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Post by gogogadget on Nov 5, 2017 17:15:45 GMT
It's worth giving a go.
If we start with him, and in an ideal world went in front,
When the game got stretched the smaller pacey players could have more influence
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Post by harryburrows on Nov 5, 2017 17:17:05 GMT
I said pre season crouch would be our 1 st choice striker . It's only his age that counts against him . He's an England striker after all with a great goals per game ratio Why does his age count against him? How is this different to PC playing this well when he was 25? ( other than being a more experienced player now) It shouldn't count against him but it must do as Hughes has been trying to replace him for a the last 3/4 seasons . He starts berahino when he isn't fit to lace crouches boots
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Post by chad on Nov 5, 2017 17:21:11 GMT
Crouch and Berahino in a 4 4 2. The sooner the better
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Post by kustokie on Nov 5, 2017 17:24:56 GMT
Crouch and Berahino in a 4 4 2. The sooner the better See above.⬆️
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Post by terrorofturfmoor on Nov 5, 2017 17:26:20 GMT
Yeah, I'm happy for him to start....he feels he's up to it, and if "HE" feels he can do a job still, who are we to argue???
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Post by terrorofturfmoor on Nov 5, 2017 17:28:39 GMT
Crouch and Berahino in a 4 4 2. The sooner the better Wouldn't even consider Berahino along side Crouch if we went to 4-4-2..... For me it would be Crouch and Diouf all day long!!! Diouf has done absolutely nothing to deserve to be dropped!!!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2017 17:29:32 GMT
His goals per minute ratio would slump drastically if he played the full 90, keep him as supersub! If the old stager could make the full 90 👍😬😇
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2017 17:30:35 GMT
Crouch and Berahino in a 4 4 2. The sooner the better Wouldn't even consider Berahino along side Crouch if we went to 4-4-2..... For me it would be Crouch and Diouf all day long!!! Diouf has done absolutely nothing to deserve to be dropped!!! Could Berahino and Diouf play off one another as an alternative? 🤔
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Post by kustokie on Nov 5, 2017 17:33:35 GMT
Crouch and Berahino in a 4 4 2. The sooner the better Wouldn't even consider Berahino along side Crouch if we went to 4-4-2..... For me it would be Crouch and Diouf all day long!!! Diouf has done absolutely nothing to deserve to be dropped!!! That’s one problem - who would we drop to make room for both Crouch and Berahino in a front two. Nice problem to have. Maybe Crouch and Diouf upfront is the better option?
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Post by crapslinger on Nov 5, 2017 17:35:04 GMT
Yeah, I'm happy for him to start....he feels he's up to it, and if "HE" feels he can do a job still, who are we to argue??? Crouch and Mama has to be the best option, Berahino is way to slow to make it work.
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Post by terrorofturfmoor on Nov 5, 2017 17:35:48 GMT
Wouldn't even consider Berahino along side Crouch if we went to 4-4-2..... For me it would be Crouch and Diouf all day long!!! Diouf has done absolutely nothing to deserve to be dropped!!! That’s one problem - who would we drop to make room for both Crouch and Berahino in a front two. Nice problem to have. Maybe Crouch and Diouf upfront is the better option? Deffo Crouch and Diouf up front if we went 4-4-2!!! 👍
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Post by kustokie on Nov 5, 2017 17:37:30 GMT
Yeah, I'm happy for him to start....he feels he's up to it, and if "HE" feels he can do a job still, who are we to argue??? Crouch and Mama has to be the best option, Berahino is way to slow to make it work. I agree, but who do we have as a right winger? Maybe Choupo-Moting. The one thing I am certain of, we have to keep Shaqiri in the middle. This would be a good discussion for it’s own thread - I start one.
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Post by swampmongrel on Nov 5, 2017 17:55:02 GMT
I don't think we'd get the best out of Shaq in a 4-4-2.
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Post by kustokie on Nov 5, 2017 17:59:55 GMT
I don't think we'd get the best out of Shaq in a 4-4-2. That’s a problem, unless we play three at the back.
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Post by swampmongrel on Nov 5, 2017 19:09:17 GMT
I don't think we'd get the best out of Shaq in a 4-4-2. That’s a problem, unless we play three at the back. And we don't have proper wing backs.
