Rough players in the middle of the park

[thefamilyvontrapp]

....... i’ve been saying this all season, we lack a couple of rough midfielders in the middle of the park to do the dirty side of the game .....
We seem to only have a ‘plan A’ which is try to play pretty football, sometimes you have to get into these opposition players faces and play a bit more of a tough game.

Until Mr Flitcroft gets a couple of decent midfield attacking aggressive players we’re going to get turned over by poorer sides!!!

‘plan B’ needed!!

[Stoney]

Bishop and Tomlinson. We already have them

[bobbystagsfan]

Mellis needs to be dropped for Tomlinson, he's been a passenger for ages and Bishop is left to marshalling the midfield all by himself.

[Hjeldefan]

Mellis needs to be dropped for Tomlinson, he's been a passenger for ages and Bishop is left to marshalling the midfield all by himself.

Glad someone notices how poor Mellis is. A creative midfielder who never gets assists and rarely scores.

[bobbystagsfan]

Mellis needs to be dropped for Tomlinson, he's been a passenger for ages and Bishop is left to marshalling the midfield all by himself.

Glad someone notices how poor Mellis is. A creative midfielder who never gets assists and rarely scores.

He was great at the start of the season, but the midfield looks completely unbalanced now. Mellis summed up today how he has been recently when he had all the time in the world to shoot and slipped straight on his arse.

[Sneag]

Mellis needs to be dropped for Tomlinson, he's been a passenger for ages and Bishop is left to marshalling the midfield all by himself.

Glad someone notices how poor Mellis is. A creative midfielder who never gets assists and rarely scores.

He was great at the start of the season, but the midfield looks completely unbalanced now. Mellis summed up today how he has been recently when he had all the time in the world to shoot and slipped straight on his arse.

I'm surprised more players don't slip the amount of water they put on the pitch.

[I am Spartacus]

Family Von Trapp, why don’t you get some of the women you have been ‘wooing’ from Plenty of Fish to play in the midfield. Judging by those photos you show me they are the roughest looking things around!

[oldweststander]

Mellis has lost it and has been poor since Jenuary, mind you, so have a few others.

On recent performances CJ wouldn't attract attention from any Football League side.

[ParisStag]

Mellis was our best player for about 5 games in a row until Grant came in. He's so much better with a free role in attacking midfield and with Bishop plus another grafter behind him. Get Tomlinson in pronto for Grant and set Mellis free again.

[EdwinstoweStag]

This ain't gonna be popular, but we have to drop Grant. For all his talent, his commitment is lacking, resulting in a poor contribution. I have never really rated Mellis but, to fair to him, his game is marred by having Grant alongside.

Tomlinson definitely deserves a place I. The starting eleven.

Tyler Walker looks like his heart ain’t in it. Big question mark over Ajosie and CJ went missing for most of the game (again).

[Parkinsons Perm]

Mellis was our best player for about 5 games in a row until Grant came in. He's so much better with a free role in attacking midfield and with Bishop plus another grafter behind him. Get Tomlinson in pronto for Grant and set Mellis free again.

Totally agree, for the first time ever

[garlic]

The team is totally unbalanced as we have no-one who can play wide right. CJ must come onto the pitch wondering where he is going to start and finish, no wonder his form has dipped. And of course we have three number 10`s, excellent players but two are being played when one is required, so Bishop and Tomlinson in the centre, give CJ a rest and have Khan wide left, but who can play wide right is the real problem as Macca, Mellis and Grant all drift inside. Problem solving time for the manager.

[Dave Wayne]

This ain't gonna be popular, but we have to drop Grant. For all his talent, his commitment is lacking, resulting in a poor contribution. I have never really rated Mellis but, to fair to him, his game is marred by having Grant alongside.

Tomlinson definitely deserves a place I. The starting eleven.

Tyler Walker looks like his heart ain’t in it. Big question mark over Ajosie and CJ went missing for most of the game (again).

Best move of the whole game was the perfectly weighted pass by Grant, and a superb cross by Walker which unfortunately was not finished by Ajose.
Grant is the most creative player we have got, Walker is our leading scorer, and Ajose is a quality player lacking in confidence and match fitness. Suggesting dropping all 3 is ridiculous and suicidal.
How anyone can suggest Walker's heart isn't in it is beyond me. Have you not noticed the effort he is putting in helping put in defence ?

