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Stick or twist-Team for Derby (Home)



The Tactician

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Feb 18, 2013
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Decent performance and result last night with a few changes to freshen up the team after the two losses, on that basis to we stick with largely the same team, or more rotation? Is there a place for Murphy? Will Forren be in the squad?

My reckoning:

Stockdale
Bruno
Hünemeier
Dunk
Roseinor
Knockaert
Stephens
Kayal
March
Baldock
Hemed

Subs: Murray, Murphy, Skalak, Norwood, Sidwell, Tomori, Walton
 

GT49er

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Feb 1, 2009
46,377
Gloucester
Stick (that includes Skalak, not as per the OP's team).

Maybe - just maybe - Murray for Hemed, because GM seems to be a bit of a homer as far as goal-scoring is concerned. New Norwegian on the bench?
 

Uh_huh_him

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Sep 28, 2011
10,584
Personally I would bring in March for Knocky, not Skalak. I think he needs a rest.
I don't think CH will though.
 


Machiavelli

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Oct 11, 2013
16,523
Fiveways
---------------------- Stockdale --------------------
Bruno --- Hunemeier ---- Dunk --- Rosenior
Knockaert -- Sidwell -- Stephens -- Murphy
-------------- Murray ----- Baldock --------------

Subs: Walton, Tomori, Kayal, Norwood, March, Skalak, Hemed

Murray has earned the right to start at home, and I also think that the recent form of Murphy and Sidwell is such that they deserve starts. It's March that needs to prove that he's a consistent player, which he hasn't really done since his return from injury. If CH thinks he will be able to turn it on for 90 minutes then he should start, but he did indicate in a recent interview of his reluctance to start both March and Knockaert.
This'll be our third game in seven days, so rotating the squad is the best idea. No chance of doing this for the back five, but the front six need resting and rotation as we're in, or at least approaching, squeaky bum time.
 

aolstudios

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Nov 30, 2011
4,388
brighton
---------------------- Stockdale --------------------
Bruno --- Hunemeier ---- Dunk --- Rosenior
Knockaert -- Sidwell -- Stephens -- Murphy
-------------- Murray ----- Baldock --------------

Subs: Walton, Tomori, Kayal, Norwood, March, Skalak, Hemed

Murray has earned the right to start at home, and I also think that the recent form of Murphy and Sidwell is such that they deserve starts. It's March that needs to prove that he's a consistent player, which he hasn't really done since his return from injury. If CH thinks he will be able to turn it on for 90 minutes then he should start, but he did indicate in a recent interview of his reluctance to start both March and Knockaert.
This'll be our third game in seven days, so rotating the squad is the best idea. No chance of doing this for the back five, but the front six need resting and rotation as we're in, or at least approaching, squeaky bum time.

Spot on.
Team & comments
 


One Teddy Maybank

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NSC Licker Extraordinaire
Aug 4, 2006
21,441
Worthing
---------------------- Stockdale --------------------
Bruno --- Hunemeier ---- Dunk --- Rosenior
Knockaert -- Sidwell -- Stephens -- Murphy
-------------- Murray ----- Baldock --------------

Subs: Walton, Tomori, Kayal, Norwood, March, Skalak, Hemed

Murray has earned the right to start at home, and I also think that the recent form of Murphy and Sidwell is such that they deserve starts. It's March that needs to prove that he's a consistent player, which he hasn't really done since his return from injury. If CH thinks he will be able to turn it on for 90 minutes then he should start, but he did indicate in a recent interview of his reluctance to start both March and Knockaert.
This'll be our third game in seven days, so rotating the squad is the best idea. No chance of doing this for the back five, but the front six need resting and rotation as we're in, or at least approaching, squeaky bum time.


Thought Murray was poor last time out vs Newcastle. Would agree with rest though and play Hemed
 

Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster
Jul 5, 2003
72,015
I would certainly start with Kayal, he needs to get up to full speed for the run in and a fully firing Kayal alongside Stephens brings more to the team than the also excellent Sidwell imo. We need a solid midfield against Derby, especially if that little shit Hughes plays.
 


Petee

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Nov 22, 2010
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Brighton
Don't want to see Murray start ahead of hemed for the foreseeable. Yes he's top scorer but hasn't been good since signing permanently and Tomer is in form
 


saafend_seagull

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Jul 5, 2003
13,880
BN1
Definitely kayal and Stephens in the middle he will be at his best with a run in the side (like what sidwell needed).

Our centre mids also need to start scoring.

I'd just swap skalak for Murphy, do not need his set pieces at home and maybe Murray for hemed.

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