Cormick 11 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Stoj Spence -Shotton- Fry-Friend Howson - Clayton Roberts Wing Tav Assombalonga/Fletcher With Reading being good in the attacking third we need to have 2 defensive midfielders to attempt to break up the play If we had a another centre back I would of went Pulis style defending and had Shotton at right back and keep it tight Let the attackers attack, and defenders defend. hopefully we could nick something Link to post Share on other sites
sackrobson2 371 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 (edited) 49 minutes ago, Barnaby said: I'd go with that side 2 hours ago, AnglianRed said: Would like to see us line up something like this. Think its a decent balance of defensive cover (though Friend is always a worry) and attacking threat. Still think attack is the best form of defence (even in our state) and if we can put early pressure on the hosts and create some chances for Britt & Fletch, they just might put one away (or even the long-range artillery of Wing). Which then makes it a little easier to manage the game. That said, I still expect Reading to be too good for us. But we seem to play with a bit more freedom away from home, so we need a system & players that can exploit that. You'd both go with Roberts at wing back? For real? Very ballsy 2 Link to post Share on other sites
ManBearPig 1,833 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Stoj spence shotton fry friend johnson saville Howson McNair britt and fletch wing, Tav and Roberts for the impact off the bench in the second half. Counter attack and hit them on the break. Link to post Share on other sites
Brunners 7,952 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Millwall away = 3pm kick off to allow for travel. Reading away = 6pm kick off, despite it being literally just as far (if not a few miles further) ?? Link to post Share on other sites
sanddancer 1,964 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 (edited) We have so many midfielders why not go with a straight 4 - 4 - 2. It offers a defensive role for our back line and not so hard to understand and maintain formation. Well as long as the wing backs don’t get caught out to far forward and it offers support in attack. We have nothing to loose, so why not.. Edited July 13, 2020 by sanddancer Link to post Share on other sites
Uwe 3,543 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 2 hours ago, Barnaby said: I've got a completely Radical Idea,Can we please play the BEST 11 we have, in the the positions they are best at There's only a handful of games left...Bristol city our bench was stronger than our side on the pitch...Don't care how Tired they were, our place in the Championship is at stake... If anyone is not up for these games they should be nowhere near the squad, let alone the team...If anyone is not prepared to shed blood for the cause,send em home to have a think Fully understand what you are saying. But there are loads of factors to take into account. Fitness will still play a part Any knocks/injuries too Then any tactical implications that NW is trying to mitigate But I do agree with your last point. Anyone not showing the correct attitude needs shifting out 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Barnaby 954 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 15 hours ago, Rioch's Braves said: Both of your line-ups are decent, would definitely have Coulson and Tav in, Wing is always capable of pulling a goal out, but there's times you have to look twice to see if he's still on the pitch, the game just seems to pass him by. Yeah since I had his name put on the Back of me new shirt cause I couldn't afford Assombalonga,Wing was fine so I accept responsibility 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Barnaby 954 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 39 minutes ago, sanddancer said: We have so many midfielders why not go with a straight 4 - 4 - 2. It offers a defensive role for our back line and not so hard to understand and maintain formation. Well as long as the wing backs don’t get caught out to far forward and it offers support in attack. We have nothing to loose, so why not.. I'd even go 4-5-1 to make sure we get the points needed to stay up 1 Link to post Share on other sites
White Band 831 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Why are people putting Roberts in defence? He's one of our most attacking players and I've seen little to suggest that he would be better as a defender. What are you seeing that I've missed? Link to post Share on other sites
wilsoncgp 9,228 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 19 minutes ago, White Band said: Why are people putting Roberts in defence? He's one of our most attacking players and I've seen little to suggest that he would be better as a defender. What are you seeing that I've missed? I suspect it's the hope that he'd play at wing-back in order to play with wing-backs and keep Roberts in the team. We'd get absolutely killed down our right if he was playing wing-back, though. Link to post Share on other sites
Changing Times 12,211 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 2 hours ago, ManBearPig said: Stoj spence shotton fry friend johnson saville Howson McNair britt and fletch wing, Tav and Roberts for the impact off the bench in the second half. Counter attack and hit them on the break. Isn't that exactly what we did on Saturday? Link to post Share on other sites
Changing Times 12,211 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 17 hours ago, Changing Times said: Would like to see some version of: Pears/Stojanovic Pears/Stojanovic Spence/Dijksteel* Fry Shotton Coulson Spence/Dijksteel* Fry Shotton Coulson McNair Howson Tavernier McNair Howson Tavernier Roberts Assombalonga Fletcher Wing/Roberts Assombalonga Fletcher *Depending on fitness/sharpness I think we're more likely to see some version of what we saw on Saturday but with maybe the odd change or two. A question for those who understand these things. How come when I look at this on my computer it looks fine but when I look at it on a tablet it looks all muddled up? Link to post Share on other sites
Brunners 7,952 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 11 minutes ago, Changing Times said: Isn't that exactly what we did on Saturday? yep it is absolutely exactly what we did on saturday. Link to post Share on other sites
TAPOUT 361 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 12 minutes ago, Changing Times said: A question for those who understand these things. How come when I look at this on my computer it looks fine but when I look at it on a tablet it looks all muddled up? I,d like to know that myself. Ive been readjusting my varifocals all morning 😁 Link to post Share on other sites
Changing Times 12,211 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 5 minutes ago, Brunners said: yep it is absolutely exactly what we did on saturday. Well, I hope the our counter attacking works better tomorrow than it did then 🙂 Link to post Share on other sites
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