Saylor and Willo partnership?

Do you reckon this could work while Colo is injured?

Last time I saw them together it was Villa away, a couple of seasons ago, and they were awful. We lost 1-0.

But last night, I thought they were quite solid. I thought them playing together would be a conflict of styles, but I think they could play quite well together.

Should we play Anita, Saylor, Williamson, Perch?

I think Norwich play a tough line up. Holt, Morrison, a bunch of attacking midfield up front.

Do you reckon Saylor and Willo will be right for our next game?

 

One things for sure, we'll get an aerial bombardment from them. I hope we learned something from our last trip to Carrow Road.

 

Sorry, but I really don't rate Willo at this level. He's 'decent' but not good enough for a team wanting be top half/in euro places.

He's not commanding enough in the air, he's too slow, gets the wrong side of strikers and his positioning / reading of the game is poor at times.

With Colo + Simmo out, I'd rather see Perch with Saylor, with Anita + Santon at full backs. Tav on the bench ready to cover wherever.

 

Thought Williamson was horrendous last night. How long is Colo actually out for?

 

Willo is a fill in man at best IMHO.

 

Doesn't say how long he's out for, just that he's very doubtful.

Ryan Taylor, Danny Simpson, Tim Krul and Cheick Tiote are all definitely missing due to injury, while Fabricio Coloccini is very doubtful.

 

I felt Willo was abysmal in the first half last night and only improved when he had Perch in front of him. If Tiote is still out for the Norwich game then play Willo and Saylor in CB with Perch in DM but if not then it has to be Perch and Saylor

 

For me Wilko is Championship level at best. His positioning at times is woeful as was highlighted by Gary Neville on Sky. I would play Perch with Saylor as he is more mobile and has come on leaps and bounds in the past 12 months.

 

Bit harsh to single Willo out for Monday every player was awful in the first half. He is a handy squad player to have IMO especially with Taylor being so injury prone.

 

Williamson was part of a team that finished 5th. He played for half the season once Taylor was injured against Chelsea. I'm sure I read somewhere that we had more clean sheets when he was playing than when Taylor was (% wise). Give the lad a break. OK he's made some individual errors but which footballers don't? To write him off as Championship standard is ludicrous.

 

Reason I rate him as Championship standard. He is slow and cumbersome. Useless at set pieces and when defending set pieces is constantly seen with his arms around players which is likely to cost us penalties. ( I know this goes on with others but he is not sly as them and it looks blantant on TV )

 

A case for the defence (of Williamson).

http://eyesinthecorner.wordpress.com/2012/05/31/steven-taylor-and-mike-williamson-a-comparison/

With him in the team we acheive more clean sheets than we do without him.

 

If you criticise Willo for being slow then surely you would say the same about Saylor?

 

Saylor is definitely faster than Willo is. But neither have considerable pace.

 

Saylor is faster than Williamson but equally important is the fact he's more dangerous at corner kicks and scores more goals.

 

True, can't remember his last goal though! Was it Chelsea away season before last??!