Originally Posted by
Eric the Half a Bee
That's why I think it's a fascinating conundrum. Like you say, the longer it is successful, the less it becomes an issue. Few moaned when we won promotion about our style.
Talking of Paterson, I agree he's not a natural striker, doesn't get into what we might describe as natural striking positions because he's doing so much elsewhere, but then I don't see any of our others doing any better if they have to play the solitary striker's role. If you have 2 or 3 up top, it's easier to tell a forward not to worry about much else, just attack the 6 yard box. I don't see Glatzel or Ward being any better at getting into better positions simply because of the lone role they have to do.
It might be time to go 4-4-2, or a variation on that, one that doesn't leave the lone man up top so isolated.