West Brom (H) Next Up

[les-tah]

Just now, norwichfox said:

'tis enough to make you weep....I dopn't supop0se we had any sell on clause either

ya think rudkin put in a sell on clause?  

 

 

 

[Turbogre]

5 minutes ago, les-tah said:

if anyone thinks we are playing anything other than 442 then you are very very very silly   

 

also if you think iborra will start ahead of King your again very very silly.

This.

[filbertway]

Imagine we'll line up

 

Schmeichel

 

Simpson

Morgan

Maguire

Fuchs

 

Mahrez

Iborra

King

Albrighton

 

Okazaki

Vardy

[Guest the fox]

1 hour ago, Col city fan said:

I see Kante is linked to PSG this morning for c.90 million.

Three days before we could conceivably start with a midfield pairing of Iborra and Amartey.

Edit....King/Amartey

Edit.....King/Iborra

 

Good God...

i got something to cheer you up, col
it's 5 days rather than 3 until the next game. that must count for something, aye?

 

 

[Guest Col city fan]

10 minutes ago, the fox said:

i got something to cheer you up, col
it's 5 days rather than 3 until the next game. that must count for something, aye?

 

 

Sod me...i thought it was Sat afto....

 

[Wymsey]

Much prefer Friday or Saturday evening games.

[Guest the fox]

1 hour ago, Wymeswold fox said:

Much prefer Friday or Saturday evening games.

any chance i can catch it on the TV is fine by me, my ideal timing is  a sunday afternoon, i got the day off from uni, i can catch a lot of good games, plus an arsenal or pool game on a monday is like icing on the cake,

you got the spurs/chelsea/united/man city fan bases gassing up thier players and bashing arsenal/pool followed up with a klupp disasterclass would make my week 

 

[murphy]

1 hour ago, the fox said:

i got something to cheer you up, col
it's 5 days rather than 3 until the next game. that must count for something, aye?

 

 

Great.

 

We'll be in the bottom 3 by Monday night.

[Hanan96]

Got a good chance to win if we keep a fighting spirit like againts those big teams, just need to improve our defense and finishing.

I really hope we would tried to play 3-4-1-2 since we surely won't play wingless formation with 4 defender. Altought it seems our squad werent build for that formation, but this is the best way to accomodate slimani while we need another big man againts sides like west brom

 

in defence, I will hope shakey played dragovic,maguirre, and amartey. While I'm not too sure with amartey's ability, at least he played there often in national teams and copenhagen, and got enough speed to defend in wide position, since 3 back were prone to overload in wing areas which center back need tohelp.

 

unfortunately, it seems shakey would never left morgan, so I think if he plays 3 in the back, fuchs and morgan will be played instead of drago and amartey

 

in midfield, not much option. only 2 wingback we got. so albrighton and chilwell for both sides. in central areas, we got lack of central midfield. Iborra and Ndidi is a must, another 1 seems have to be mahrez. he can't play anywhere else, and if he dropped, everybody will shake our coach for sure

 

for striker duo, vardy would never get dropped, slimani sholuld play to add more tall players.

 

I'm sure we can win this match.

[Foxxed]

Shakey's last chance saloon.

[AjcW]

Will be an interesting press conference tomorrow! 

 

Huth hasn't featured in the reserve games during the break so perhaps he might be back in contention?

 

If King and N'didi are out then it'll get to the stage where we have to put U23's on the bench.

 

I just wish he/we were the sort to take a risk! We're at home against West Brom on Sky, just imagine the motivation that would give George Thomas or Hamza to just take one start and run with it. (I know it's not the best solution it would just be nice to see us have some balls for change!)

 

Interestingly there's not a Dev Squad game until the 23rd, so it's a great chance to at least get a few of them around the squad!

[Fox92]

2 minutes ago, AjcW said:

Will be an interesting press conference tomorrow! 

 

Huth hasn't featured in the reserve games during the break so perhaps he might be back in contention?

 

If King and N'didi are out then it'll get to the stage where we have to put U23's on the bench.

 

I just wish he/we were the sort to take a risk! We're at home against West Brom on Sky, just imagine the motivation that would give George Thomas or Hamza to just take one start and run with it. (I know it's not the best solution it would just be nice to see us have some balls for change!)

 

Interestingly there's not a Dev Squad game until the 23rd, so it's a great chance to at least get a few of them around the squad!

Shakespeare won't ever take a risk, as much as it'd be nice to see. That's why we set up not lose lose rather than set up to win.

 

I expect nothing will change from previous games and we'll spend 90 mins watching our midfield constantly pass sideways. I'd love us to start with Gray and Mahrez but Shakespeare wouldn't dare.

[goose2010]

32 minutes ago, Foxxed said:

Shakey's last chance saloon.

you really think that???!

[goose2010]

just feels like this international break has gone on for ever!

 

Even if we lose at least it will give most something new to moan about!

