wellsince75

It’s odd that JKL hasn’t had more games - he started well and like you mention has all the attributes . i thought he and Moorman were both decent together . Goven our defensive challenges o had thought a back 3 might help but there’s been no sign of that id certainly be keen to see JKL on the starting 11

agree - I do think we need to flex formation and that is something that we did well last year without compromising what we were about. From modified to attack Ideally I'd want to find a way for Fadinger, Priestman Hodge, Said, Lowry to all play - rather than have a front 3 as is that doesn't quite work. Thankfully I think we have some real quality in those 5 so hoping Alfred can figure it out - he seems a smart enough guy to do that.

For midfield 3 - I'd be tempted to go with Oscar, Fadinger and Hodge Pushing Lowry into attack with Said. Leaving a debate of with who else Seb, JT, Hendry ,RCC, Kanga , Thor This could add a fair amount of strength in midfield and attack.

For me this is where we may need to tweak the formation or alternatively swap Saids position with Lowry . said - in the role Slattery played Lowry - in the role just had I’m a fan of both players - the difference for me is Saids incredible strength , ability to win the ball and come from deep .

Not conceding was huge yesterday . Performance has trended in a bit of a ‘V’ shape - we started high - had a sharp decline and thankfully performances over last 2-3 games are on the increase . Don’t think we’re fully back to where we started - we’re still fragile . we need a positive run of playing well , keeping it tight over the next 2-3 games .

I thought we were much the better team and should have buried them in first half - well taken penalty . very happy to see Priestman back - he and fadinger play well together

I thought it odd before the game - he’s clearly an attack minded player but that meant we have a front line of 4 - doesn’t make sense to me - I much prefer him as sub to support longelo on left

We’ve got enough out there to convert a chance - whether it’s the forwards or longelo . key is momentum - obvious concern is not converting chances in first half

Think it's only Motherwell fans who feel that way . Personal view is would be significantly less risk if we have 3 at the back and pushed wingbacks up - for both him and Longelo . McGhee or JGR would also work for me at RB (at least test them)

Hendry when he came into the team held the ball reasonably well - i don’t believe he’s the answer as he seemed to be more interested in finding who to have a battle with - and never had a great goal record BUT He’s a bit like Curtis main - not a great goal scorer but has the ability and strength to bring others in (when fit !)

The big question for me is what level of man management does he need to get the best from him . He’s clearly got talent and when confidence is high has scored a lot , and some exceptional goals . but it seems that a lot of work is required to bring that out - JBA managed it well - but it shouldn’t always be up to the manager . suspect that’s why no one signed him and unless he hits form he really should be dropped - albeit not for Thor

I agree with this - I liked the style of the first few game - probably up to and including Dundee Utd Main concern is that this was a style the team had without any coaching. it may be coincidence that the longer he's had the further we've moved away from it - albeit the last couple of games have some signs of hope offensively.

Out of our front line it’s really only Said and JT that have shown they can add value and get some goals said more from coming deep but he played cf against Celtic and scored that header Seb so far hasn’t shown much - albeit works his socks off . His play and positioning hasn’t been brilliant Thor - although never had a run hasn’t impressed me ever - I don’t think he cuts the mustard Hendry - permacrock - i think he’s better than Seb if can stay fit bottom line - hendry back as sub will offer more than thor or Vogt

When you concede 2 goals per game - you get relegated. Under Alfred we've played 20 games in total. Scored 22 and conceded 40. I don't think all our play has been horrible , there have been some decent passages of play but we've been poor defensively. When you start shipping goals the basics are make yourself hard to beat, stop shipping goals. My fundamental concern is I''ve not seen anything to demonstrate we're tightening up in defence - Without changing our philosophy I'd expect us to keep the ball better but also do something different in defence -that could be simply bringing in JKL or McGhee or pivoting to 3 central defenders. Trying harder isn't the answer - adapting is and I don't hear or see that - therefore I can only expect us to ship 2 goals per game which leaves us in a precarious position.

Generally we played well - more gifts given . some of the tactics were bonkers - we were so u balanced it was a 4-2-4 for most of the second half

Unless Alfred can find a way to improve the defense - not only will he lose his job but we will end up relegated . it’s becoming obvious we need 3 goals to win any game and that’s simply not going to happen

Defensively this is a complete shit show - we threw that away

Well done Said

But apart from that …

We need JKL in defence - I don’t understand why he’s not first choice JGR misses so much in the air

A decent footballing team who are dreadful in both boxes

RCC in 65 mins

I’m feeling oddly confident - perhaps that second hand performance or perhaps a couple of weekday sherbets . that may change quickly depending on team selection

Without changing how we play now would be a decent time to move to a back 3 That would enable longelo and sparrow to push further up think this could help both our defensive and attacking shortcoming

I’d like to see us stronger down both flanks and give the opposition something to worry about Paulsen JK. JGR JKL Longelo Fadinger Prisetman/McGhee Hodge kanga Lowry Said That would rule out a centre forward - but overall more dangerous Altneratively - bolster the defence. Paulsen JGR JKL Mooreman JK. Longelo Fadinger Priestman kanga Lowry Said Appreciate some players could come in/out but would like to see us stretch teams down either side.