Roy Hodgson could go back to 4-3-3
Monday 26th September 2011, 9:29AM BST.
West Brom boss Roy Hodgson today hinted he might revive his 4-3-3 experiment despite admitting it backfired against Fulham.
The Hawthorns head coach abandoned the formation on Saturday, with a return to a 4-4-2 system coinciding with an improved second-half display.
But Hodgson still believes a three-man midfield could help him squeeze more of his talented midfielders into the team.
He said: “We tried it at Everton in the Carling Cup and thought it might be a good idea on Saturday, with Jerome Thomas and his pace down the wing.
“Peter Odemwingie’s quite good when he goes wide, too, and we thought it might suit us. I’ve also got some good quality central midfield players.
“Apart from the three who played on Saturday I also have Paul Scharner, Zoltan Gera and James Morrison, as well as George Thorne, who I thought was outstanding at Everton in the Carling Cup.
“But in the first-half our passing wasn’t good against Fulham on Saturday so it might have been a bad day to judge that particular formation.
“We were so much better in the second half that, had we shown that quality of passing in the first half, who knows? It might have caused them more problems.
“But there is work to be done if we’re to do that.”
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