Baker out for Yorkshire games

Confirmation that Matt Baker won't play for Wales in Bradford. Thought Matty Jones might allow him to play in the Bradford game (Harrogate obviously not), but common sense suggest Wales U21's progressing through the play-offs and possibly qualifying for a major tournament takes precedence.

So a few days to discuss the changes Jardim could make.

Obviously the simplest is Brennan in for Baker. Job done. If not Brennan then Sanca could come in, but he looked uneasy when playing as a RCB in both the Port Vale game and v Cheltenham in the BSM Trophy. Other options could be to move Cam Evans inside and find someone to play as a right back. Keiron Evans did that against Swindon, which wasn't a great success but that doesn't mean that history would repeat itself. Josh Seberry would be an obvious other option for right back, but may not last the full 90 minutes due to lack of match fitness, so an option for later in the game would need to be considered. I think Brennan for Baker is the more likely option.

I wonder whether Jardim may spring a surprise and change formation again. Could he go back to 3 CB's and two wing-backs? That would open up the possibility to keep Cam Evans on the right with Brennan, Jameson and Sanca (in that order) inside him and Glennon as LWB. I think if they go for that then Sanca in a familiar LCB role would be wise and Brennan would be playing RCB anyway if he's selected. It would leave Seberry as the only CB cover on the bench, but may be a more pragmatic formation to take an away point. It would also surprise Bradford, as I'm sure they'll be preparing for something similar to the 4-2-3-1/4-3-2-1 formations used on Tuesday. It may depend on how much confidence Jardim has in Sanca recovering from a couple of dodgy moments in previous games, which I'm sure he can. I wouldn't rule out a change to 5 at the back, but the additional defender has had a tendency to draw the midfield backwards to defend the goal and destroy any attacking threat. A 5-4-1 could work, because with wing-backs coming into the midfield, the 'wingers' could push up-field and create opportunities for Hudlin/CBR, but I suspect no-one will be close enough to Hudlin/CBR to prosper from the 'second ball'. The other option would be a 5-3-2, with Kamwa or Spellman playing as a 'support' striker. Perhaps 5-3-2 could favour Jephcott, who isn't the big physical forward County have been playing to so far this season, but has enough nous to be where the ball is likely to be laid off. God knows he needs to score and opportunities to play are looking scarcer now Hudlin has adapted to how County play...

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