'Brown: Recipe For Success' - a response

The pre-match article on the PNE website is a typical example of what is seen on the site every Friday before a match. Phil Brown talking about the teams 'improved' performances and the usual injury list and past meetings facts.

Here is the post for anyone who is just dying to see it. http://www.pnefc.net/page/NewsDetail/0,,10362~2542564,00.html

We attempt to give our readers a different match preview.
In regards to the game against Stevenage tomorrow, it is yet another must win match. The teams performances have not vastly improved over the recent weeks and the response to Neil Mellor's (@neilmellor33) tweet on Tuesday evening after the loss to Chesterfield, shows that the fans opinion has not improved either. Mellor tweeted...

Big blow to lose tonight. Always a lottery pens but we have turned corner and playing better stuff.results will follow #keepbelieving

Many fans replied bemused at Mellor and particularly his suggestion of 'playing better stuff'. Looking at the feedback from various tweets and posts fans are concerned about the rigidity of the team and recently their lack of creativity. Which has come as a surprise to many after the goal glut at the start of the season.

The truth is on paper (which is such a great but rather frustrating phrase) the team is full of attacking talent and ability. Brown does have options, but admittedly the loss of Iain  Hume is a significant blow to the team, as he is by far the most creative and influential player in the squad. Nevertheless, many fans have shown concern about the style of play that Brown is trying to implement on the team and its ineffectiveness.

One option which I have chosen to assess is nothing too drastic, as I do not feel the team is too far off starting to put a string of good results together. But it simply displays one of the many possibilities that Brown has open to him and that he may opt for, for the game against Stevenage tomorrow.

I have to say there are a number of things that I don't particularly like about this line-up. I am not completely comfortable with Parry playing at left back, as he is a much better attack minded player than defensive, also im not convinced by Morgan but he seems to be getting his chance at the moment from Brown in the centre back shake up.

Also if Hume is fit come three o'clock tomorrow he would walk into the starting eleven. But the key thing in this potential line up is the use of Coutts as a central midfielder and maybe even a playmaker. (An option which will be discussed in a later blog). As I feel and I have seen and heard from many other fans that he his wasted out wide.

It is not too dissimilar from some of Browns selections but with the two attack minded wingers, it is a more positive approach to take (particularly at home), than using the likes of Nicholson in a more rigid midfield. As for Danny Mayor he is clearly a confidence player and his inclusion can go either way, but I do think if managed correctly he does have something to offer the team.

Obviously this is just opinion, so please comment and add to the debate. Hope you enjoy the game tomorrow (for a change) and lets get behind the team.