Ahead of Saturday’s match away at Plymouth Argyle in the Second Round of The FA Cup, I asked the Vital Lincoln City members what three things they think The Imps need to do to go through.
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Here’s what Scotimp said:
1. Play the strongest team we can. Plymouth are a good side, especially at home, and will see a home tie as a great opportunity to reach the third round. Therefore we should expect them to field their strongest team, and we need to do likewise if we are serious about winning. The temptation to rotate will certainly be there because this is a cup match, but MA has already said that he likes cup runs and will be trying to win. A Lizards line-up will not be good enough for this one.
2. Set up to counter Plymouth’s three-at-the-back formation. They will be using the whole pitch and particularly the wings, which means we cannot afford to field two full-backs who are not actually full-backs. Therefore we must start with Melbourne/Roughan on the left and TJ on the right regardless of which players we use in other positions.
3. Play with pace. Michael Appleton was critical of Lincoln’s first-half performance at Swindon, saying it lacked pace. Plymouth have scored an impressive 31 goals this season, but have conceded a not-so-impressive 32. They have scored 22 at home, but they have also conceded 13; they have only two clean sheets from their 10 home games, so there should be opportunities to score. Plymouth’s attacking style of play means that they can leave themselves open at the back, which can be exploited by fielding quicker players. On that basis, I would expect to see both Anderson and Johnson start.
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