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Post by hinckpotter on Jan 16, 2018 23:15:51 GMT
He starts crouch, fletcher, wimmer.
I desperately want him to succeed but I really don't want to see a line up with those 3 in, crouch off the bench when we are looking at equalising or going ahead with 10 mins left but that's it.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jan 16, 2018 23:16:49 GMT
Unless he fancies Zouma in there, who else is there to play in midfield?
Our options in there are dire.
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Post by y_oh_y_delilah on Jan 16, 2018 23:17:40 GMT
Fresh start, fresh ideas.
I doubt very much that he’ll start Crouch and Wimmer.
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Post by sportsman on Jan 16, 2018 23:18:21 GMT
He starts crouch, fletcher, wimmer. I desperately want him to succeed but I really don't want to see a line up with those 3 in, crouch off the bench when we are looking at equalising or going ahead with 10 mins left but that's it. The only trouble is, who do you play up front? |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2018 23:20:00 GMT
Unless he fancies Zouma in there, who else is there to play in midfield? Our options in there are dire. Adam Allen Afellay Cameron (if fit) |
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Post by mrcoke on Jan 16, 2018 23:22:39 GMT
Never mind the "but what if". As Lambert has said we draw a line and start from here, we judge him on results not the history of what happened under the previous management team.
A lot of people moaned about Eddie's team selection last night when it was announced with predictions of record defeats. If we had had the breaks and a goal gone in before they scored their second that would have changed the whole complexion of the match.
If we lose to Huddersfield then start the criticism.
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Post by lee1982 on Jan 16, 2018 23:24:31 GMT
Unless he fancies Zouma in there, who else is there to play in midfield? Our options in there are dire. Please god not Zouma in midfield. He lacks any sort of composure when he has all the time in the world and can see everything in front of him. God help us if he was in midfield zero awareness to whats going on around him. I keep seeing on various threads and ever since we signed him to be honest suggestions of him playing in midfield, truth be told id rather play pottermus |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jan 16, 2018 23:28:34 GMT
Unless he fancies Zouma in there, who else is there to play in midfield? Our options in there are dire. Adam Allen Afellay Cameron (if fit) Allen will play. Adam with Allen in a midfield two? Nah not for me. Afellay should be released. Cameron isn't fit. EDIT- and they're all not good enough really. Ideally he'd sign 3 CMs this January. I'll take 1. |
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Post by mickstupp on Jan 16, 2018 23:33:27 GMT
Adam Allen Afellay Cameron (if fit) Allen will play. Adam with Allen in a midfield two? Nah not for me. Afellay should be released. Cameron isn't fit. EDIT- and they're all not good enough really. Ideally he'd sign 3 CMs this January. I'll take 1. Dreadful options. I hope West Brom’s interest in Tom Cairney this week hasn’t gone unnoticed by our glorious recruitment team. |
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Post by y_oh_y_delilah on Jan 16, 2018 23:33:28 GMT
Adam Allen Afellay Cameron (if fit) Allen will play. Adam with Allen in a midfield two? Nah not for me. Afellay should be released. Cameron isn't fit. EDIT- and they're all not good enough really. Ideally he'd sign 3 CMs this January. I'll take 1. Why no mention of Stephen Ireland? |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2018 23:35:56 GMT
Allen will play. Adam with Allen in a midfield two? Nah not for me. Afellay should be released. Cameron isn't fit. EDIT- and they're all not good enough really. Ideally he'd sign 3 CMs this January. I'll take 1. Why no mention of Stephen Ireland? My bad. Forgot him |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jan 16, 2018 23:41:43 GMT
Allen will play. Adam with Allen in a midfield two? Nah not for me. Afellay should be released. Cameron isn't fit. EDIT- and they're all not good enough really. Ideally he'd sign 3 CMs this January. I'll take 1. Why no mention of Stephen Ireland? He's an attacking midfielder, different position, different competition. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2018 23:42:53 GMT
Adam Allen Afellay Cameron (if fit) Allen will play. Adam with Allen in a midfield two? Nah not for me. Afellay should be released. Cameron isn't fit. EDIT- and they're all not good enough really. Ideally he'd sign 3 CMs this January. I'll take 1. So you’d use Fletcher then? |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2018 23:46:10 GMT
I can’t see Imbula being a worse option than Fletcher
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jan 16, 2018 23:47:34 GMT
Allen will play. Adam with Allen in a midfield two? Nah not for me. Afellay should be released. Cameron isn't fit. EDIT- and they're all not good enough really. Ideally he'd sign 3 CMs this January. I'll take 1. So you’d use Fletcher then? I would on Saturday if Geoff is still injured which he probably will as he takes a month to get over a cold. He's shite don't get me wrong but I don't trust the rest either. Mooy will run rings around whoever we put in there. |
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Post by BraveSirRobin on Jan 16, 2018 23:55:39 GMT
So you’d use Fletcher then? I would on Saturday if Geoff is still injured which he probably will as he takes a month to get over a cold. He's shite don't get me wrong but I don't trust the rest either. Mooy will run rings around whoever we put in there. I don't really rate mooy like most do.average. |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jan 16, 2018 23:58:44 GMT
I would on Saturday if Geoff is still injured which he probably will as he takes a month to get over a cold. He's shite don't get me wrong but I don't trust the rest either. Mooy will run rings around whoever we put in there. I don't really rate mooy like most do.average. Average is a step up from what we have. |
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Post by Gods on Jan 17, 2018 0:29:58 GMT
Unless he fancies Zouma in there, who else is there to play in midfield? Our options in there are dire. Please god not Zouma in midfield. He lacks any sort of composure when he has all the time in the world and can see everything in front of him. God help us if he was in midfield zero awareness to whats going on around him. I keep seeing on various threads and ever since we signed him to be honest suggestions of him playing in midfield, truth be told id rather play pottermus Yes indeed, Zouma in midfield is a crazy drug fuelled idea, he has the turning circle of an ocean liner and it takes him 10 minutes to line up a pass. In summary he is the polar opposite of what you want from a midfield player. |
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Post by march4 on Jan 17, 2018 0:40:05 GMT
I’m not bothered who plays so long as we look a well drilled, organised outfit with every player knowing his job and giving 100%.
