Well I can see what we are trying to do. It's clear that we are going to just try and contain Derby for the first 45/60 minutes, and hope that they don't score, and then in the 2nd half we can bring on the likes of Redmond and Wes to give us a massive attacking edge particularly on the counter attack. However, there is one fundamental flaw with this sort of system, which was proven many many times under Hughton, which is that the opposition inevitably do score and the impetus is then with us to go and get a goal, and whist we're trying they hit us on the counter and make it 2. Which is exactly what I think will happen today.
It's hard to see what more Nathan Redmond can do to get a start. He comes off the bench at half time, and just the fact that the change in formation because of his appearance gives us more width and it instantly pays off. He also then goes and gets a goal for the first time in about 18 months, and is then named Man of the Match after the game. I have to say I am pretty disappointed with this selection, which I imagine a lot of Norwich fans are.
If it works then fair play to Adams, but the fact is in the last 2 games we've used it although we have looked a little bit more solid defensively, the first game was a team in 23rd in the table, clearly low on confidence, and even then they managed to get in behind us now and then. Against a better team we would've lost, and Derby are a considerably better team. Against Huddersfield at home, they were down to 10 men and yet they still caused us one or two problems on the counter attack, and actually were probably the better team up until the sending off.
