Honestly, I don't know the answer. I was going to say he will never be a wing back but then I look at someone like Lamptey at Brighton and I wonder whether he could do that job. I have never seen him play centrally. I know his pace would frighten a lot of central defenders. My feeling is that to get him in we would have to play 451 or 442 but I am not 100% certain.

Good question Henson. I'd agree with smiler that we'd probably have to play him wide right in a 451 or 442, not that I think we'll play 442 very often in this division, unless we're chasing a game. If we're going to stick with 352 he could possibly be the answer to the pacey striker question, or possibly play in a free role behind the centre forward where he's just allowed to get the ball and run where he wants and cause problems that way, but I'd be surprised to see Warne go for that option.

As good as he is, I think he's got a lot better in fans minds since he's been injured. He's not really proven at Championship level and we shouldn't pin all our hopes on him getting back to fitness.

You haven't got a clue. Ogbene he can play on either wing. He's definitely not a striker or a goalscorer.

-- Edited by gwru on Tuesday 22nd of December 2020 11:38:48 PM

352 has been the formation which has seen us look more likely to pick up points, so I look at this issue from the perspective of how we fit Ogbene into 352 rather than what other formation we should adopt to accommodate him. My recollection is that Chieo performed his defensive duties really well and he's not totally dissimilar to Olosunde - the difference would be an emphasis on attack rather than defence. This would be my preferred role for him. Playing him as the pacey attacker alongside Smudge would be a new venture which would probably take some time to work out. However, it's not beyond question and it would be good to have options to keep the opposition on their toes.

BTW, love the TTR rule - it could brighten up an otherwise depressing season!

The question is how much pace will Ogbene have retained after this really serious injury.

Into the new year we are potentially going to have plenty of wingers available who just won’t fit into the current system. The squad for me was never built for 3-5-2. I can see us going back to 4-5-1.