We’re a team in transition, we’ve gutted the whole team and had to replace our 2 best players.
If view Operation Premier League as a project, which I do, then we have to be pragmatic and accept it’ll take a few transfer windows for things to come together. Especially if 4-3-3 is here to stay because we don’t really have the personnel for it.
McFadz and Wilson appear to be two more mainstays in the team to be jettisoned too.
I agree that we had to replace our two best players.
The problem is that we haven’t replaced them.
Obviously, Vik at the end of his development here was probably irreplaceable and Wright hasn’t performed to a high enough level.
Hamer has not been replaced and that has cost us and hence the change in formation.
It seems we set out to carry on with the formation of recent years by buying / getting in 2 wing backs in JDS and MVE but without a Hamer type the system didn’t work. Ayari in that role is a no go. Eccles is a better player now than 6 months ago. Possibly he could do the role but he’s good alongside Sheaf in front of the defence.
WRT Wilson, I hope he’s the type of bloke who keeps his head down and chin up (so to speak) if not I’m sure there are challenger L1 teams who’ll pay a fee for the Championship golden glove.
One of our ITKs has suggested we are buying in a Hamer replacement. If so, and with O’Hare fit and Palmer as his cover, it’ll be interesting if 4-3-3 stays.
Sheaf and Eccles (with Kelly as replacement) as sitting midfielders seems to be the backbone in front of either 2 or 3 cbs.
I suppose we’ll have options.