We are only making up the numbers in Europe and we are not very competitive in England either. So any feelings that there's a trade-off between doing well in England and doing well in Europe should go out the window.

I think most teams are not playing 4-4-2 in England now. What is noticeable is that top teams (Man Utd, Chelsea and, now, Man City) seem very comfortable in switching between systems to counter opponents. I don't think we have ever set out to do that.

So I think the issue is - should we have a set system at all or should we be looking to switch between 4-4-1-1/4-3-3/4-5-1 etc. depending on the opponent and the players we have available.

I suspect most on here will be fully in favour of 'ditching' the 4-3-3 but what they actually want is a change of playing style. By the simple action of switching to 4-4-1-1, we are not necessarily going to change the painfully indirect approach. But I am still of the opinion that forcing every little change possible is likely to eventually have an impact on the pitch.

I can forgive trying something different and failing, but I can't forgive keeping a failed approach.