[Football] Who from tonight should start against NEWCASTLE

[Is it PotG?]

I doubt very much Lallana will be fit so I'd play Mac Allister.

My 50p will be on Adam playing. Had there been a doubt in Pott's mind, Macca would have been saved for Toon.

 

[rippleman]

Ali J for Lallana

Veltman for White (if White not fit) otherwise on the bench with ArgieMac

 

[DJ NOBO]

Great goal, but he was playing against Portsmouth, not Newcastle.

Indeed. I Still have a suspicion that AJ is a flat track bully.
But He had more about him last night, in his body language as much as anything. I didn’t see that often last season and it can’t all be down to the opposition.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Stick them all in. A clean sheet and four goals against the mighty Pompey – it should be a doddle against the barcodes

 

[vagabond]

Football is about consistent performances, an occasional worldie is nice but won't keep us up.

As last evening, we usually play 2 up top, who would you drop to accommodate him? Tross or Maups?

He has hardly started a game under Potter.

 

[Is it PotG?]

He has hardly started a game under Potter.

Why's that, I wonder?

Reading some of the threads, I thank the Lord that Potter picks the team, not NSC.

He gets paid very well to do his job, he should be trusted.

 

[vagabond]

Why's that, I wonder?

Reading some of the threads, I thank the Lord that Potter picks the team, not NSC.

“Football is about consistent performances”
“Well, actually he’s hardly started under Potter...”
“Why is that?”

So it’s not about consistent performances then? Which is it?

I’m going by what you said. Seems like you just want the guy to fail so you’re proved right.

 

[Is it PotG?]

“Football is about consistent performances”
“Well, actually he’s hardly started under Potter...”
“Why is that?”

So it’s not about consistent performances then? Which is it?

I’m going by what you said. Seems like you just want the guy to fail so you’re proved right.

Who, at risk of repeating myself, would you drop from Tross or Maups to accommodate him?

I'd love him to succeed, it means BHA would thrive. I don't think he's PL standard though, so far.

 

[vagabond]

Who, at risk of repeating myself, would you drop from Tross or Maups to accommodate him?

I'd love him to succeed, it means BHA would thrive. I don't think he's PL standard though, so far.

Is there some rule why we can’t accommodate all 3?

So you were BSing about the “consistent performances” critique. I assumed so [emoji6]

 

[Is it PotG?]

Is there some rule why we can’t accommodate all 3?

No rule whatsoever.

Your formation and starting XI?

Bear in mind we're playing PL quality midfields. Any front 3 would need the ball.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

I’ve said it enough times, but I’ve never fully believed that Jahanbakhsh has got quite enough talent for the Premier League, however, I do really want to see him succeed and I can’t help thinking about that stat of 4 goals from 32 chances created since football resumed. I simply cannot accept that if Ali had 32 chances at goal he’d score less than 10, the power and technique with which he strikes the ball is superb, if he played the second striker role I think he’d be a success.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Well we don't have anyone else that can hit a ball as sweetly as Ali J, well apart from Trossard who 8.5/10 times will volley it wildly into the stands. So Ali J can't do much more to impress on the manager that he's worth a place on the pitch at some point in the game. If the manager thinks otherwise then maybe time for Ali J to move on to somewhere he could make a difference on a more regular basis. Same as Shane Duffy has just done

 

[dazzer6666]

From press conf this morning :

"Adam Lallana joins the group today [Friday] for training - that's really positive.

"He's been great since he's been with us. We'll make a decision about that as late as we can to give him the time he needs."

"Ben White is the same, we want to give him the best possible chance of playing this weekend.

"He'll be training today and we'll make a decision on Ben as well."

 

[Hugo Rune]

I’ve said it enough times, but I’ve never fully believed that Jahanbakhsh has got quite enough talent for the Premier League, however, I do really want to see him succeed and I can’t help thinking about that stat of 4 goals from 32 chances created since football resumed. I simply cannot accept that if Ali had 32 chances at goal he’d score less than 10, the power and technique with which he strikes the ball is superb, if he played the second striker role I think he’d be a success.

In terms of picking which player you’d want to be on the end of big chances to score, you’d put him ahead of most of the squad including Groß, Mac Allister, March, Alzate, Pröpper & Stephens.

 

[JBizzle]

In terms of picking which player you’d want to be on the end of big chances to score, you’d put him ahead of most of the squad including Groß, Mac Allister, March, Alzate, Pröpper & Stephens.

I agree. The problem is that even with that being the case, Trossard (mainly) and Maupay are ahead of him in the 11 and Trossard is probably our most likely competition for the 2nd striker berth at the moment. I really think that Maupay and Tross will get around 10 each this season if not injured.

 

[Nameless]

Jahanbaksh instead of Lallana, Veltman if White not 100 percent, Propper maybe over Alzate

 

[Justice]

None of them. The 11 that started against Chelsea should start.

Different proposition Newcastle will dig in like always.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

In terms of picking which player you’d want to be on the end of big chances to score, you’d put him ahead of most of the squad including Groß, Mac Allister, March, Alzate, Pröpper & Stephens.

I cannot disagree with that. The 3 goals he has scored for us have been technically excellent.

 

[GT49er]

I agree. The problem is that even with that being the case, Trossard (mainly) and Maupay are ahead of him in the 11 and Trossard is probably our most likely competition for the 2nd striker berth at the moment. I really think that Maupay and Tross will get around 10 each this season if not injured.

Exactly. The problem is, who would you play him instead of?

Same side at Newcastle as played Chelsea, assuming none out with injuries. Veltman and Mac Argie to come in if our two doubtfuls don't recover.

 

[Hugo Rune]

I agree. The problem is that even with that being the case, Trossard (mainly) and Maupay are ahead of him in the 11 and Trossard is probably our most likely competition for the 2nd striker berth at the moment. I really think that Maupay and Tross will get around 10 each this season if not injured.

True.

But I think we should start Ali above anyone else on the right of a front three.

Whether we play a formation in the Premier League with a front three is another matter.