Leesider 1,069 Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 Anyone think Warnock might be tempted to go with Fry,Shotton & Mouk as a back 3 to counteract 6ft 6in Smith,Shotton scares me with the ball at his feet but might be very useful in this battle in the air, Ged Wallace looked very good v Charlton as well. Link to post Share on other sites
TLF10 4,440 Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 I dont think Warnock fancies Shotton or Clayton. He has persisted with George at CB but Shotton a better cb than George imo, especially in a back 4. And as far as Clayton is concerned well Warnock played a CB in his position yesterdsy Link to post Share on other sites
TAPOUT 361 Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 Stojanovic Spence Shotton Mikoudi Fry Coulson Roberts Dijksteel Clayton Tavanier Fletcher Link to post Share on other sites
White Band 831 Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 I so thought that this match was on at 5pm. Let's hope my 2pm work meeting takes less than an hour. (Or do I want the meeting to go on for ages so that I avoid seeing how rubbish we are?) Link to post Share on other sites
wilsoncgp 9,230 Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 At this point I'd usually go check out how Millwall were doing and figure out how we could beat them. But whilst Stoke wasn't exactly a masterclass, the last two games in particular have left me bereft of confidence in this side. This squad isn't built out of League One quality players and yet the lack of quality coming from players at the moment makes it look like they are. Our passing and movement is so key to the way Warnock wants us to play but I just don't think anyone is really tackling this task together right now. We see some individual quality on display, particularly from Roberts and Britt at times in the last few games, but it's just not coming together as a unit. The final ball or decision is made too late, too strong or too weak. I agree with some others that I don't think that effort is necessarily the issue... it's just quality when and where it matters. We don't have a single player in the squad right now who's capable of planting a ball on a player's noggin on a consistent basis from a dead ball, never mind when in the flow of play. Still, the team? Hopefully Spence is back... this is what comes to mind. Stojanovic Spence Fry Friend Coulson Tav Howson Saville Roberts Fletcher Britt Link to post Share on other sites
Erimus 63 478 Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 Warnock's had a good shuffle of the pack now. That's the desperate hope that his selections will finally click and maybe lady luck will smile on us too. Link to post Share on other sites
Weasel 965 Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 This is what I would want to see. More of a 3-5-2 which has worked for us at times this season. I feel like we need Howson in midfield as our midfielders are just useless and lack any leadership, he can at least make a tackle. Saville to start if we want more balance or Tav if we wanna go for it. Roberts behind the striker and just let him run at them on the counter attack, maybe him and Britt could get something going. Let Spence and Coulson offer our pace and width as wingsback. Stojanovic Spence - Fry - Moukoudi - Friend/Shotton - Coulson Howson - McNair - Saville/Tav Roberts Britt/Fletch Not that it matters like, don't have much hope for this game. Link to post Share on other sites
Duvel 2,446 Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Well after Stoke I really fancied us to beat Hull and QPR, it shows how carried away I got. After Hull and QPR I can't see where the next point is coming from. All the proposed teams on this thread show that we don't have a clue who our best eleven is. That was backed up the other day by Warnock's team selection. I'm going to predict a hammering (3-0) to Millwall and hope I'm as wrong as I have been for the last few games. Link to post Share on other sites
Erimus 63 478 Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 55 minutes ago, Duvel said: Well after Stoke I really fancied us to beat Hull and QPR, it shows how carried away I got. After Hull and QPR I can't see where the next point is coming from. All the proposed teams on this thread show that we don't have a clue who our best eleven is. That was backed up the other day by Warnock's team selection. I'm going to predict a hammering (3-0) to Millwall and hope I'm as wrong as I have been for the last few games. The fat lady hasn't sung yet, that's what I keep telling myself. Everyone's expecting a defeat now so we're bound to win. Link to post Share on other sites
marvin 290 Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 I'd go with: GK: Stoj RB: Spence LB: Coulson CB: Moukoudi CB: Fry CDM: Clayton CDM: Howson AM: Morrison AM: Roberts AM: Tavernier CF: Fletcher Reasons being, We need to attack. Morrison showed he has a great touch and could pick out a pass if he had some movement in front of him. I'd like to think that Roberts, Tav and Fletch could provide that movement. Spence and Coulson provide width. Clayton and Howson provided added metal at the back. 4231 or 424 formation. I could be wrong and people might argue that this selection would get battered, I'd be interested to see what people think. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Downsouth 6,176 Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 21 minutes ago, Erimus 63 said: The fat lady hasn't sung yet, that's what I keep telling myself. Everyone's expecting a defeat now so we're bound to win. Brace yourself for the defeat Kenny and assume the defeat, anything else will be a bonus and a nice surprise! Link to post Share on other sites
Skinemrippers 894 Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Earlier this season, McNair was the one player who seemed capable of driving us forward and pushing for a goal. Not sure what’s happened to him lately. Link to post Share on other sites
RiseAgainst 3,779 Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Just to be different, I'd play a 4132, with Clayton protecting the defence and two up front so our strikers aren't trying to win knockdowns by themselves, Negredo style: GK: Pears LB: Coulson CB: Moukoudi CB: Shotton RB: Spence CDM: Clayton CM: Howson RW: Tavernier LW: Roberts CF: Fletcher CF: Assombalonga A few reasons for the above: we desperately need to score goals because our defence is so leaky I don't think we can play for a 0-0. I don't think Friend deserves a place in the team any more, Fry has been making some ricks and doesn't have Shotton's physical presence against a giant striker, Saville gave us nothing the other day, and Wing has looked extremely ineffectual. At least Tav and Roberts pose some attacking threat, and this lineup allows the team to play to whatever strengths they have left. Link to post Share on other sites
White Band 831 Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Is Spence going to be fit? Everyone's putting him in their teams, but I thought hamstrings normally took a few weeks. Have I missed something? Link to post Share on other sites
estonpidge 1,442 Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 I feel the only way we get any thing out of this is 0-0 so Stojanovic Spence Shotton Mikoudi Fry Johnson Roberts McNair Clayton Tavanier Fletcher Link to post Share on other sites
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