Boro v Stoke 0-0

[Borodane 8,466 28.1k]

23 minutes ago, TeaCider24 said:

 

Very good news with two games this week. Sounds like Riley could be available after the international break. Unless he goes to Australia and gets himself injured again.

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Edwards is being interviewed live on the training ground on Sky Sports  right now, though I can't hear what he's saying. 

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44 minutes ago, Humpty said:

I think that no. 9 position requires the most mobility in terms of pressing personally. I think that's why Strelec has struggled. He's just not used to it.

Harry Kane is hardly speedy or ultra mobile but knows how to score goals. In my view a really good number 9 has the uncanny Knack of being in the right place at the right time. As long as Strelec scores in excess of 15 goals I would be satisfied. Edwards no doubt is assessing his players all the time and will hopefully find how to get the best out of him

 All this overthinking about this number and that number is pointless.

 

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No way in hell would I be dropping Conway. Not for anyone.

What he does for us, no one else in the team can do, as effective.

His pressing, harassing of defenders, and being a full on nuisance is incredible to watch. Every time I watch him, he looks like a school kid in a play ground who's just been unleashed after consuming 2 bags of haribo's.

I love him. 

Strelec being in the team shouldn't be at the expense of Conway...it should be Conway + Strelec, or Conway without Strelec. Not Strelec without Conway.

We would lose far too much, at this moment in time.

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22 minutes ago, Plastic Goat said:

Harry Kane is hardly speedy or ultra mobile but knows how to score goals. In my view a really good number 9 has the uncanny Knack of being in the right place at the right time. As long as Strelec scores in excess of 15 goals I would be satisfied. Edwards no doubt is assessing his players all the time and will hopefully find how to get the best out of him

 All this overthinking about this number and that number is pointless.

 

The number represents the position they're asked to play. I think Strelec is better suited to playing a little deeper in the 10 position. I don't think that's pointless its just an observation. Akpom played a similar role/position for us and scored 29 goals.

[Dan_Boro_Till_I_Die 1,636 4.6k]

13 minutes ago, Humpty said:

The number represents the position they're asked to play. I think Strelec is better suited to playing a little deeper in the 10 position. I don't think that's pointless its just an observation. Akpom played a similar role/position for us and scored 29 goals.

A lot of his highlights showed this too, drop deep and linking up play, he's never been a player that presses from the front either.

 

 Conway or Sene

Strelic Nypan behind 

 

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2 hours ago, Humpty said:

I'd switch Conway and Strelec round. Have Conway play as the 9.

I’m surprised we haven’t tried that in game (unless I just haven’t noticed), seems like a quick easy switch to make even just to see how it works.

[Rob 7,421 11.3k]

1 hour ago, TeaCider24 said:

Edwards is being interviewed live on the training ground on Sky Sports  right now, though I can't hear what he's saying. 

something about you don't have to ask me 

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Conway has played just about every minute hasn't he ? 

You have to manage his minutes with 3 games in a week guys or you are asking for an injury with the amount of running he does...

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58 minutes ago, Nobby Barnes said:

Conway has played just about every minute hasn't he ? 

You have to manage his minutes with 3 games in a week guys or you are asking for an injury with the amount of running he does...

Good point about burnout, but he can have a well-earned breather when we're through this current tricky run of matches. I don't think we'll need him as much when we're playing the likes of Sheffield Wednesday and Wrexham, as opposed to the teams up at the top.

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I think if you're going to consider rotation, it surely shouldn't be when you're playing the team 3rd in the table and just behind you at home.

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2 hours ago, Dan_Boro_Till_I_Die said:

A lot of his highlights showed this too, drop deep and linking up play, he's never been a player that presses from the front either.

 

 Conway or Sene

Strelic Nypan behind 

 

Still crying out for a 433 imo only issue is it would mean dropping Ayling which we can’t do. 
 

……………..Nypan

…Hansen…………..Conway

…………….Strelec

strelec could be tried as a kind of false 9 with Conway running in behind and I think Hansen has earned a start.

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2 hours ago, Rob said:

something about you don't have to ask me 

There it is.

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4 hours ago, Robin Johnson said:

Not his biggest fan but Edmundson does not deserve to be dropped for tomorrow. Put in a good shift on Saturday and had a steady old game.

I see your point - but if you are ruthless (and you need to be to get out of championship), you play your best team. Take into account knocks and so on, but Fry is better than Edmundson, full stop. Ayling and Jones have been excellent most games.  On that basis, if Fry is totally fit, then he needs to be in side and Edmundson is one to give way. Dress it up as rotating defence, if you want, though on that basis, it would be Ayling or Jones neither of whom have had a rest yet, who would give way.

Of course it could be that he is “fit”, but they want him to get part of a game in first, then fine -keep the existing 3 for this match and bring Fry on as a sub, if possible.

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11 minutes ago, ScarBoro said:

I see your point - but if you are ruthless (and you need to be to get out of championship), you play your best team. Take into account knocks and so on, but Fry is better than Edmundson, full stop. Ayling and Jones have been excellent most games.  On that basis, if Fry is totally fit, then he needs to be in side and Edmundson is one to give way. Dress it up as rotating defence, if you want, though on that basis, it would be Ayling or Jones neither of whom have had a rest yet, who would give way.

Of course it could be that he is “fit”, but they want him to get part of a game in first, then fine -keep the existing 3 for this match and bring Fry on as a sub, if possible.

I think Fry will be on the bench tomorrow. Jones? Like him but he had arguably his worst game on Saturday. So I reiterate, hard on Edmundson if he loses his place.