In this week's Fan's View, Will Vince believes a return to the tried and tested 4-4-2 formation will yield the results Wycombe Wanderers need as they pursue League One football next season...

Having surpassed the season’s initial target of 55 points a week and a half ago, the last seven days has seen the Blues slip to two poor home defeats.

Many fans like myself could have been forgiven for thinking that the team would now take their foot off the gas but Gareth Ainsworth’s statement of intent this week has thankfully put that to bed.

Bar the second half performance against Newport County, Wanderers had produced three below par halves of football over the last couple of matches.

It wasn’t just the defeats it was the manner of the performances, which were hard to take. Despite the result against the Welsh side, there were certainly positives to be taken from a largely unfruitful afternoon for the Wanderers.

The return of talismanic striker Paul Hayes was undoubtedly one, as was the re-jigging of the formation to the 4-4-2 that favoured the side so well in the first part of the season.

In my opinion the departures of Paris Cowan-Hall and Josh Scowen in January should have signalled the end of the 4-3-3. The defensive cover Scowen offered provided the stability for the team’s progressive style of play, while Cowan-Hall offered such a great outlet with his pace and aerial ability.

Although Fred Onyedinma has fitted in nicely and provided goals, his all round play isn’t quite a match for the work Paris did for the team, though it’s very much early days for Fred.

Saturday saw Sam Wood return to the wide left berth that he was so effective in during the early part of the season. The majority of his nine assists so far this season came within the first few months and his move to a more central position of late I believe has coincided with Peter Murphy’s goal drought.

Although January passed without any new arrivals, the return of Paul Hayes is massive for Wycombe Wanderers. He nearly scored with his first touch on Saturday and his general leadership on the pitch is invaluable when considering the relative tender ages amongst the Wanderers ranks.

I believe that keeping Paul Hayes fit will be the key to how Wycombe will do in the end of season run-in, his intelligence and leadership has been sorely missed of late but now Gareth Ainsworth will be hoping his batteries are recharged for an assault on those promotion places.