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[Football] Gross - ready to play?

Will Gross be back for Saturday’s game


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B52

New member
Jan 23, 2013
635
Super Seaford From the South
We Albion fans are a strange breed, after Gross's penalty miss at the Amex against Fulham in September cost us victory, many of us were clamouring for him to be dropped. Here we are not too may weeks later, excited about his likely return to the side.

What annoyed me was that he was allowed to take the penalty with an injured ankle which was bad enough to force him off a bit later on.
 


spence

British and Proud
Oct 15, 2014
9,811
Crawley
He will start. The only way getting him sharper is to play
 


b.w.2.

Well-known member
Jan 8, 2004
5,182
I’d be amazed if he started given our Chris’s overly cautious approach. However, if he is fit, I’d definitely play him from the off.


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Cowfold Seagull

Fan of the 17 bus
Apr 22, 2009
21,578
Cowfold
I’d be amazed if he started given our Chris’s overly cautious approach. However, if he is fit, I’d definitely play him from the off.


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Well, bearing in mind who would play in his position if Gross doesn't start, i.e. one Solly March, I would definately start him too! Nothing against Solly, but a mumber ten he most certainly isn't.
 




Stat Brother

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Jul 11, 2003
73,381
West west west Sussex
Well, bearing in mind who would play in his position if Gross doesn't start, i.e. one Solly March, I would definately start him too! Nothing against Solly, but a mumber ten he most certainly isn't.
In fairness to the boy March, I doubt he's ever thought he was either.

As Dalglish said to LeSaux when signing him for Blackburn:-

'If I play you out of position and you play badly, that's on me, not you'.
 












raymondo

Well-known member
Apr 26, 2017
5,386
Wiltshire
What annoyed me was that he was allowed to take the penalty with an injured ankle which was bad enough to force him off a bit later on.

TRue, but Gross could also have taken responsibility by telling the captain he wasn't in good enough shape to take it
 




scooter1

How soon is now?
I’d like Gross to start, but suspect he’ll come off the bench at some point
Am I right in thinking that both Kayal(5 yellow cards) and Stephens are suspended? If so who will be our central midfield pairing - Propper and Bissouma? That doesn’t overly fill me with confidence
 


Milano

Well-known member
Aug 15, 2012
3,259
Sussex but not by the sea
The one thing the last 2+ months has shown is we have no able replacement for Gross. So if he's fit he walks back into this team.
If CH is going to continue with this formation and tactics then a proper understudy for Gross is a must in January.
 


Bold Seagull

strong and stable with me, or...
Mar 18, 2010
29,719
Hove
The one thing the last 2+ months has shown is we have no able replacement for Gross. So if he's fit he walks back into this team.
If CH is going to continue with this formation and tactics then a proper understudy for Gross is a must in January.

Would have been great to have been able to have had a proper look at Propper in that role, with Kayal and Stephens behind.
 




Stat Brother

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NSC Patreon
Jul 11, 2003
73,381
West west west Sussex
Would have been great to have been able to have had a proper look at Propper in that role, with Kayal and Stephens behind.

TBH I don't think CH would have split Propper & Stephens I'm fairly sure he'd have swapped Kayal for Gross.
 


GT49er

Well-known member
Feb 1, 2009
46,477
Gloucester
The one thing the last 2+ months has shown is we have no able replacement for Gross. So if he's fit he walks back into this team.
If CH is going to continue with this formation and tactics then a proper understudy for Gross is a must in January.

No, if we're to progress the need in January is to find someone for that role who is better than Gross.
 




Super Steve Earle

Well-known member
Feb 23, 2009
8,313
North of Brighton
I’d like Gross to start, but suspect he’ll come off the bench at some point
Am I right in thinking that both Kayal(5 yellow cards) and Stephens are suspended? If so who will be our central midfield pairing - Propper and Bissouma? That doesn’t overly fill me with confidence

You would only be right if Kayal had 5 yellow cards, but he only has four.
 









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