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Post by superheroantonius on Nov 5, 2017 19:19:54 GMT
You can't have crouch and Berahino because berahino like crouch is slow
Has to be crouch diouf or crouch ngoy , we don't have any other speedy strikers
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Post by iamcliveclarke on Nov 5, 2017 20:35:03 GMT
Crouch and Berahino in a 4 4 2. The sooner the better Wouldn't even consider Berahino along side Crouch if we went to 4-4-2..... For me it would be Crouch and Diouf all day long!!! Diouf has done absolutely nothing to deserve to be dropped!!! Diouf would be first name on the teamsheet.... Unfortunately he's our standout RB so he'd have to play there
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Post by terrorofturfmoor on Nov 5, 2017 21:13:46 GMT
Wouldn't even consider Berahino along side Crouch if we went to 4-4-2..... For me it would be Crouch and Diouf all day long!!! Diouf has done absolutely nothing to deserve to be dropped!!! Diouf would be first name on the teamsheet.... Unfortunately he's our standout RB so he'd have to play there Wing back yeah, not right back in a 4-4-2 I'd give that spot to either Cameron or Edwards!!!
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Post by cobhamstokey on Nov 5, 2017 21:40:51 GMT
I wouldn't start him unless we were playing a 4231 where he could be the focal point for the 3 Shaq, Jese and Choup buzzing behind him. In a 343 I think we need a more mobile front man.
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Post by Godo on Nov 5, 2017 21:42:46 GMT
Only if we play 4 4 2.
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Post by thedarkknight on Nov 5, 2017 21:51:32 GMT
He's our top scorer, with a goal every 80 mins. What is there to discuss? He starts.
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Post by Gary Hackett on Nov 5, 2017 22:14:49 GMT
No. But he's great playing from the bench as he has been doing to shake things up a bit.
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Post by stokiesteve on Nov 6, 2017 18:53:24 GMT
Crouch wouldn't be as effective if he started. He scares defences when he comes on because they have to completely change their thinking. We're lucky that Huth has fallen out of favour/is recovering. He wouldn't have been scared of Crouch. Probably would have scored the other end too. I don't mean physically scared mate, I meant tactically he scares them. Psychologically. He's a different player all together.
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Post by jeycov on Nov 6, 2017 18:58:18 GMT
No. But he's great playing from the bench as he has been doing to shake things up a bit. Certainly start him for our next game what’s more give him another 12 month contract please
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2017 18:58:32 GMT
Peter should start, but we need to have a go at teams earlier. I've been wondering whether Choupo would be better in midfield. He seems to be able to spot a through ball, and this would help our forwards no end.
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Post by wuzza on Nov 6, 2017 19:41:39 GMT
What have we got to lose by starting him. If it works then great. If it doesn’t he goes back on the bench and at least he will know he has been treated fairly and will be happy to keep being the plan B.
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Nov 6, 2017 19:45:55 GMT
It’s getting to the stage where he’s got to start imo because Hughes has always said he’ll play players in form. He may not have pace but we have nothing to lose by starting him in the next set of fixtures.
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Post by cobhamstokey on Nov 6, 2017 19:52:24 GMT
We need a centre forward, if he is the only one we've got, then yes. If Barahino is ever to score it will be in tandem with a proper striker. Also Moting looked much better out on the left, he's not a striker. It keeps coming back to the crap transfer window. Everton's demise is pretty much down to the same issues. I really wish we had gone for Slimani. We need a striker with physical presence and pace. Of course you could argue that we have one already..... Which is why we need to go back to 4231 with a proper RB Why not go with Jack Cameron Ryan Zouma Eric Joe Fletcher Shaq Jesé Choupa Diouf They wouldn't know what had hit em
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Nov 7, 2017 17:10:43 GMT
Danny Kelly saying England should take Crouch to the World Cup next summer because he’s different to what we have🤔
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Post by trickydicky73 on Nov 7, 2017 17:20:29 GMT
Danny Kelly saying England should take Crouch to the World Cup next summer because he’s different to what we have🤔 I completely agree. He'd have loads of pace around him so that wouldn't be the issue it is for us. He's great at linking the play. It's only football snobbery that denies him the chance. He'd still score international goals, I guarantee it. There's no better off the bench option.
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