Team for Wednesday

[severnside gull]

I really fail to understand why people want Gonzalez in goal, a keeper nobody has seen play. Brez has been doing fantastically for us in goal recently (bar yesterday) so I can't understand why you would replace him with an unknown.

I would keep him in the side but he MUST go back to his strength and catch the ball instead of this flap and punch routine that gives the ball away in dangerous positions more often than not.

 

[perseus]

Sparrow can play?

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Sparrow can play?

Yes.

 

[Trigger]

I really fail to understand why people want Gonzalez in goal, a keeper nobody has seen play. Brez has been doing fantastically for us in goal recently (bar yesterday) so I can't understand why you would replace him with an unknown.

Agree he's our number 1 right now BUT, I would take him out the firing line for a game or two because confidence must be low after yesterday, it wasn't his greatest 90 minutes.

 

[perseus]

Do you know what we are up against?

Scouting Report v Hull City (A))

I would go for a cautious approach like Sunderland did against Arsenal, stringing five accross the middle and only later in the game pushing players forward in a 4-4-2:

So a middle five of

Buckley, Bridcutt, Sparrow, Barnes, Noone.

Macca up front, of course.

The choice does reflect current form but the style of play of Hull City. And because I want to see Buckley play and perhaps Kazenga and Vicente to come on in the second half. Normally, I would play a classic 4-3-3 but this means only one wide player and a central midfielder of real class: Razak?

Gawd knows about our defence. Depends upon the team we are up against. Greer and three others. I think the best way of stopping Koren coming forward is to keep hold of the ball as much as possible.

Brez in goal. I think he suffers from over confidence, hence his silly mistakes. Anks suffers from errors of judgement.

 

[stss30]

Agree he's our number 1 right now BUT, I would take him out the firing line for a game or two because confidence must be low after yesterday, it wasn't his greatest 90 minutes.

It's tough though, because Ankergren has and always will flap at crosses and we haven't seen Gonzales on the bench once. As nearly everyone has pointed out, we NEED a new keeper in the Summer!

 

[stss30]

Do you know what we are up against?

Scouting Report v Hull City (A))

I would go for a cautious approach like Sunderland did against Arsenal, stringing five accross the middle and only later in the game pushing players forward in a 4-4-2:

So a middle five of

Buckley, Bridcutt, Sparrow, Barnes, Noone.

Macca up front, of course.

The choice does reflect current form but the style of play of Hull City. And because I want to see Buckley play and perhaps Kazenga and Vicente to come on in the second half. Normally, I would play a classic 4-3-3 but this means only one wide player and a central midfielder of real class: Razak?

Gawd knows about our defence. Depends upon the team we are up against. Greer and three others. I think the best way of stopping Koren coming forward is to keep hold of the ball as much as possible.

Brez in goal. I think he suffers from over confidence, hence his silly mistakes. Anks suffers from errors of judgement.

But Noone has looked poor in the last two games and Buckley has been subbed off after 45 mins in the last two games. I doubt either of them will start unless Buckley really has overcome his fitness problem

 

[trancing]

Brez

Reyes
Greer
Dunk
Mattock

Noone
Bridcutt
Razak
Lua Lua

Vokes
CMS

Subs :

Casper
El Abd
Sparrow
Barnes
Vicente

 

[HAILSHAM SEAGULL]

no point leaving out cms if vokes starts , otherwise what was the point of getting a player like him in to provide service for cms , Bridcut may get a rest (poss injured anyhow)

Anchorman
Calderon
Greer
Dunk
Mattock
Buckley
Razzak
Sparrow
Lualua
Vokes
Cms

Noone
Breadvan
Vicente
El Abd
Barnes

Has Reyes been locked up again for driving while banned, not even in the squad

 

[perseus]

But Noone has looked poor in the last two games and Buckley has been subbed off after 45 mins in the last two games. I doubt either of them will start unless Buckley really has overcome his fitness problem

No one seems to take account of the opposition. Enrique (in my opinion) is the best left back in the Premier. My intutition says Noone will be OK against Hull. I much prefer Kazenga but he has got to be able to trap the ball better. And I like him later on the game.

 

[bennibenj]

I would go with - as long as all are fit to start

-----------------Brezovan----------------

Reyes-----Greer-----El Abd-----Mattock

------------------Bridcutt-----------------

Buckley----------Vicente---------LuaLua

-------------CMS---------Vokes----------

Bench: Ankegren, Dunk, Razak, JFK, Barnes

 

[Driver8]

I would go with - as long as all are fit to start

-----------------Brezovan----------------

Reyes-----Greer-----El Abd-----Mattock

------------------Bridcutt-----------------

Buckley----------Vicente---------LuaLua

-------------CMS---------Vokes----------

Bench: Ankegren, Dunk, Razak, JFK, Barnes

This except I would have Noone not JFC on the bench (unless you meant the former (and dead) president of the USA which would be flair!)

 

[Taybha]

Has Reyes been locked up again for driving while banned, not even in the squad

i dunno , just dont rate him i suppose ,that and the fact i forgot all about him just about sums up my capabilities in team selection

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Is Assulin injured or has everyone forgotten him ?

 

[Don Tmatter]

.............................................................Brezovan..........................................................
Reyes....................................Greer....................................El-Abd......................Mattock
..............................................................Bridcutt..........................................................
...........................................Razak......................................Sparrow...............................
Assulin....................................................................................................Vicente............
...............................................................CMS..............................................................

Subs.
Ankergren
Dunk
Vincelot
Lua Lua
Vokes

 

[Silent Bob]

Brezovan
Reyes Greer Dunk Mattock
Assulin Bridcutt Razak LuaLua
Barnes Mackail-Smith
​

Ankergren, El-Abd, Sparrow, Buckley, Vokes

 

[Titus]

------------------ Gonzalez --------------------
Reyes ---- Greer ------ El Abd ------ Mattock
Buckley ---- Bridcutt --- Razak ------ Lua Lua
------------------- Vicente ----------------------
-------------------- Vokes ----------------------

Highly unlikely, but wishful thinking on my behalf.

This!

 

[stss30]

No one seems to take account of the opposition. Enrique (in my opinion) is the best left back in the Premier. My intutition says Noone will be OK against Hull. I much prefer Kazenga but he has got to be able to trap the ball better. And I like him later on the game.

But he also had a poor game vs Millwall. I do agree though that going by Gus's style of play Noone is better defensively than LuaLua so he is probably best coming on as a sub.

 

[Barn Door Billy]

Will be very surprised if either Razak or Assulin start... think people are expecting too much of them.

I agree, it is very unusual to put new signings, especially ones as inexperienced as these two, straight into the starting 11. Would definitely like to see them though, they sound decent.

 

[Silent Bob]

But he also had a poor game vs Millwall. I do agree though that going by Gus's style of play Noone is better defensively than LuaLua so he is probably best coming on as a sub.

How can even people that recognise when Noone is rubbish STILL want to put him in over the superb LuaLua?

HOW I ASK.