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Arguable, but not worth the point as ideally 4-4-2 can quickly transform to 4-3-3 especially in the counter-attack. No point having four in the counter attack as the extra man can slow the attack down. Two banks of four are quite good at defending. What Derby were dangerous at was the ball...

Perhaps,not like Suarez, more like Peter Ward. Only notional comparisons. Maybe Macca is more fluid comparison. He certainly runs around a lot. Ulloa is more like Michael Robinson of old who scored freely in the top flight. Close control not his strong point, but he could manage it sometimes...

Fashion is for a main striker and a second striker that sometimes has to go deep. With just the one wide player and an overlapping full back. I still think the basic shape of most teams is 4-4-2 or 4-3-3. Derby under Clough was 4-3-3 and under McClaren was 4-4-2. I much prefer 4-3-3 but in...

Despite the result, I think Derby are over-rated*. I think the Albion defence is zonal and the other side are allowed to run with the ball. Derby have a man-to-man defence which means that are pass to feet does not work so much but a pass into space should work, if we had someone to pass into...