Simpson Taylor Williamson Enrique

Two articles in an hour. I'm beginning to feel like Tash.

Anyway, Taylor should be back in contention for the game with Birmingham, according to the Journal he is "in contention for at least a spot on the bench". Should he come straight back into the side? He was playing well before his injury and lets face it Colo is wasted at CB.

The Argentine almost scored another wonder goal yesterday. Chesting down a corner, flicking it over the onrushing defender with his right foot before lashing a left footed volley which Robinson did brilliantly to save. That after the beautiful goal he scored against Spurs, and the twenty yard header he crashed against the cross bar against Wigan.

I'm telling you, he's number 9 material, get Tayls back in defence and get Colo up front. He's the answer to our striker crisis.

 

Here's the Journal article by the way: http://www.journallive.co.uk/nufc/n...ylor-fits-the-bill-for-united-61634-28152758/

Good to see him getting in shape. Not sure whether he was fat or like Pardew says just carrying too much muscle, but either way it places extra strain on the legs and has probably contributed to the injuries he keeps suffering. Hopefully he'll stay fit now.

 

Hmm not too sure about that , Coloccini has been immense at CB this season. But it's worth a try!

 

Maybe try something new. Sorry to go all Tash on everyone but here is a formation

---------------Harper---------------
Simpson--Saylor--Williamson--Enrique
---------Coloccini--Tiote------------
Barton----------Nolan-------Gutierrez
---------------Ranger----------------

 

It's catching.

Don't worry though, that wasn't Tash-like, you included a keeper. I wouldn't mind seeing Taylor at RB and pushing Simpson onto the wing and Barton back in the centre. It's weird that Taylor coming back gives us some new attacking options, I doubt any of them would actually work, but I'd love to see Colo playing centre forward.

 

One Tash is one Tash too many gents!

 

I actually like that. Whether Pardew would play such a formation remains to be seen. Coloccini has enough footballing skills to push up and be more attack minded. His control and shot yesterday was sublime. Play the way City did yesterday with 2 DM's and all out attack wingers. We do have the players to pull it off! Esp when Ireland and Ben Arfa return!

 

To be honest I think Coloccini would do brilliant as an anchorman.

 

noooo leave him at CB, he is good at corners but hardly a striker..
we arent gonna drop nolan, barton, tiote, or even ireland for him - he had done great at CB; leave hiM!

 

*SIGH* no.

I was going to go on a rant as why to not move Colo from CB due to the article title, but then as i saw it was a joke article involving putting him upfront i thought i had been spared the trouble, but no;

The great CB pairings involve a ball playing CB (colo) and a destroyer (taylor/willo) this combo of the two playing styles is what makes them so effective at dealing with different types of threat (see: rio/vidic - carvalho/terry).

Then, not content with weakening our defence, you want to weaken our midfield as well. Colo can pass the ball well FOR A CENTER BACK. I dont recall any CB playing in DM to great effect, maybe there's a reason for that. Also, Colo played there once already, and he was ****e. I'm sure Guthrie could do a much better job, or Gosling(when fit), or any of our midfielders. why? because they're actually midfielders.

 

^ This but at the same time I'll love to see Colo in a more advanced position and it doesn't have to be in midfield, his technique, skill and overall composure is absolutely brilliant(as shown by the Spurs and Blackburn games), it'll be very interesting to see him play upfront, surely worth a try?

Doubt Pardew will agree though...

 

I like this, I've also thought about

---------------Harper
-------Taylor--Colo--Williamson
Jonas*-----------------------Enrique
--------------Tiote
---------Nolan-----Barton

------------New Strikers

 

I've also thought about new strikers.
Many times.
Long and hard.

 

Give Colo an attacking CB role a-la-Albert.

 

Other alternative formations(when everyone's fit & ready) :
4231 :
Harper
Simpson Colo Willo/Saylor Enrique
Tiote Barton
Guti Ireland/Nolan Ben Arfa
Best/Ranger

4321 :
Harper
Same back line
Nolan/Gosling Barton Tiote
Ben Arfa Ireland
Best/Ranger

541(Flexible)

Harper
Simpson Saylor Willo Enrique
Colo
Barton Tiote Nolan Ben Arfa
Best/Ranger

433(Blackpool style) :

Harper
Same back line
Tiote Nolan Barton
Ben Arfa Best/Ranger Guti

4222(No place for Nolan here) :

Harper
Same back four...
Barton Tiote
Ben Arfa Guti
Best Ranger/Lover

and...

4213 :

Harper
......
Tiote Barton
Nolan/Ireland
Ben Arfa Best/Ranger Guti/Lover

 

move him up front with Best.

--Barton--TIote--Nolan--Jonas
------------Best-----------------
---------------------Colo
it doesnt look right but could work.

 

I like this one. mainly because i'm an advocate of the 4231, unfortunately it works best with a striker like Carroll upfront

 

Get a new striker in the summer and I think we could go 4231 Beatski.

 

Didn't Colo used to fill in at DM at deportivo, (also on fm he is a yellow when placed there)

 

Krul
Simpson - Taylor - Williamson - Enrique
Barton _____Tiote ________
_______ Nolan _____ Gutierrez
Harper - Coloccini​