wilsoncgp 9,230 Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 Yeah it will be Johnson behind Coulson. This team should be capable of beating Charlton. I just hope that if it doesn't bear any goaly fruit that Woodgate doesn't throw on all 3 of the strikers on his bench and sacrifice literally anything in favour of doing it. Link to post Share on other sites
AnglianRed 6,229 Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Brunners said: You've got your left hand side the wrong way round, if it's the same as Forest it's Johnson LB and Coulson LW. In future I think I'll do formations the other way around and start with the striker(s), so I don't have to remember to switch my left & right... 🤦♂️ That said it still seems wrong to have a listed defender & midfielder swapping roles. Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianBoro 230 Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 8 minutes ago, TAPOUT said: I thought it looked more like a 4231. If we are getting beat he can bring off wing, Tav and Coulson then go 4 up top again. Ya. Looks like the same formation as the last game. Glad he kept it consistent to start. Hopefully he wont be hesitant to sub players this game. Link to post Share on other sites
DanFromDownSouth 1,706 Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 If we do manage to grab a lead. I really hope Woodgate learns from the Forest game and doesn't instruct the team to drop deep. Link to post Share on other sites
p_mards 1,363 Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 Saville is a far better fit as part of a two man holding midfield than McNair. McNair’s main strength is running forward with the ball, which removes the defensive protection that two holding midfielders are designed to provide, so I would much rather have Saville in this 4-2-3-1 than McNair. Hopefully Stojanovic can put in a solid performance today. If we lose today then it’s time to panic as we’ll be staring down the barrel at relegation. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
smogsterking the Inspirati 2,453 Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 (edited) I'm predicting a Boro win and the term "that was liquid football" used at least twice during the game on this thread. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Duvel 2,446 Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 It's the defence which worries me, I suppose Charlton are not full strength though. Link to post Share on other sites
Duvel 2,446 Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, p_mards said: Saville is a far better fit as part of a two man holding midfield than McNair. McNair’s main strength is running forward with the ball, which removes the defensive protection that two holding midfielders are designed to provide, so I would much rather have Saville in this 4-2-3-1 than McNair. Hopefully Stojanovic can put in a solid performance today. If we lose today then it’s time to panic as we’ll be staring down the barrel at relegation. True, Saville is much better positionally than McNair. I get the impression that Paddy isn't too fond of the defensive side of playing midfield. Link to post Share on other sites
wilsoncgp 9,230 Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 I get the impression Paddy isn't all too fond of playing at all at the moment. No idea how he's got back into this side at the expense of Saville, personally. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Rioch's Braves 711 Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 1 minute ago, Duvel said: It's the defence which worries me, I suppose Charlton are not full strength though. Its the midfield that worries me, bad habit of going missing for long periods of the game which puts the defense under long spells of pressure. Link to post Share on other sites
Rioch's Braves 711 Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 Just now, wilsoncgp said: I get the impression Paddy isn't all too fond of playing at all at the moment. No idea how he's got back into this side at the expense of Saville, personally. Me neither baffled by that. Link to post Share on other sites
wilsoncgp 9,230 Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 If anyone's listening to the audio through the Boro site, has the stream showed up for you yet? Mine is just a big black rectangle... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TeaCider24 12,401 Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 Anyone got a working link? Link to post Share on other sites
AnglianRed 6,229 Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 27 minutes ago, smogsterking the Inspirati said: I'm predicting a Boro win and the term "that was liquid football" used at least twice during the game on this thread. Hmm...liquid can cover a whole range of things, from vintage wine to diarrhoea... Lets hope its the former and not the latter... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Changing Times 12,218 Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 Come on Boro! About time we had a *** win ✊ 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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