That on its own will boost our performance.
Hopefully the days are gone where we are an easy touch.
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Post by mickstupp on Jan 17, 2018 0:48:07 GMT
I’m not bothered who plays so long as we look a well drilled, organised outfit with every player knowing his job and giving 100%. That on its own will boost our performance. Hopefully the days are gone where we are an easy touch. Asking a lot for the same players to change so much in the space of a few days, but with a bit of time, and a few carefully chosen new recruits then I see no reason why not. |
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Post by march4 on Jan 17, 2018 1:01:03 GMT
I’m not bothered who plays so long as we look a well drilled, organised outfit with every player knowing his job and giving 100%. That on its own will boost our performance. Hopefully the days are gone where we are an easy touch. Asking a lot for the same players to change so much in the space of a few days, but with a bit of time, and a few carefully chosen new recruits then I see no reason why not. True, but hopefully we will at least look more solid on Saturday. What I do expect to see is 100% effort, particularly when we don’t have the ball. |
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Post by davejohnno1 on Jan 17, 2018 1:16:49 GMT
Fletcher, in my opinion, is the lesser of the 3 evils.
We are more likely to win a game with Fletcher starting than we are with the other 2 mentioned in the OP.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2018 3:20:04 GMT
If we lose to Huddersfield then start the criticism. That sounds like a plan. New manager, give him four days to get a shite team performing, and if we don't win "start the criticism". |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2018 3:35:09 GMT
Please god not Zouma in midfield. He lacks any sort of composure when he has all the time in the world and can see everything in front of him. God help us if he was in midfield zero awareness to whats going on around him. I keep seeing on various threads and ever since we signed him to be honest suggestions of him playing in midfield, truth be told id rather play pottermus Yes indeed, Zouma in midfield is a crazy drug fuelled idea, he has the turning circle of an ocean liner and it takes him 10 minutes to line up a pass. In summary he is the polar opposite of what you want from a midfield player. I think i'd be okay with him if he operated like Dier does for Spurs. Only there to defend and drop back into the back line when needed. His passing hasn't been great but neither has Fletcher, and at least he has a bit of presence about him. An ocean liner is still quicker than Darren Fletcher at this point. Cameron is really the only one I'd want to start, but with him injured i'd put it between Adam and Zouma to play there. If Muni came back he'd be a candidate, I seem to remember he did okay there last season in a game. |
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Post by hinckpotter on Jan 17, 2018 5:26:23 GMT
I do feel it will deflate a few after potentially lifting them with his press conference if he starts with 2 meter Peter upfront on his lonesome.
Fine if he's upfront with diouf or whatever but we don't have any center mids who are effective as a 2 I don't think. Meaning it's going to be a 3man midfield again.
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Post by Bick on Jan 17, 2018 7:02:25 GMT
Surely we have to trust him to get the best out of our players, more so than Hughes?..
Maybe his impressive presentation focused on getting the best out of these three in particular...
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Post by lordb on Jan 17, 2018 7:14:36 GMT
Unless he fancies Zouma in there, who else is there to play in midfield? Our options in there are dire. Adam who has played far better than Fletcher. But yeah it's number one priority this window |
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Post by lordb on Jan 17, 2018 7:15:22 GMT
Surely we have to trust him to get the best out of our players, more so than Hughes?.. Maybe his impressive presentation focused on getting the best out of these three in particular... The whole squad can play better as they showed on Monday |
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Jan 17, 2018 7:33:19 GMT
Allen will play. Adam with Allen in a midfield two? Nah not for me. Afellay should be released. Cameron isn't fit. EDIT- and they're all not good enough really. Ideally he'd sign 3 CMs this January. I'll take 1. Why no mention of Stephen Ireland? He's a number 10, not a central option. I thought Cairney was as well to be honest? |
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Post by Bera’s Beano on Jan 17, 2018 8:13:41 GMT
Unless he fancies Zouma in there, who else is there to play in midfield? Our options in there are dire. Adam Allen Afellay Cameron (if fit) Adam is a liability and blows out of his arse after 20 minutes. Allen is already in there next to him so isn’t an ‘other’ option. Afellay isn’t a defensive midfielder although he’s good to bring on to close a game out if we ever get in front in one again. Cameron is the man for the job, he is exactly the right player for the position, reads the game well, big powerful and athletic, million times better than Fletcher. |
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