So.... we venture down into deepest darkest Yorkshire for a 5.15pm kick off this Saturday eve. The rest you can make up yourselves. Again, I'll be at this one and I may be slightly drunk as I've actually palmed off driving duties now....... hurrah! please log in to view this image v please log in to view this image
Nearly fell asleep getting through such detail, ACS. Away win. Put in a lot of effort recently with some good performances and a super run, but I think their way of playing suits our away game really, really well. I'd slightly tweak it to bring Diame deeper, so would go with a 4-1-4-1: If all fit - Darlow; Yedlin, Lascelles, Clark, Dummett; Shelvey; Atsu, Diame, Hayden, Ritchie; Gayle. The "1" in midfield isn't a defensive midfielder, to be clear. It's this "quarterback" role, where Shelvey can then choose to play deep, go forward, pass long, drive into space and can dictate what happens ahead of him He can manage the game, cos I feel he's getting that good. Diame then sits a bit deeper, with Hayden (or ginger jack) playing destroyer to give to Diame/Shelvey. I prefer to see Diame picking the ball up around our 18 yard box - gives him more space to run into. When he picks it up final third, it doesn't suit his game. I'd stop pithing about with a number 10, though. If we need to up the game, it's simple to take off Diame or Hayden and bring on Mitro/Murph.
Kick off is 5.30pm One of the few "facts" stated and it's wrong!!!! Another useless effort Chippy but at least, I suppose, people will get there early.
I would find it difficult to predict a result as I don't really know what Rafa will do. If we do what we did against Brighton I think we will lose and not get so lucky. If we revert back to our normal away day tactics I think a respectable 1-1 draw could be on the cards or narrow victory. That would do us nicely.
expecting more of the same as what we see week in week out getting kicked from pillar to post and no protection from the officials Huddersfield exploited this at St James' earlier in the season
They won't get the space they have been getting lately, nor the way we played them at beginning of season. Of course, we can just about guarantee the ref will be against us as they have been suspiciously all season If you need proof, getting the least pens given in the division despite most attacking and most goals, and amongst the most given AGAINST us. The statistics don't lie.
When do our players go down in the box though? I mean Gayle throws himself to the floor constantly but it's comical. Other than that, our players are usually static in the box and you usually aren't going to get brought down unless you are running at pace with the ball. Are you seriously suggesting there is some kind of conspiracy going on?
Tell u what they got some ugly players mind. That whitehead. Bah. And. That huge centre forward. Looks like. A cross between. Andre the giant and Anthony Joshua. Wouldn't mess with him like
It's the only way I'llbe able to stand in my seating area as normally other ****ers take their pic. Obi.. for Reading we need to get i. Position 20 mins before kick off.can you tell the winchman?