[Tippy Tappy Football]

Mellis was our best player for about 5 games in a row until Grant came in. He's so much better with a free role in attacking midfield and with Bishop plus another grafter behind him. Get Tomlinson in pronto for Grant and set Mellis free again.

I said we should have done this against Notts County and Port Vale and at half time today. Drop Jorge Grant and play Jacob Mellis in the hole where he can do some damage with his passing and be free from defensive duties. We have not had the same balance in midfield since Jorge Grant arrived. We've changed the shape of our side to suit him but he has unfortunately not delivered the goods.

[Tippy Tappy Football]

Paul Green ran the show for Crewe in midfield today at the age of 35. It was a great battle between him and Neal Bishop.

[pemill]

Mellis needs to be dropped for Tomlinson, he's been a passenger for ages and Bishop is left to marshalling the midfield all by himself.

Glad someone notices how poor Mellis is. A creative midfielder who never gets assists and rarely scores.

That might be the case at the moment but it was very noticeable on the CJ's 24th Birthday goals thread how many times Mellis assisted CJ. I agree with the majority on here, it isn't working with both him and Grant in midfield, DF has to sacrifice one and bring in Tomlinson to win the battle

[PEAR CIDER]

People are missing the biggest factor of all

Hayden white is integral to the way we play. Its because of him we have lost the shape and balance

[EdwinstoweStag]

Mellis needs to be dropped for Tomlinson, he's been a passenger for ages and Bishop is left to marshalling the midfield all by himself.

Glad someone notices how poor Mellis is. A creative midfielder who never gets assists and rarely scores.

That might be the case at the moment but it was very noticeable on the CJ's 24th Birthday goals thread how many times Mellis assisted CJ. I agree with the majority on here, it isn't working with both him and Grant in midfield, DF has to sacrifice one and bring in Tomlinson to win the battle

Absolutely. I’m not Mellis’s biggest fan, but he was performing quite well before Grant was imposed alongside him.

[spstag]

What about grant wide right
Drop CJ - Mellis
Grant wide right- middle 3 of Bishop Tomlinson macdonald-benning wife left front two of ajose and Walker ... that’s if we stick with Preston Pearce and sweeney at the back

[Tippy Tappy Football]

Drop Jorge Grant and play Jacob Mellis further forward (W7 D6 L2 - pre Jorge Grant, W6 D3 L4 - post Jorge Grant). Bring back Will Tomlinson (W2 L1) to play with Neal Bishop in the centre.

[garlic]

Drop Jorge Grant and play Jacob Mellis further forward (W7 D6 L2 - pre Jorge Grant, W6 D3 L4 - post Jorge Grant). Bring back Will Tomlinson (W2 L1) to play with Neal Bishop in the centre.

So who plays wide right, the position has been vacant since Hayden`s injury.

[Tippy Tappy Football]

So who plays wide right, the position has been vacant since Hayden`s injury.

I'd play Gethin Jones there as that is why we signed him. He played well at Crawley and was a bit unlucky to come off at half time against Crewe. He was playing reasonably well. Most of Crewe's threat was coming down their right when Paul Green was running off our midfield players and getting into the box. It nearly resulted in a goal.

[victor A block]

Grant still creates much more then Mellis for me. I'd change to

Smith

Benning Pearce Preston Sweeney

Grant Tomlinson Bishop Hamilton

Walker Ajose

Tomlinson and Bishop should win the central midfield battle and free the other 2 up . Means going back to a flat back four but should give us more up front.

[Sneag]

Grant still creates much more then Mellis for me. I'd change to

Smith

Benning Pearce Preston Sweeney

Grant Tomlinson Bishop Hamilton

Walker Ajose

Tomlinson and Bishop should win the central midfield battle and free the other 2 up . Means going back to a flat back four but should give us more up front.

Left footed centre back at right back? Or left footed left back at right back? I can't decide which way up to hold the phone.

[oldweststander]

Victor

Way wide of any logic, your side lacks midfield creativity.

Either Mellis or Grant have to be in there where they can do damage, Grant has been quoted as saying he doesn't like playing wide these days. Personally, I think he reckons he is better than he is.

Leave Gant on the bench and play Mellis, usual formation, three at back, four across the middle with Mellis slightly forward and Tomlinson alongside Bishop.

We need fighters and grafters now.