John Sheridan 'knows what formation to use' at Notts County

Notts County manager John Sheridan has claimed that he is done with experimenting with two different formations in one game following his side's pre-season friendly defeat against Nottingham Forest.

More than 9,000 fans from both sides of the Trent attended the testimonial game for Magpies defender Mike Edwards as goals from Ben Osborn and Jamie Paterson came either side of an Alex Rodman strike.

Sheridan started the game with a 3-5-2 formation, but switched to a 4-1-3-2 after the break - he has used both systems over the course of pre-season, but says he has more or less cemented in his mind what he will use on the opening day at Yeovil Town on August 6.

"It was a good workout for us," he told the Nottingham Post.

"Obviously I don't like losing games. But we played against a good Championship side and I knew it would be a good test for us fitness wise.

"They made us chase around, but I was really pleased with some of the things we did.

"I played two systems and that's probably the last time I will be doing that.

"I've got to get my house in order, but I more or less know what I am going to be playing.

"They scored two deflected goals which was harsh and we were just getting back into the game when it went to 1-1.

"It was a good shift from the lads and I've seen lots of good things, but there are also little things that cost the team last season.

"Just little decisions, people running into wrong areas and that's something we have to iron out of our game."

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