...I do tend to agree on this though. Our rigid 3-5-2 direct tactic is no longer a surprise to anyone. We also can't outmuscle everyone like we did fairly well last season as the like of Hearts, Livi and Aberdeen to an extent have all beefed up a bit in size/strength and everyone is wise to our play. So, 4-4-2 or a variant thereof seems like decent option for me. Tait bring the best out of Cadden when together on the right and Frear, for all his criticism, is best as an out and out left midfielder (not a wing back, not sitting behind strikers etc.). I'd be tempted to give this a try...with left back being the only problem position that I'm not really comfortable with.
Carson
Tait Hartley Aldred ATS
Cadden Campbell Bigi Frear
Johnson Bowman