We have a few threads going an various aspects of Sundays game so just trying to bring them all into one place. Injuries, any news on Oshea and is Turner fit. Goalkeeper, Mig number 1 at present but Westwood may be better at crosses, we may face one or two on Sunday, who would you start with? Back 4 with Bardo out a lot depends on OSheaâs fitness. Do we start with Elmo for his heading ability. Do we bring Turner in. Midfield, Larsson will be on the right but do we play Catts/Colback/Gardner/Vaughan and do we have Sess on the left. Attack, is it 5-4-1-1/4-5-1 or 4-4-2 and is it Ji or Wickham. Crowd, how many and mood.
I reckon crowd will be 32,258. You have to think Bruce will go 4-4-2, Stoke will so like for like. He's got a big decision to make about Cattermole I think, id personally leave him out of this one and bring Vaughan in, we need someone who can put his foot on.the ball in the middle and get things going. my team if o'shea isn't fit. ......................Mig.................... elmo...brown......bramble......rico.. larsson...gardner..vaughan....sess.. .................Bendtner...Ji....................
Hate to keep saying it but if we start with one up front, it could be a long day for Bendtner... Huth and Shawcross are a decent pairing, we have to play Ji or Wickham up to try and combat this.. They do play with wingers, and Pennant on the r/w, so will it be Sess and Ricco down there to stop him? Then for me the problem area, they have a choice between, Jones, Crouch, Walters and Jerome...We know all about Jones, and also Crouch, but Walters is under-estimated, (don't rate Jerome, even though he scored last night). So O'Shea is going to be vital in this match, so hope he makes it, and Brown is proving sucessful so far. It could be a make-shift defence for us, against an aerial team.. In goal? gotta feeling Bruce will stick with Mig......
I'd go 4-4 ****ing 2 as Mike Bassett would say, with the follow team: Westwood................ O'Shea"IF FIT"...brown......bramble......rico.. larsson...gardner..vaughan....sess.. .................Bendtner...Wickham....................
For me, I'd go with. ......................Mig.................... Oshea...brown......bramble......rico.. larsson...gardner..vaughan....sess.. .................Bendtner...Wickham....................
Very simple now LOSE...............................19/20 DRAW..............................16/17 WIN.................................11/12 Depending on Spuds and Fulham games, attack is the only option
We have to go for this like and come out of the tunnel raring to go and get at them from the whistle! have to go 4-4-2 with bendtner and wickham up front Drop catts for vaughn and play sess either left or central Must win this like, i know its early doors but we really need a win here to kick on if we dont win then everyone will be on Bruces back and rightly so IMO FTM
I agree, Mig looks well shakey at set pieces so id go with Westwood and Catts annoys me, i like his grit and determination but his not clever with it and doesnt exactly create much does he? Also id like to see Rico on left wing but who do we put at left back, could of had Bardo there had he not been a dick in the last game!
