Your team Vs Hull City

[twinedwitherlangen]

Just wondered what the predicted team would be against Hull, starter for 10....

SORENSEN
GRIFFIN
CORT
ABDOULAYE FAYE
HIGGINBOTHAM
SOARES
OLOFINJANA
DIAO
DELAP
FULLER
SIDIBE
---------------------
SIMONSEN
DAVIES
SONKO
TONGE
AMDY FAYE
WHELAN
CRESSWELL

This is obviously what may happen as opposed to what i'd like to see happen, as i'd like Tonge to start methinks

;D

[sweetandinnocent]

I think TP will play -

sorrenson
griff
abd faye
shawcross
higgy
soares
seyi
diao
delap
sidibe
fuller
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i would play

Sorenson
griff
Shawcross
abd Faye
higgy
soares
diao
delap
tonge
sidibe
fuller

[glouscesterstokie]

sorenson
griff
shawcross
faye
higgy
tonge
olifinjana
diao
delap
fuller
sidibe

[stokey-pokey pudding and pie]

shawcross is out peeps

id go for -

sorenson
griff
cort
faye
higgy
soares
diao
delap
tonge
fuller
sidibe

[A-teen_six_T3]

Sorro

Griff

Faye

Cort

Higgy

Delap

Seyi

Salif

Tounge

Mama

Ricky

Bench

Simo
sonko
Wilko or dicko
Cressers
Whelan
Amdy
soares

[knowles]

....................Sorensen........................

Griffin....Cort....Ab.Faye....Higginbotham

Tonge.......Diao........Olofinjana.......Delap

..............Sidibe............Fuller....................

Subs:

Simonsen, Wilkinson, Sonko, Soares, Am.Faye , Whelan, Cresswell

[salopstick]

big vince will be on the bench

if he is good enough pardew he is good enough for me

[harrypotter07]

................................sorensen........................................
griffin...........ab.faye...............shawcross...........higginbottom

........................Diao(oly)..............whelan..............................
tonge...............................................................soares(delap)
.........................fuller................sidibe....................................

never happen tho

[knowles]

I don't think we should be dropping Delap.... ???

[Big John RIP]

Potter you serious you would drop Delap???

Soares wasnt great the other day whereas Rory had a good game.

[sgtpotter89]

if Shawcross cant make it this would be mine

sorensen

griffin
sonko
abdoulaye faye
higginbotham

delap
diao
olofinyana
tonge

sidibe
fuller

subs: simonsen, whelan, cresswell, davies, cort (kitson if fit), soares, amdy faye

[monkeycat]

.............Sorrensen

Griffin....Shawcross.....AB Faye...Higginbotham

Delap.....AM Faye.......Diao........Tonge

................................Sidibe

................Fuller

[serpico]

I'm almost certain he'll go with Faye-Diao in the middle, but I'd go with......

----------------------Sorensen--------------------

Griff---------S,Cross------AbFaye--------Higgy

Soares ----- Olofinjana----Diao---------Delap

------------------Mama-----------------------

--------------------------Fuller---------------

If it's 0-0 or we're losing at half time I'd bring Tonge on and give him a full half.

[th05]

Will be interesting to see if he plays Amdy, Tonge or Soares, I think he will play Olofinjana on the right again and play Amdy and Diao in the middle, I hope not, but I can see it happening. I would go with:

Sorenson
Griff
Higg
Cort
Ab
Delap
Tonge
Olofinjana
Diao
Mama
Ric

Like to see Tonge from the start, I like Soares a lot but Tonge deserves a chance after a positive impact last weekend.

[harrypotter07]

Nov 27, 2008 14:08:02 GMT knowles said:

I don't think we should be dropping Delap.... ???

'Knowles & Big John RIP', with all due respect, allow me to explain:

I value Delaps importance to this team and he is certainly first choice for most games. However, despite realising the need for continuity, I don't think we have to/should play our best/same eleven every match. We have to mix it up now and then, to suit the opposition, and add an element of surprise.

Although we've not seen enough of Soares yet, and Tonge has rarely started games, I think these two will catch Hull City off guard. They are both attack minded, more creative than the likes of Delap, and will take the game to our opponents. Hull will come and have a go, and even with these two players on the field, we will still out-muscle them, and I doubt if they will be prepared for us attacking them down the flanks. With all due respect to Delap, he is fairly limited in terms of creativity (taking away his throws).

Don't get me wrong, I am Delap's biggest fan and his throws/assists have made my season thus far, but we have to vary our play from time to time, and against Hull is a perfect opportunity. In the Prem, you can't always play your favoured eleven, regardless of the opposition, and you have to keep your opponents guessing about how you're going to line-up.

Think of it like this: if Ricky Hatton went for his best shots and played to his obvious strengths, all the time, the Mayweather's of this world will suss him out and embaress him, like manure did Stoke. When he worked on other areas of his game, enhanced his repertoire of tricks, he reaped the rewards. Stoke should do something similar, if not against Hull, then in the near future.

Plus, plan B (bringing Delap off the bench to hurl his pearlers into the opposition's penalty box in the last 20 minutes, will cetainly terrify the opposition to death), of bringing Delap on 2nd half, as an impact player, is never a bad option.

[Malex]

Just to be different I'd go for.....


....................Sorensen............................

Delap......Higgi....Ab.Faye......Griffin.........

Soares.......Diao........Whelan..........Tonge

..............Sidibe............Fuller....................

[harrypotter07]

i meant Tonge on left and Soares on right. Like the idea of trying Delap at right back, tho higgy has been outstanding at left back and it would be hard to drop captain Griff.

[ti]

sorenson

griff
cort
ab faye
higgy

tonge
oli
diao
delap

fuller
mama


although - maybe bring delap right back griff left, higgy center. tonge left mid soares right. not really tested enough though