PAUL Hurst believes his Grimsby Town players could "quite easily" adapt to a 4-3-3 formation this campaign.
The Mariners boss and then joint manager Rob Scott experimented with the system last summer and in the early part of the season.
However, a lack of goals saw that ditched in favour of the tried and trusted 4-4-2.
Eager to give his side more options ahead of the new season, Hurst looked at a 'diamond' formation at Matlock on Friday evening, and says there will be further experimentation over the coming weeks.
"I think the 4-3-3 formation is something we could come back to," he said.
"The big thing for me is the centre-forward, and in Lenell John-Lewis I don't think you get much better as a sole striker. So it's certainly an option for us.
"Last year I thought we played it quite well until the last little bit, and we weren't scoring goals early season with that formation.
"That said, it is often a more patient way of playing.
"There's pros and cons to everything but I certainly feel we could adopt that quite easily with the players that I've got in the squad now."
