Was thinking about this at the game.
I was crying out for 2 up top, but now we've switched I can see wakeling looked far better but not yet seen the uplift in jephcott.
Is there something we aren't doing to unleash his potential? Is it simply not yet clicking with Rome not built in a day? Is it I'm missing the things that he does that enables wakeling? is his goals return just fine anyway.
I've no idea.
Feel like I have to put this these days: I'm not having a go at jephcott. I'm just slightly disappointed in his goal threat, rightly or wrongly
2 up top for jephcott should work but still not in the way we play. no play goes through him, he's not missing chances for example. between him and wakeling if you want someone on a one on one its jephcott all day.
Its the same every week and when we score from it its brilliant but when we struggle its awful. We only seem to play wide and over the top. Our midfield has zero control on any match.
If you freeze frame in any attacking play we have:
-darcy and khan wanting to receive the ball from the centre backs.
-our full backs on the touchline.
- gladwin (no idea why) wakeling and jeffcott all pushed up to the maximum sitting on the defenders.
our game plan is simple. width and if no wide option go over the top.
jeffcotts only route to goal through this is via a cross and he's being starved by and large.
if one of khan or darcy gets the ball then the other is against 2/3 centre mids from the opposition. play starts again and they go wide.