Peterborough United to pick a playing formation and stick with it and the return of the captain will be a massive help
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MacAnthony made his comments on his popular ‘Hard Truth’ podcast after a discussion with first-team manager Darren Ferguson.
They believe the return of skipper and centre-back Mark Beevers will be key to a possible surge up the Championship table.
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“I think we have used four different formations in our 11 matches which is too many and a point our manager made to me first,” MacAnthony stated. “It’s not a criticism of the manager either as injuries haven’t helped him, but in the previous 20 months we played three at the back about 90% of the time and we had a high win percentage with it.
“It’s time now to plant a flag in the sand and say we are going with a certain formation for the next 10 games.
“It will help getting Mark Beevers back as he gives us balance at the back being left-footed as well as giving us plenty of experience.
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Hide Ad“I’m not panicking and I’m not shouting and screaming, but I look at the data and it tells me how small the margins are between success and failure. An extra 7-8% in our favour could mean an extra eight points.