Peterborough United are now committed to a policy of all-out attack as Doncaster Rovers prepare for London Road trip
Peterborough United boss Luke Williams appears to have decided all-out attack is the way forward for his team.
Posh are the lowest goal-scorers in League One with a meagre four in their opening six matches. They have scored freely in the Carabao Cup though with eight goals in their last two ties, including three in a harem-scarem clash with Barnsley on Tuesday.
It’s that contest that seems to have persuaded Williams to select ultra-aggressive positive teams going forward, even though Posh conceded a whopping 28 shots on goal in 90 minutes.
Strikers Harry Leonard and Danny Ormerod are likely to join forces from the start again when bottom club Doncaster Rovers visit London Road on Saturday (3pm kick off). Williams may tinker elsewhere to find more midfield and defensive protection, but all-out attack is the aim.
There is a chance right-back and captain Carl Johnston could return to the starting XI which would be a boost with James Dornelly currently on the sidelines. Johnston has trained in the last couple of days.
"Our group is much better suited to go all out attack,” Williams said in an interview broadcast on the Posh Plus service. “We have to play the way that suits the majority of our players and if we believe we can outscore the opposition we won’t have to worry too much about keeping the opposition at bay.
“We carry so much threat in our side we should never feel that we are out of a game. We have a threat up front, out wide and in midfield. We should always be looking to attack, attack, attack and maintain that as part of our identity.
"From the moment I got here I’ve said the same thing, that is to maximise what the group has. Obviously huge challenges come with that. Last season JJ Morgan played as a striker with Harry before I got here, but we altered that to suit JJ’s skills as a slightly deeper forward.
“The current group is different. It is suited to go all out attack. We should embrace the risk involved and go full throttle forward.
"We are looking forward to being back in front of our own supporters against a Doncaster side that have brought in some good players over the summer. I think they will feel, like ourselves, that their performances deserve more points than they have achieved. I don’t think they will be bottom of the table for long.
"Grant McCann was a brilliant player and is a brilliant manager, but the data showing how much running and effort my players put in against Barnsley was very encouraging for us.”