How long can the run continue...this is my 8th MDT in a row and hopefully I have quite a few more to go yet!
After what seemed an age the 2 week international has come to end without any new injury concerns as far as I am aware.
This weekends game sees us taken on Blackpool, hoping to continue our run of 7 games unbeaten. The defence seems to be fairly settled for the time being, at least until some left backs starts to return. I imagine we will see Krul, Aarons, Omobamidele, Hanley and Byram start. It will be interesting to see whether DS decides to throw young Gibbs straight back into the team, as we appear to have lost the flow to our play without him in the team - something as simple as picking up the ball and recycling it quickly or making a first time pass has been missing in recent weeks and slows down our ball progression. I would bring him in with Nunez and Sara ahead of him. If Gibbs isn't ready then I think a midfield of 2 would be better with Mclean and Nunez the best options with a number 10 ahead of them - Dowell or Ramsey. Cantwell may not have a goal or assist to his name yet this season but his overall play has been very good so I think he deserves to start this one on the left - he will also be fresh after not playing over the international break. This might be controversial but on the right I would bring Sinani back in - Sargent isn't a right winger and there is no point trying to shoe horn him in there as it ends up blunting our effectiveness in attack down that wing - Sinani is a better creative force. Perhaps even more controversially I would then move Sargent up to the lone striker role ahead of Pukki. Both have been scoring goals this season but I think we need to go with one of them and rotate especially with the games coming thick and fast this month. For me Sarge would get the nod because I think the team benefitted more from his style of play up top.
Blackpool currently find themselves in 19th place, with 3 wins / 2 draws / 5 losses this season. We face them after they have lost their last 2 games against Rotherham and Millwall. In terms of ex-Norwich players we could see James Husband feature for Blackpool. I have to admit I don't know a lot about their team, the only other name that I recognise is Charlie Patino - a very technical youngster on loan from Arsenal who looks to be a promising talent.
Positive vibes!!!
ON THE BALL CITY!!!
After what seemed an age the 2 week international has come to end without any new injury concerns as far as I am aware.
This weekends game sees us taken on Blackpool, hoping to continue our run of 7 games unbeaten. The defence seems to be fairly settled for the time being, at least until some left backs starts to return. I imagine we will see Krul, Aarons, Omobamidele, Hanley and Byram start. It will be interesting to see whether DS decides to throw young Gibbs straight back into the team, as we appear to have lost the flow to our play without him in the team - something as simple as picking up the ball and recycling it quickly or making a first time pass has been missing in recent weeks and slows down our ball progression. I would bring him in with Nunez and Sara ahead of him. If Gibbs isn't ready then I think a midfield of 2 would be better with Mclean and Nunez the best options with a number 10 ahead of them - Dowell or Ramsey. Cantwell may not have a goal or assist to his name yet this season but his overall play has been very good so I think he deserves to start this one on the left - he will also be fresh after not playing over the international break. This might be controversial but on the right I would bring Sinani back in - Sargent isn't a right winger and there is no point trying to shoe horn him in there as it ends up blunting our effectiveness in attack down that wing - Sinani is a better creative force. Perhaps even more controversially I would then move Sargent up to the lone striker role ahead of Pukki. Both have been scoring goals this season but I think we need to go with one of them and rotate especially with the games coming thick and fast this month. For me Sarge would get the nod because I think the team benefitted more from his style of play up top.
Blackpool currently find themselves in 19th place, with 3 wins / 2 draws / 5 losses this season. We face them after they have lost their last 2 games against Rotherham and Millwall. In terms of ex-Norwich players we could see James Husband feature for Blackpool. I have to admit I don't know a lot about their team, the only other name that I recognise is Charlie Patino - a very technical youngster on loan from Arsenal who looks to be a promising talent.
Positive vibes!!!
ON THE BALL CITY!!!
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