I'm usually reluctant to blame formations but I do wonder if the 3/5 in midfield is causing a problem. It effectively means 1 man up front with no support. The Finns and Bulgarians had eyes and could see that Idah is still learning to shave. There was never any prospect of them any space in behind their defence for him to run in to. I suspect if we have played McGoldrick in his place they would have noticed he doesn't look likely to do them for pace, and they would have played a much higher line. In the absence of a midfielder in the mould of Liam Brady or Wes Hoolahan, which we simply don't have right now, we need to find a way to become more difficult to defend against.
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