Massive ask to get anything out of this aside from monster gate receipts.
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I agree with this… Banks has to come back in at RB. Jones was at fault for the goal on Saturday and was done way too easily. I feel this would not have been the case had we had someone with a bit more pace and better positional play.
It's an excellent point; I hope Parky sees the irony in setting up supposedly more cautiously - and in doing so exposing a weakness.
The two defenders either side of a back three need to be comfortable being taken on, because it comes with the territory of our opposition getting behind our wingbacks from time to time. Sadly this is why James needs to be the central of the three.
You're absolutely right that it's acknowledged to be a strength to Lewis Banks's game and we might have been OK if we'd have been in a four. I actually think he'd be great on the right of a back three, given that I believe he covers at centre back too.
But for the record I wish to God we'd just go back to 4231 instead - if only for the fact that Justin Donawa is the only right wing back we have as far as I can see (and probably a very good one), yet he's currently unavailable.