SWINDON Town head coach Luke Williams believes there is more to their poor run of form than the formation and style of play after coming in for criticism.

Town trudged off from the County Ground last Saturday to a chorus of boos as the supporters made their feelings vocally clear.

Many have pointed the finger at Swindon’s insistence on playing out from the back and not deviating from a 3-5-2 formation no matter who the team is they face the coming Saturday or the personnel at Williams’ disposal.

However, the Town chief has defended his stance and believes that it is a lack of cutting edge up front and a mistake-prone defence that is the issue rather than the system he is asking his players to adhere to week-in-week-out.

“With regards to the formation, it is not the full story,” said Williams on a fans’ phone in on BBC Wiltshire, with his side recording an average of four shots on target each game so far.

“In terms of it not working, we have dominated the ball this season in every game and we have entered the opposition final third considerably more than they have entered our final third.

“You need to try to find patterns and look at it more in depth than it is not working, just change everything.

“If you are creating more chances than your opponent week-in-week-out, it is less to do with formation and style of play and more about the finishing touch and the final product.

“At this stage, it is probably too early for us to panic and try to change everything when there are patterns showing we are (doing well).

“We created 75 chances in four league games, which is double our opponents, so there are signs to show that we are able to dominate games of football and we are able to create chances.

“(It) is not everything, because winning is everything, but it is an indicator that you are on the right tracks.

“If we’re not creating any chances at all and we weren’t getting anywhere near the opposition’s goal then we have got no hope of winning.

“At the moment we have got lots of positives.”

When asked if he would consider changing things should Town still be in a precarious position in the league come Christmas, Williams replied: “Playing three at the back, four at the back, five at the back is irrelevant.

“If the goalkeeper could shoot and score, I would tell him to shoot and score.

“If he could hit the ball from one end of the pitch to the centre forward and guarantee we would get an attempt on goal, I would do it.

“We can try to play the ball long like our opponents but I doubt we will create the amount of chances that we do.”