Leeds to win by 1 goal, Cooper in for Bamba if fit enough, Bamba's too suspect and can give away easy goals. Bellusci and Cooper as our double CB's, these two work well together with Taylor and Berardi protecting the flanks. Midfield, hell, where do I start......I think we have to include Dallas against BBN, we'll need his pace and work rate, then possibly sub him in last 15 minutes or so due to being knackered, if he runs himself ragged that is. Ant and Duke up front, let these two continue to find their feelers for each other, and hopefully keep scoring. Ant and Duke to score. Wood, leave him at end of M1 and tell him Blackburn is South.
Morning, LL. Guess who's going to disagree with you? Not about Wood this time you'll be delighted to hear I think that Evans may think there's a case for rewarding the team for their last result and not changing anything. If he did this, I could understand his thinking. And you're quite right about Ant & Duke playing up front. They're both scoring, so why change anything? As I've tediously expounded before, I think there's something odd about the Wood situation. Still hasn't put any game time in for the u21s after being out 7 games, so who in their right mind would give him a start over a scoring duo? I'd still want him on the bench, though, and hopefully have the opportunity to give him a run out at the end when we're 3-0 up (I wish!)
No other option but Ant & Duke as no one else fit and I just don't think Erwin is going to make the grade. A case of never buy on the back on one good TV performance with him.
Evans has a record of not changing winning/drawing teams in past, and has said the same a couple of times; he'll probably stick with the same team who beat Cardiff, can't blame him for doing it, most would do same; good thing is, Wootton didn't play against Cardiff, thank God. Unless Evans has got Bamba turning the corner like he did with Duke, then I'd be a bit wary in playing him in back to back games, he seems to be more cold than hot. If our mids, whoever they are, can get into the practice of providing our strikers with defence splitting through passes then we have a a great chance of beating Blackburn, if they don't, we have to hope our strikers make use of their opportunities, or someone from our defence pops one in. We have the players to make a good team that can beat most, if not all other teams in championship, we've even got rid of a few good players, what we haven't had since Hock, goes back further, is a coach who can find the right combination of players to compliment each other.
Streaming links http://cricfree.sx/watch/live/blackburn-rovers-vs-leeds-united-live-streaming http://firstrowi.net/soccer/fri-blackburn-rovers-vs-leeds-united-netfe9gf
Bugger! Forgot about that. Committed to house-hunting with my youngest & just about to leave the house. At least I'll get it on the radio. Thanks for the reminder, El
