe read replies , I’ve said I give Lampard credit all the time
And the three quarters of our back four weren't fit enough to start, and we had two central midfielders available.
We've dropped 17 points from winning positions, most of which BTA wasn't in the team. That's nothing to do with missing BTA.
Think you’ll be suprised how much difference he makes when he’s back, it’s like Mboro not having Hackney for 12 games, changes the whole way they play, BTS’s quality and we’ve missed him, and in those games where we have thrown away leads we go and get a 2nd goal with him,
But you haven’t answered what team you’d pick and how you’d change things ? Not having a go but we’ve had a very good 11 players, one of those doesn’t play and we struggle, we were never keeping that form up form up with other squad players, theyre not good enough. it’s not a coincidence look at the form without him
Apart from Norwich where we threw away the lead with him?
Hayden Hackney is a significantly better player than Brandon Thomas-Asante.
They hadn’t coped and have only recently gone on a 6 game winning run
It's not about which team I would pick it's about managing the players, tactics and the game, not playing rh same formation, same tactics, same gung ho way of playing leaving us wide open regardless of the opposition or the game situation. We can't keep playing the same way as teams have worked out how to stop us (mid and low block), let's us have the ball, and then hit us on the counter when we have overcommitted. The space we had to exploit earlier in the season is gone.
The ironic thing is, he only started the season because EMC was injured. Had we had a full squad he'd have started the season as a squad player.
Hackney has played every game this season for them.
I knew youd find something
That’s fine if you’ve got the players to change it, but I’m not sure we have, anyway , it’s all getting a bit negative on here, we’re still in with a great shout at autos or play offs, massive next game to get us back on top,
I have suggested playing 5 at the back away from home. Especially since our away form dropped. Not just that though is. We have gone ahead in a lot of away games, even recently in 2 games. Instead of trying to plug the defence, we carry on in the same mode and lose 2.1. It is the failure to adapt, when it is clear to most fans .
You keep saying top scorer. All 3 strikers have 10 goals. Simms goals are more recent than any of them.
How come they haven’t won every game
He’s missed 12 games, he’d be well clear
How many starts, against Simms record?
Opta analyst.
Come on mate, he’s not been on the pitch for 12 games, going by that Simms is our best forward
