The post was put up when we were 1-0 down and I was fearing the worst. Just never se us achieving much playing 4-4-2. Just my own view guys n' gals ;-)
From what I've read I thought he was destined to mainly be back-up to Black as holding midfielder.Or possibly 3rd choice there when Hutton is match fit.
With Templeton injured we need to be playing to our strengths. No other wingers so play a midfield diamiond MacLeod holding, Black & Hutton/Crawford and McKay in behing TWO strikers. Jig & Shiels preferably
A more than adequate squad in my opinion. Alexander Gallagher Argyriou Cribari Faure Wallace Cole Perry Hegarty *A LB MacLeod Hutton Wiktorski Templeton Black MacKay Mitchell Crawford Naismith McCulloch Little Sandaza Shiels Kyle Hemmings
The one position we urgently need back up in is left back!! If Wallace gets injured / banned... Broadfoot, Cole, Perry, Hegarty, Little, Hutton... All adequate at RB.
The squad we have I would go either with a 4-3-1-2 or a 3-4-1-2. I honestly think wingers are very over-rated these days, unless you unearth an exceptional one. And then he's only exceptional for one season until the hatchet men cotton on. Much better to conquer using exceptional tactics, ie the diamond midfield against certain teams, 3-4-1-2 against others.
Being an old centre back, playing 3 at the back was great if you had 2 like-minded players with football brains. If they're just lug-heeds with 1.5 cells between them then it'll never work. A thinking footballer will always make 3-5-2 work. Or to be more precise, 3-5-2 or 3-4-1-2 if you have a Barrie McKay in the hole ;-)