Sammie Szmodics

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Up front with Ferguson. 3 at the back. 5 across Mf with Ogbennie wide right
3 at the back doesn't work when you play the likes of Coleman and Brady as your wingbacks. 

We build our team around the 3 at the back, this is why we're failing. Time to branch into a more conservative formation. 4-2-3-1 would suit our players down to the ground and allow Sammie to play in his best position.

Fully agree

We should play our centre backs as full backs in my view like Man City and let our wide players carry the threat and our 4 defenders defend and come narrow if they have to.  

I would have a back four of OShea Scales Collins Omabamidele. And try O Brien there too if scales is out.  Protect it with Cullen and Molumby/Smallbone and have a front four of Johnston Szmodics Ogbene and Ferguson against weaker sides and against
Good team drop Johnston for Knight.

Yes I was thinking this too. We've 4 or 5 good centre backs but no good left back, so one could play there. 
I also think Ogbene is better in the attacking third of the field and not as good in the wing back role. 

City have very technical and mobile CBs playing at FB. And it's mainly a back three anyway. It depends on the phase of play. 

They also have Rodri and Stones/Kovacic receiving the ball from the defence compared to Cullen/Smallbone/Molumby.

Ake and Akanji can cover large spaces and are duel specialists. 

You can say that about every formation that there is a team out
There that’s better than us playing it.  It doesn’t mean we have to copy city’s style.  

We don’t have the players that Ajax had at
Their prime or Contes Italy or Chelsea but are playing 3 4 3 

Our full backs are crap and our centre backs are good.  Play 4 centre backs 2 who are very mobile and keep it tight at the back.  Allows you to get the attacking players on In front 4.  