Team vs Reading
Obviously the major thing for tomorrow will be whether Browne is fit and if he is whether to use him in the Pearson role or in the centre of the 3. But whether he is or isn't I can't see any merit in experimenting with the basic formation. The 4.4.2 at Norwich was an utter disaster and we simply have not used a wing-back formation under AN at all - the only alteration to the 4.2.3.1 formation that AN prefers that I would like to see us try at times might be to make it more of a 4.1.3.2 with two strikers upfront. As for tomorrow AN has plenty of things to decide - Clarke or Fisher at right-back, maybe a chance for Storey in central defence which is not impossible if we have Clarke's experience at right-back, maybe a chance for Earl at left-back, whether or not to start Barker, whether to use Robinson upfront or in the 3 to give Moult or Nmecha a start. I really have no idea what he will do. The main thing will be that we go out with a positive attitude and see where that gets us.
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We have once, away at Derby last season in August. Pearson was banned and we switched to a 3-4-3.
OK forgot that though it obviously did not do us much good.
That was 12 months ago and in the first half we actually played well particularly down the left hand side with B. Davies stepping up to support Cunningham and Robinson in the build up.
Without Pearson, a back 3 does make sense if you think about it, we’ll have to wait and see.
