i think you can play 4 4 2 but as long as the full backs push on .
Our full backs are static and so there is never an outlet .
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I think he doesn’t trust his ball playing midfielders defensively …
This - I'm sure you're right. I don't think he trusts Connolly defensively either, which is why Hoskins has come straight back in.
However, I'm really sick and tired of this 'safety first' mentality. He needs to pick Pollock or Flores, put a proper winger in instead of Hoskins and have faith that we'll win through a combination of keeping possession, outscoring the opposition and the strength of our defensive spine which should be good enough at this level (McWilliams, Horsfall, Guthrie, Roberts).
This season should partly be about finally moving beyond Curle style anti-football and developing a more progressive style of play- I expect more from Brady on that front.