Match Day Thread Millwall v Hull City

[originalminority]

3 centre backs is a good move and open to a tactical change when we need it, Millar a tad lucky to start.

 

[Plum]

Certainly stops the Ajayi/Hughes debate.

Wear'em down for an hour then bring on the quick lads?

 

[tigermaul]

Good luck. Surely someone will turn up at the ground with a spare as someone hasn't been able to travel. Just a matter of walking round asking for a spare ticket

Will be too late then but thanks - he’ll be watching at home or in pub.

 

[Blaknamberblood]

Well we've struggled to fill the no.10 position all season so ... we play without one ! Just hope Giles hammy holds up as he and Coyle are being asked to do a hell of a lot of legwork in that formation. Not convinced tbh, but in Serj we trust.

 

[TigUll]

Don't love the formation but in Serj we trust. UTFT

 

[Top_Tiger]

3-4-3 then?

 

[Drew]

Im nervous because I thought our biggest strength on Friday was how the full backs dealt with their wingers

 

[GLP]

Like that selection. Get more control in midfield.

 

[Walter Sobchak]

Fair play to Serge for trying something, hope it works.

 

[Idi Amin]

Am I the only one who hates it.

 

[John1904-07]

Absolutely the right call to change it. It would have been a mistake to go into the return leg doing things the same way as the first. We really didn’t create enough in the first and with how Millwall play, they really do nullify the 10 position.

If we win, everyone will say Serj is a genius. If we lose, people will criticise him saying he was wrong to change formation.

The simple fact is, with how we’ve been playing, a change like this needed to have happened tonight. Glad he’s made it.

 

[Drew]

Like that selection. Get more control in midfield.

How does this give more control in midfield?

 

[Kalman II]

if we are bringing in a 5th defender i think Mcnair is unlucky to miss out I think he's been great

I agree. I actually had a suspicion over the weekend that he’d go to a back three/five so their big striker isn’t given as much freedom. However, I was hoping McNair would come in. I think McNair is one of our best centre-backs and I’d start him ahead of both Ajayi and Egan so I don’t know why he doesn’t get as many minutes.

 

[Blaknamberblood]

I agree. I actually had a suspicion over the weekend that he’d go to a back three/five so their big striker isn’t given as much freedom. However, I was hoping McNair would come in. I think McNair is one of our best centre-backs and I’d start him ahead of both Ajayi and Egan so I don’t know why he doesn’t get as many minutes.

Only reason I can think of is the physical side of things, they've brought Ajayi in to match that physicality, but obvs he has a mistake in him, with Hughes and Egan either side it gives us a bit of cover. I do agree, footballing wise McNair is superior, but not physically

 

[Chazz Rheinhold]

Way too negative. 3 centre backs.

AWOOGA

Going defensive asking for trouble?

 

[TIGERSCAVE]

Come on City, we've been in bigger games than this!!!!

 

[SydneyTiger14]

What is this shape?

 

[Ernie Shackleton]

What is this shape

According to Phil Brown on Humberside, it’s a front five.

 

[FLG]

Millar owes us and Serj a performance tonight.

 

[Leftsaidfred-partdeux]

I'm as ****ing nervous as a whore in Church and I'm 4,000 miles away. Make me buy that plane ticket City, C'mon!!!