Re: Sampsted
Le ModBielik was right back, Anderson played very high and stayed high, it was Iwata who's job it was to come across and double up, which he did really well, tbf.
You can't really play Bielik there unless you've got someone who stays high and wide ahead of him to provide the width, the only other option he could have gone with for that ahead of him would have been TGH, but he decided not to.
In the absence of Anderson and Wright, Bielik is unlikely to play there, it wouldn't work with Dowell or Thor ahead of him as they play inverted.
I understand the tactic Le Mod, we are still playing three centre halves and Bielek wasn't a conventional take on their winger full back .You're right Anderson played high and wide which forced Barry back to protect his own fullback with Iwata dropping in behind to protect the space.That mean't Barry got the ball in less dangerous parts of the pitch However Anderson still got up and down the line ( has to) to help Bielik defensively at times . Which also meant that Barry was often double manned , or pushed inside to run into traffic , Bielik wasn't left isolated one on one because he had Anderson or Iwata in close attendance.
In the next game we played the same way with Laird a fullback in the Anderson role .We played Cochrane,Davies,Klarer,Bielek and Laird five defenders but set up the same way .
My point which i hope you understand , because i think we are agreeing with each other .With our current injuries no Laird/Anderson/Wright we'd have to play Bielik in a flat back four with Dowell or Thor in front of him .We'll be in trouble ,Lincoln will funnel everything down that side and try to get Bielik one on one .With the best will in the world he's a baller but he's not a full back .Someone quick down that side pushing on to him nah.
I'd rather play Sampstead with the TGH in front of him in the wide right position if we play a back four.He could play Cochrane,Davies,Klarer,Bielik ,TGH i suppose .With TGH playing the high and wide roll .I'd pick us to beat Lincoln easily without our current injuries .I think it's going to be a really difficult game now .
I'm sure CD has a plan though so hopefully three points and the start of another unbeaten run ????