Can I buck the trend and..

[Des Parrot]

Ward & Bogle up front. Waite on the bench.

[cyril evans awaydays]

Ward & Bogle up front. Waite on the bench.

The question must be how we attack. Peltier is our most consistent defender this season but he makes McNaughton look like Pirlo when it comes to passing. Apart from set pieces three of our back four are pinned as teams know that they can't play through a press. They don't even bother as it is easier to get the ball back waiting for Morrison/Flint to play a hopeful 40 diagonal pass or play it back to Etheridge.

Bang it upfield and win 50/50 knockdowns! Except Etheridge's distribution including clearances straight to touch mean that we need fantastic skills in the air even to make it 50/50 and central midfielders able to feed off the scraps. We don't. Glatzel is not a targetman and pushing someone alongside him or a combination of Bogle/Ward just puts one more player the wrong side of the ball if the hopeful punt is defended.

[Des Parrot]

The question must be how we attack

Don't think anyone's going to dispute that.

Watch our warm-up's before a game and see if you can see any passing practise. When I can't get to a game I watch my local Southern League side & the quality of passing & movement is better than City's. That's not because of the opposition it's because of the way they train & get coached. Receive, one touch, pass, move repeat. Naff all to do with Pep, straight out of the Dragon Park UEFA badges course.