Three CBs or 4-2-3-1 vs Fulham

[Angry Ram]

We should think about resting a couple for the second leg, which is only 3 days after the first leg.

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[Carl Sagan]

What's good is that our formation won't be predictable for Fulham. Hope we can surprise them and score 5 before half-time while they're still reorganizing.

[Mr Tibbs]

Think it's hard to move away from what's currently working for us. Weimann at LWB isn't ideal but has been doing a decent job there. The challenge will be matching up Fulhams midfield who dominated us last time with the 3 in there. Have BJ and Huddlestone got the legs for it?

Tough call, whichever formation we go with it's still going to take top performances from players all over the pitch to pull it off. 

[Day]

1 minute ago, Mr Tibbs said:

Think it's hard to move away from what's currently working for us. Weimann at LWB isn't ideal but has been doing a decent job there. The challenge will be matching up Fulhams midfield who dominated us last time with the 3 in there. Have BJ and Huddlestone got the legs for it?

Tough call, whichever formation we go with it's still going to take top performances from players all over the pitch to pull it off. 

If we went Weimann at LWB would allow us with one shout from the touch line switch back to 4-2-3-1.

With Olsson possibly out, probably the best shout as Pearce coming in will need subs to change.

[Millenniumram]

3 at the back for me, we look much more suited that way and it gets the best out of Lawrence and Jerome. Hopefully anyas back and we’ll have an actual wingback

[Dimmu]

4-2-3-1.

Have to be, otherwise can't control their biggest attacking threat, fullbacks.

[B4ev6is]

Stay with same formation.

[RamLad1884]

2 hours ago, Dimmu said:

4-2-3-1.

Have to be, otherwise can't control their biggest attacking threat, fullbacks.

Playing 5/3 is suited to defending against fullbacks though? Means someone like sessengon has to get though Lawrence, the 2 midfielders, wisdom and all else fails one of the CB's. Otherwise he's pretty much one on one with Wisdom all game 

[S8TY]

for me with Ollson injured

                                                 Carson

                      Keogh                 Davies          Forsyth

Wisdom                    Hudds               Johnson          Weimann

                                          Lawrence       Vydra

                                                     Jerome

 

I think Weimann has done really well in the new formation and can get up and down and is also a threat going forward

I really beleive if we go back to 4231 it will be a mistake and the players are looking happier in the new formation

[ram1964]

5 hours ago, B4ev6is said:

Stay with same formation.

Agree let's play are own game and go for it,let's give Fulham some thing to worry about in the 2 nd leg. Just need to ensure they don't control the midfield resulting us in to playing hoof ball.Distinct advantage that Fulham won't have much of a clue how we will be set up for this game. Let's hope we are not jinxed by being in tv. Good luck lads let's have a real go at an unlike the shovelling performance we last put in at home to Hull. Believe in yourselves and have confidence ,we can beat Fulham and give them problems at craven cottage.