His hold up play was quite good in the ffa cup with a very physical opponent but granted npl opposition.Agreed. Ben looks lost at the pointy end. Boogs & NTS were just lapping up all those long balls last Friday night. Not sure Ilso is the answer either though. His hold up play hasn't been exactly stellar. He tends to turn and run down blind alleys too much.That would be my plan also, i dont understand kurzs reasoning for putting halloran in the middle when its unlikely our midfield will put any through balls in for halloran where as Ilso can play with his back to goals.I think Kurz will probably use the same starting 11 as for Newcastle.
Personally i'd consider Konsta into midfield, ilso to striker and Halloran onto the wing. That would be very harsh on Strain, but I think he would be the perfect utility off the bench - at fullback where he'd still be effective in attack, attacking midfield if we needed a change up, or on the wing - he'd certainly make an impact.
We are very predictable without a big target upfront.
I'd give AP a crack - young, big and strong with plenty to prove. Won't happen though.
We just need a target upfront or the ball will bounce right back
