I am going to leave it to JP
He knows who is fit
Ok, lets have a thread that moves away from all the talk about off-the-field issues.
What do you think the starting 11 will/should be for tomorrow?
For me, I'd go with the following . . .
----------------------- Davis ----------------------
Cork ------- Lancashire -------- Pearce -------- Skacel
---------- Schneiderlin ------ Euell -----------------
McGoldrick ---------- Lallana ------------- Surman
------------------- Robertson ----------------------
Subs:
Bialkowski, Perry, Wotton, Gobern, Pekhart
I am going to leave it to JP
He knows who is fit
Our problem tomorrow defensively will be dealing with Chris Iwelumo! I think JP will seriously consider putting Paul Wotton on to man mark him. I think he would probably bully Pearce, Lancashire and Perry! Midfield is fine with Schneiderlein coming back and young Lallana playing in the hole. Up front I would love to see two strikers, but think Mcg will be played wide right and Robertson as the striker. On the bench Thomson and Paterson before Gobern and Pekhart.
Should be an interesting game tomorrow, David and Goliath springs to mind!!
COYR
JP obviously sees Euell's best position as in the hole behind McGoldrick, who is undroppable from his striker's role, apparently. I reckon the team will probably be:
----------------Davis---------------
Cork----Lancashire--Pearce----Skacel
--------Schneiderlin--Surman--------
Lallana----------------------Gobern
-----------------Euell---------------
--------------McGoldrick-------------
But I don't necessarily agree with that. I'd put Perry in at the back, if fit, and wouldn't have DMG up front as he scores very infrequently from there. Trouble is noone else who's started there has done well either.
To borrow a line from Morrissey. What difference does it make?
hope we line up as:
Kelvin Davis - GK
Rudi Skacel - LB
Alex Pearce - CB
Oliver Lancashire - CB
Jack Cork - RB
Morgan Schneiderlin - DM
Paul Wotton - DM
Jason Euell - CM/AM
Andrew Surman - LW
Adam Lallana - RW
David McGoldrick - FW
Subs: Bartosz Bialkowski, Lloyd James, Jake Thompson, Bradley Wright-Phillips, Oscar Gobern.
GK - Davis
RB - Cork
LB - Skacel
CD - Perry
CD - Pearce
RW - Lallana
CM - Schneiderlin
CM - Wotton
LW - Surman
AM - Euell
CF - McGoldrick
Subs - Bialkowski, Lancashire, Gasmi, Gobern, Wright-Phillips
----------------------- Davis ----------------------
Cork ------- Perry -------- Pearce -------- Skacel
---------- Schneiderlin ------ Euell -----------------
-Lallana ------------------------------------Surman-
---------------BWP---------------------------------
-------------------------McGoldrick -----------------
Subs: Forecast, James, Lancashire/Wotton, Robertson, Gobern.
Means another change of the back four I know. Lallana and BWP to move around though someone will need to cover Kightly who, I believe, plays wide left for Wolves.
Davis
Cork Lancashire Pearce Surman
Lallana Schniederlin Euell Skacel
Robertson DMG
Would have like to have seen White instead of DMG, but he has gone out on loan.
Gasmi on bench if fit.
Davis
Cork Lancashire Pearce Skacel
Euell Schniederlin Gillet Surman
Lallana DMG
Bart, Perry, Mills, Thompson, BWP
Last edited by Chez; 14-11-2008 at 12:35 PM.
My team........
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.........has attitude.
Actually, the team I'd like to see would line up 4-4-2 to give the fullbacks some decent cover.
-------------Davis---------------
Cork-----Perry--Pearce----Skacel
Euell--Schneiderlin--Lallana--Surman
--------BWP--McGoldrick----------
subs: Bart, Lancashire, Gobern, Robertson, Thomson
It'll never happen under this clueless coach, though.
Im going for
----------------------- Davis ----------------------
Cork ------- Lancashire -------- Pearce -------- Skacel
---------- Schneiderlin ------ Surman -----------------
Lallana ---------------- Euell ------------------ Gobern
------------------- McGoldrick----------------------
I would like to see us line up as:
-------------Davis----------------
Cork---Svensson---Pearce---Skacel
Lallana--Schniederlin--Euell--Surman
---McGoldrick---Pekhart/Robertson--
However if JP/Lowe continue to maintain there negative 4-2-2-1-1 then i expect the team to be:
------------Davis---------------
Cork--Pearce--Svensson--Skacel
------Schiederlin--Surman-------
McGoldrick--------------Euell----
--------------Lallana------------
------------Robertson-----------
Davis
Cork, Perry, Pearce, Skacel
Lallana, Schneiderlin, Surman, Gobern
McGoldrick, Euell
subs
Forcast
BWP
Peckhart
Thomson
Wotton
Last edited by AndyNorthernSaints; 14-11-2008 at 03:25 PM.
- - - - - - - - Davis - - - - - - -
Cork - - Perry - - Pearce - - Mills
- - Schneiderlin - - Surman - -
- - DMG - - Lallana - - Skacel - -
- - - - - - - - Euell - - - - - - - -
That's what I'd go for, although I am expecting to see some pointless formation with DMG up front on his own, our best goal scoring midfield threat at LB and 90 minutes of nothing but purest a*se gravy.
------------------Davis
--Cork Lancashire Pearce Skacel
--Lallana Schneiderlin Surman BWP
----------------Euell
-------------McGoldrick
I'm beginning to think that despite the ball skill, there is no end product from Lallana. Gobern is very lightweight. Definitely Pekart and Robertson on the bench.
We have to get forward in numbers much quicker and much more importantly get numbers back goalside when a move breaks down.
It appears to me that only the players immediately on the ball move at pace the rest just trot. All the players have to start busting a gut, and sprint up in support and sprint to get back goalside.
This is the reason we are not getting enough attackers into the box and getting enough players back to stop the defence getting outnumbered and to enable us to give close cover rather than loose cover.
I can't believe anyone includes Wotton, even on the bench!
Very sensible idea, John...but let us hope for the first time this season that JP can pick his own side without the intervention by our Director of Football.
Go on Lowey let us see what JP can do on his own...
Enjoy a good result tomorrow John...A Saints win by a side selected solely by our coach JP.
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