[AjcW]

4 minutes ago, Fox92 said:

Shakespeare won't ever take a risk, as much as it'd be nice to see. That's why we set up not lose lose rather than set up to win.

 

I expect nothing will change from previous games and we'll spend 90 mins watching our midfield constantly pass sideways. I'd love us to start with Gray and Mahrez but Shakespeare wouldn't dare.

Yep! It's one or the other sadly, even the U21's gave Gray a rest so he'll be in good shape.

 

Ideal front 2 for me in this one is Slim and Vardy. Need Slims height against West Brom both offensively and defensively. 

 

[Bob Weasel Fox]

Come on Shakey errm errm shake things up. 

[UPinCarolina]

Not happy about having to wait until Monday to see this one play out. At least we'll have a full understanding of what is at stake regarding the table then.

 

[Ric Flair]

Play 4-4-2 and lose and he can get fcuked as far as I'm concerned. Show he's willing to change and adapt and show even a modicum of identity as a manager rather than be a yes man batty boy then I'll give him a chance. 

[Foxxed]

3 hours ago, goose2010 said:

you really think that???!

One or two more matches.

 

We've had a tough start, but we've not started our easier games at all well, and if we have a rest, regroup and rethink and still can't beat West Brom then it looks like curtains. On that form we'll be cemented to the relegation zone by Christmas.

 

Win it, and there's a glimmer of hope we've learnt from our mistakes and have kept our team spirit alive.

[filbertway]

Logically this will be a walk in the park for them. No team is better at handling constant lumping of the ball, then they're a big strong team that will murder us on set pieces. Gonna go 0-2 to Balbion

[mozartfox]

Given Pulis's fetish for CB's I am expecting a 'Hoof' fest of gigantic proportions.

 

 

[WardyisPukka]

Fully expecting pulis to tactically outwit Shakespeare - go one nil down and we start hoofing the ball to vardy and okazaki for the last 20 mins

[maddog]

16 hours ago, Fox92 said:

Shakespeare won't ever take a risk, as much as it'd be nice to see. That's why we set up not lose lose rather than set up to win.

 

I expect nothing will change from previous games and we'll spend 90 mins watching our midfield constantly pass sideways. I'd love us to start with Gray and Mahrez but Shakespeare wouldn't dare.

Gray and Mahrez would surely be too gung-ho and leave Simpson and Fuchs totally exposed. 

 

I'm all for picking an attacking team but if West Brom ended up picking us off on the counter 3 times and winning the game Shakey would be in serious bother. 

 

I would consider offering it to Chris Coleman if Shakey gets the boot. Wagner and Silva won't come now. 

 

Hoping for a morale boosting victory here though akin to the win at home to Liverpool last season under Shakey. 

[Ric Flair]

4 minutes ago, maddog said:

Gray and Mahrez would surely be too gung-ho and leave Simpson and Fuchs totally exposed. 

 

I'm all for picking an attacking team but if West Brom ended up picking us off on the counter 3 times and winning the game Shakey would be in serious bother. 

 

I would consider offering it to Chris Coleman if Shakey gets the boot. Wagner and Silva won't come now. 

 

Hoping for a morale boosting victory here though akin to the win at home to Liverpool last season under Shakey. 

We absolutely battered Stoke last season playing both Gray and Mahrez but it's all about us taking the lead as ever in matches. If we don't then we're too sluggish and any revival is often too little, too late. I believe we're always better on the front foot and going at teams early, it was only under Ranieri in his early reign that we seemed to be better later on in games. Whenever we try and contain teams it leads to disaster which is why our away from is horrifying, we don't go out with the same abandon as we might at home. We are a team that defensively is always suspect, mainly down to the formation we play. However if we aren't going to implement a new system that might help us be sounder at the back but with enough ideas and options going forward then we must always try and start games fast and putting out a team best to do that which for me is Gray and Mahrez. There's zero creativity in the middle of the park so we must have our assets on the wing and Albrighton has had a very poor season so far, it's Demarai's time to shine.

[Fox92]

8 minutes ago, maddog said:

Gray and Mahrez would surely be too gung-ho and leave Simpson and Fuchs totally exposed. 

 

I'm all for picking an attacking team but if West Brom ended up picking us off on the counter 3 times and winning the game Shakey would be in serious bother. 

 

I would consider offering it to Chris Coleman if Shakey gets the boot. Wagner and Silva won't come now. 

 

Hoping for a morale boosting victory here though akin to the win at home to Liverpool last season under Shakey. 

It's all about going forward and taking the game to them. We're at home, against a side like WBA, we shouldn't be concentrating on whether the full backs are exposed. Anyway, Albrighton is supposed to be this "defensive winger" yet our left side is constantly exposed.

 

We lack creativity in midfield and often rely on Mahrez. That's it. At least Gray provides another option. Both him and Mahrez will at least get the ball down, run at players, hit long shots and look to generally create. Our central midfield are so content on passing sideways its shit to watch.