Time to be up front about Posh strikers

It's a problem which Posh manager Grant McCann is yet to solve.

Just what is the best strike partnership as the club head: towards the fmal furlong it the race for the League On play-off places? McCann started a gam for the first time with goo mates Lee Angol and Junior Morias up top in the 2-1w' over Shrewsbury at the ABA) Stadium on Tuesday. There were flashes o1 promise from two player who scored 4o goals between them when starring in Bore ham Wood's promotion from the National South-Division to gether a couple of seasons ago But neither scored despite Posh dominating possession against a team who never looked that solid defensively. Angol/Moriaswas them ?ermutation of a front two Mc Cann has tried this season He's mixed and matched Pau Taylor, Tom Nichols, Shaquil Coulthirst and Craig Mackail Smith as well as Tuesday's pr ferred starters. In other games McCan aas played with a sole striker Taylor and Coulthirs started up front together o the opening day of the seaso at Rochdale, but that partner ship was tried just three time in total. Nichols and Coulthirst i the most-used partnershi this season. They started games and scored five goal between them while on th ?itch together. Taylor and Nichols ha been the most successful pair ing with seven goals betwee them in 3.43 starts together. McCann, speaking afte the 2-1 League One win ove Shrewsbury. said: "Lee an Junior know each other well. "They did well together at Boreham Wood and they are great friends. With the system I was go-ing to use, they seemed the best fit.And they did okay." Nichols is the club's top scorer this season with io goals (seven in League One), but midfielders Gwion Ed-wards (nine, seven in League One) and Marcus Maddison (seven, all in League One) are next in the charts. McCann employed a 4-4-2 formation for the Shrewsbury match. Marcus Maddison and Gwion Edwards started the game outwide, with Taylor re-placing Maddison at half-time and creating both Posh goals with fine crosses. In the last away match, a 3-owin at Port Vale, Mackail-Smith was deployed furthest forward with Nichols and Maddison offering him the most advanced support.