In summary, the only formation our current squad can cope with is 4-3-3/4-5-1. Anything else is handing 3 points straight away to the opposition. We don't have the players to play a wing back formation, our full backs are far better than any wing backs we have. And our centre backs (Taylor aside) are not our strong point. Our midfield is where we have options and we need to stick to picking 5 of them. Up front, other than Long we don't have a single forward who will score regularly. So just pick Long until that situation is resolved. Forget the opposition, we don't have the flexibility to pick and choose dependent on opponents perceived weaknesses. We have to play to our own strengths and leave it at that.
I've been saying for weeks that we should play a system to accommodate our million and one midfield players, but it's a bit late now because hopefully things will be resolved very soon and we can get some players in to turn our season around. Here's hoping.