[Albion] Starting line up swansea

perseus

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• Feb 21, 2018

• #221

PS: It seems that Locadia is meant to run around a lot and seems the best choice.

 

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scousefan

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• Feb 21, 2018

• #222

I think that there are two key questions

Can gross play in one of the deeper midfield roles in place of Propper or Stephens. If this was the case Locadia could play with Murray up front. Id say this option seems unlikely.

We must play Izquierdo who has been on fire. Can we play Izquierdo and Locadia together on the wings. Could one of them (Locadia) play right wing?

If neither is an option then I expect the usual starting line up with March on the right wing. Locadia could come on for Gross or Izquierdo and Ulloa for Murray

 

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HP Seagull

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• Feb 21, 2018

• #223

scousefan said:

I think that there are two key questions

Can gross play in one of the deeper midfield roles in place of Propper or Stephens. If this was the case Locadia could play with Murray up front. Id say this option seems unlikely.

We must play Izquierdo who has been on fire. Can we play Izquierdo and Locadia together on the wings. Could one of them (Locadia) play right wing?

If neither is an option then I expect the usual starting line up with March on the right wing. Locadia could come on for Gross or Izquierdo and Ulloa for Murray

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There is absolutely no way we can afford to put Stephens on the bench, for Gross or anybody else. He should be, and I imagine probably is, the first name on the team sheet, as demonstrated by our record with/without him over the last couple of years.

Did you notice the total lack of control we had on the second half on Saturday, after Stephens was replaced? That was no coincidence. Propper and Kayal are good players but don't perform the role for us that Stephens does.

 

Stat Brother

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• Feb 21, 2018

• #224

HP Seagull said:

as demonstrated by our record with/without him over the last couple of years. .

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That was then this is now.

We've not played without Stephens, in a better side against considerably better opposition.

Swapping Stephens for Gross is a little bit different to swapping him for Rohan Ince.
But even with that said, I do agree it's a stooopid idea.

 

Hugo Rune

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• Feb 21, 2018

• #225

perseus said:

PS: It seems that Locadia is meant to run around a lot and seems the best choice.

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He’ll start all the games against the top 6 (including cup) instead of Murray for that reason (we’ve tried everything else!). I suspect we’ll see him as a late sub on Saturday or an early one if we are behind early in the 2nd half. I don’t see Ulloa getting much of a look in BTW.

Groß is obviously first choice in the number 10 position for the rest of the season and so should he be.