Playing our expensive centre forward on the left side of midfield. That should see him score goals.
Why can't we play him up front as part of a 2 man partnership and actually give him some service?
Goals arent really the main problem with Grigg - he has scored 2 in 5 starts. That is despite injuries, awful service, playing in a team that hasnt played particularly well and on top of that he has moved to a new club (he hasnt had a real chance to form a partnership with Clayton) and he has also had the tribunal hanging over him (which may or may not have been weighing on his mind).
The thing that worries me about Grigg is that he has barely made any contribution to games, we havent really seen him have many shots, run at defenders, link up with his team mates, track back and do "donkey work" etc etc - the way he has failed really to "get into" games i think is more of a concern that his goal tally. He goals against Sheff Utd and his clever movement at Port Vale etc shows he is a good player (not to mention last season's goal tally) but we havent been able to get the real Will Grigg going yet. I believe once the team learns how to play to Grigg's strengths (ie not long balls to his head) the goals will follow.
Because Grigg has yet to really show what he is about (for the various reasons mentioned above) i would start with Farid - who has had injuries and limited football recently as well, but unlike Grigg, Farid has grabbed his chance at every opportunity.
So that is why i picked a forward line of Clayton (who i thought playd well against Orient depsite the odd silly flick here and there) and Farid. Our football isnt exactly flowing atm and i doubt confidence is sky high, so Farid's strengths may be easier for us play to instead of Grigg's.
I agree that Grigg on left wing isnt ideal but with Saville out and Forshaw proving on Monday that he is wasted on left wing, who would you pick to play left wing?
Playing Dave in the middle or Saunders/Fillo/Dallas on the wing is as "hit and miss" i believe as playing Grigg on the wing. At least with Grigg on the wing he stands a better chance of getting the ball at his feet and showing what he is capable of, he can always switch with Clayton or we can go 3 up top if we need to change things.
Essentially i think Farid deserves a start and i dont believe Saunders/Dallas/Fillo are anymore reliable than what Grigg could be out wide. I would also rather see Forshaw in the middle with Al Mc instead of Dave.
