Rockford's Love Child
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- Jason Koumas / John Morrissey
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- John King
Another tough game for Rovers, against a side tipped to challenge for the playoffs. Burton probably are not quite in the same class as Peterborough, but still have recent Championship experience and some familiar names in their squad, such as Brayford, O'Toole and our own Lucas Akins. They come to Prenton Park unbeaten in seven games and are yet to lose away from home.
I think we will stick with the 352 formation and the same personnel as Tuesday. After the Rotherham draw, we stuck with five at the back against Gillingham and the formation was ineffective, but I think Burton will be close in style to Peterborough, coming to Prenton Park to play football and attack us, and hopefully the system will work this time. We desperately need to pick up a home victory ahead of very tough trips to Ipswich, Coventry and Sunderland, but we will have to play very well to get three points. I am not sure it is possible for us to match the intensity of Tuesday night's performance, but we have to get close to the workrate we showed against Posh and move the ball as smoothly and rapidly.
Prediction: I think we will take something from the game, watched by a crowd of 6,000 - 6,500, with 300 or so from Staffordshire.
I think we will stick with the 352 formation and the same personnel as Tuesday. After the Rotherham draw, we stuck with five at the back against Gillingham and the formation was ineffective, but I think Burton will be close in style to Peterborough, coming to Prenton Park to play football and attack us, and hopefully the system will work this time. We desperately need to pick up a home victory ahead of very tough trips to Ipswich, Coventry and Sunderland, but we will have to play very well to get three points. I am not sure it is possible for us to match the intensity of Tuesday night's performance, but we have to get close to the workrate we showed against Posh and move the ball as smoothly and rapidly.
Prediction: I think we will take something from the game, watched by a crowd of 6,000 - 6,500, with 300 or so from Staffordshire.
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