There is no doubt he is a big weak link in our side, but I just cannot see that it is his fault for defending the middle of the pitch and not getting out to the wide players. It feels like it's happened all season, and it must be a tactical choice surely? Or there is no way he'd be in the side? He is ok, nothing more, but defensively he is the player who the opposition target and that should say it all really.
My punt...
Lumley
KWP THB Bednarek Meghoma
Charles Downes Aribo
Arma Adams Dibling
Any of Bazunu, Manning, Bree, Stephens, Smallbone, Stuey, Rothwell, Mara, Sulemena, Edozie could play though. Depends how many changes Martin wants to make.
Lottery...
More players available and match fit the better.
Injuries depending, I'd be looking at as close to the below as possible:
Bazunu; KWP TBH Bednarek Manning; Downes Smallbone Armstrong; Fraser Mara Armstrong
Potentially Charles in for Downes if need be, or Edozie in for Fraser.
Nice to have option off the bench.
Big question for me, is if Downes isn’t fit, does Martin give Charles another go in there? He is capable, but he was shocking against Bristol City.
It completely disrupted the team Tuesday, as had to move Smallbone, had no Stu, Fraser and Adams. It was too many changes.
Do we know if Che is fit for Friday? id like us to go back as close to the following as possible…
Bazunu, KWP THB Bednarek Manning; Downes Smallbone Stu; Arma Che Fraser
hmm, doesn't seem to make any sense changing system because we've lost 1 game in 26. Our biggest issues last night were giving the ball away cheaply, and barely having a midfield. We have no one else who can play in Downes position.
Felt like too many changes last night, and some of our defending was abysmal, Manning specifically, but also felt like Bednarek was scared about getting booked.
Don't really know why West Ham seem to just try and shoehorn Soucek, JWP, Alvarez, Phillips all into the side. They had Ben Johnson playing LM today, it was such a strange lineup. They have looked dreaedful whenever I've seen them this season, how are they 8th? It's got to be one of the worst premier leagues for quality for years.
I'd expect it to be similar the away game.
Lumley
Bree? Stephens Harwood-Bellis Meghoma
Rothwell Charles Smallbone
Edozie Adams Sulemana
Not sure if Bree, Edozie and Sulemana are all fit yet? Obviously no Brooks available.
Guess Mara, Fraser, Arma, Stu, Dibling, Amo-Ameyaw could all start if others aren't fit.
Right back is a problem if Bree isn't fit, so I guess we could see Stephens there, or KWP starting.
He had the clause, we offered him the full salary to keep him. He didn’t want to go to WH but ended up there because he wanted to play in the premier league and no-one else came in with a decent enough offer, hence why it ended up such a low fee in the end.