Neil Redfearn feels that Leeds United have not got their attacking balance right by playing a 4-2-3-1 formation and pointed to the three behind the one striker Brentford used to deploy as the perfect mix to aim for.
Whites head coach Garry Monk is at present sticking with the 4-2-3-1 formation, using New Zealand international Chris Wood as the target man, with three in behind: Pablo Hernandez played as a number 10 against Wigan on Tuesday, while Kemar Roofe and Hadi Sacko were alongside him to form the three.
Redfearn believes that with two wingers being played in the three, playing one man up top in the shape of Wood makes little sense. Indeed, the former Leeds head coach argues that if Monk wants to play two wingers, he should play two strikers for the pair to aim for.
And as such, Redfearn feels Leeds are lacking balance in the final third of the pitch; the Whites have averaged just a goal a game over their last six Championship matches.
"If you're going to play with wingers you can't play with one up front", Redfearn explained on Radio Yorkshire.
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"You are better playing with three attacking midfield players along there that can play between the lines, operate wide, but also get at people [if you play one striker].
"If you look at Brentford they had it spot on when they had [Stuart] Dallas, [Alex] Pritchard and Jota", the former Leeds boss continued.
"That was as good a three as you're going to get because they could deal with it wide, but they'd got more game craft than that because they weren't out and out wide.
"What's happened is Leeds have gone from 4-4-2 to 4-2-3-1. Now the three requires something a little bit different – that's my point."
Currently Stuart Dallas is out injured for Leeds, while Monk has deployed Alex Mowatt on the left flank when handing him game time, rather than in his natural number 10 position.
It remains to be seen how the Whites will set up away at Wolves on Saturday afternoon.
