Team for Saturday

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East_Stand_Always

East_Stand_Always

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Jan 29, 2011
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We can't play defensive football on Saturday against Man City, it won't work and the space our midfield leaves means Silva and the likes will be taking shots from the edge of the box all afternoon.

So with that in mind I think we need to be a bit gun'ho and go for it!

3-5-2 formation

Mcgregor,

McShane, Dawson, Davies

Elmo, Livermore, Quinn, Ramirez, Robertson

Jelavic N'doye

Team is attacking minded but has a bit of bite. Will get shot down by some but could really do with Alex Bruce back. In place of Quinn, Just to sit in front of the back 3 breaking up play.
 
East_Stand_Always said:
We can't play defensive football on Saturday against Man City, it won't work and the space our midfield leaves means Silva and the likes will be taking shots from the edge of the box all afternoon.

So with that in mind I think we need to be a bit gun'ho and go for it!

3-5-2 formation

Mcgregor,

McShane, Dawson, Davies

Elmo, Livermore, Quinn, Ramirez, Robertson

Jelavic N'doye

Team is attacking minded but has a bit of bite. Will get shot down by some but could really do with Alex Bruce back. In place of Quinn, Just to sit in front of the back 3 breaking up play.
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He's fit but you didnt put him in your team??
 
I'd like:

------------------Harper
---McShane---Bruce---Davies
Elmo-----------------------------Brady
-----------Meyler-----Livermore
------------------Quinn
----------Jelavic------Hernandez

N'Doye in for either Jela or Hernandez if they're not fit, which they didn't appear to be on Saturday.

I expect:

-----------------McGregor
-------Dawson--Bruce--Davies
Elmo------------------------------Brady
------Livermore--Hudd--Meyler
--------------Jela-----N'Doye

Can see us getting a bit of a spanking.
 
originallambrettaman said:
I'd go for this, but I'd put N'Doye straight in for Hernandez.
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So with everyone referencing The Dame, has he got clearance to actually be part of Saturday's squad? There used to be a bit of a wait between signing and playing for non-EU nationals but has all that gone out of the window?
 
roseniorhisgranisfromhull said:
I'd like:

------------------Harper
---McShane---Bruce---Davies
Elmo-----------------------------Brady
-----------Meyler-----Livermore
------------------Quinn
----------Jelavic------Hernandez

N'Doye in for either Jela or Hernandez if they're not fit, which they didn't appear to be on Saturday.

I expect:

-----------------McGregor
-------Dawson--Bruce--Davies
Elmo------------------------------Brady
------Livermore--Hudd--Meyler
--------------Jela-----N'Doye

Can see us getting a bit of a spanking.
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You'd drop Dawson?? kinell

McGregor
Dawson Bruce Davies
Elmo Robbo
Meyler Quinn Jake

Jelavic Hernandez

Any other game and Damo would be straight in. Abel needs the match practice, get him running.
 
Chazz Rheinhold said:
You'd drop Dawson?? kinell

McGregor
Dawson Bruce Davies
Elmo Robbo
Meyler Quinn Jake

Jelavic Hernandez

Any other game and Damo would be straight in. Abel needs the match practice, get him running.
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How many goals do we concede on average when Dawson plays? How many when he doesn't?

I don't actually know but I suspect the stats would be rather telling.

He's always deeper than the rest of the backline and it causes real problems, he's also slower than Harper.

I'd drop either him or Davies as they're appalling when playing together and personally, I think we're better off dropping Daws than Davies.
 
Mr. Hat said:
Just attack them, nowt to lose.
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I swear only our fans approach games like this. Plenty of teams take points off the big teams.

Playing 2 midfielders and 4 wingers/forwards wouldn't see us just attack them anyway. It'd see us just never get the ball and get battered.
 
I'm liking the Bruce inclusion. I thought he was still injured.

So I'm going for.

3-5-2 formation

Mcgregor,

McShane, Dawson, Davies

Elmo, Livermore, Bruce, Ramirez, Robertson

Jelavic N'doye

Bench

Hernandez
Aluko
Brady
Diame (if fit enough for bench).
Clark
Harper
Meyler

Stats wise we did ok on Saturday we just need to cut out the defensive mistakes. Half tempted to drop Davies for Maguire too... (maybe a bit much)
 
----------------------Harper----------------------------
-------Dawson-----Bruce-------Macca-------------
Elmo-------------------------------------------Robertson
--------Livermore--Quinn---Meyler----------------
--------------Jelavic----------N'Doye----------------

However Bruce will start with N'Doye on the bench, and McGregor, Davies, Huddlestone and possibly Brady in the starting eleven
 
Greegsy
Elmo Bruce Dawson Figueroa
Brady Meyler Huddlestone Ramirez Robertson
Jelavic

Fingers crossed Bruce is fit, Ramirez would obviously be the most advancing of the midfield.
 
roseniorhisgranisfromhull said:
How many goals do we concede on average when Dawson plays? How many when he doesn't?

I don't actually know but I suspect the stats would be rather telling.

He's always deeper than the rest of the backline and it causes real problems, he's also slower than Harper.

I'd drop either him or Davies as they're appalling when playing together and personally, I think we're better off dropping Daws than Davies.
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Thats a fair point Rosy i criticised Dawson early on. Think i was the only one and got shot down a bit. If anyone remembers i said he makes far too many sliding challenges for my liking, which fits in with your dropping deeper. Very very slow.
 
Bum_Chinned_Crab said:
So with everyone referencing The Dame, has he got clearance to actually be part of Saturday's squad? There used to be a bit of a wait between signing and playing for non-EU nationals but has all that gone out of the window?
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We don't actually know if he'll have international clearance in time, we're all just hoping he will.
 
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