shirley Phelan isn't going to persist any longer with this ****e formation?? Let's get a formation that allows our best players to play in their best positions. That means Hernandez up top with Mbokani. It also means Jake Livermore back in midfield and now our skipper is back he plays in the center of defence. It obviously means mixed bag Marshall plays in goal. Clucas looked weak as piss against Chelsea with kante and Willian running all over him. He's looked ok in a 3 man CM but he's been playing like a sweeper behind two others. Get Jake back in there where he belongs. mixed bag Elmo Dawson Davies Robertson Snodgrass Livermore Mason Clucas Mbokani Hernandez
Jak Elmo Jake Davies Robbo Snodgers Tom Clucas Meyler Dio Hernandez Has to be this IMO. Should never have been changed.
I have it on good authority the Allams have banned the purchase of more team sheets and this is why phelan can't name another team.
----------------Marshall ------Elmo Davies Dawson Robbo ----------------Clucas -------Snodgrass Livermore Mason -------------Abel Mbokani Inviting run of games coming up. Need to make it count.
It's only what they saved on paper from the Steve Bruce days though. He used to write 11 different team sheets out with Alex in. A different position on every one of them. It's why Agnew left got sick of intercepting them and writing a proper one
Still feel we should go with 352. Marshall Dawson McGuire Davies Snodgrass Mason Livermore Clucas Robbo Mbokani Hernandez.
Meyler needs to earn his place back and I think Jake will stay in defence with Daws coming on as a sub. I'd go with: Marshall Elmo Jake Davies A-Bob Snodgrass Mason Clucas Henriksen Hernandez Mbokani
What is Henriksen Sterling. Ran around a lot in the Chelsea game but i dont know. Is he a forward? Nothing against him i just wonder how and where he can fit in.
He's quite versatile, he covered a decent amount of ground and he played some lovely passes to unlock the Chelsea defence. His best position is as an AM, but he's played wide for Norway and AZ on both sides. I think against Bournemouth he will do much better, it was always going to be a tough ask against Chelsea. As Clucas is playing the best football of his life, I wouldn't put him wide left as we need his industry. Mason is better than Thudd, so he gets the vote for me.
As i said i'm not slating him, just wondering how he fits in. Clucas and Mason in a two arent strong enough.
Strong enough as in physical? That's been one of the surprising things about his game over the opening weeks I thought.
There is no prospect of playing two out and out forwards. No one does it these days, for good reason.
Why are you saying out and out forwards? Are you trying to make out they have to stay in the 6 yard box to be a forward? Don't carry it on.
