DrunkenSaint

Hasnt worked for the last 3 games, we only beat hull once we took off a CM and replaced him with a wide player. I said we'll lose against Bristol City and Donny and im saying we'll lose our winning streak today. I think NA watches a different game to everyone else when he plays them 3 in CM. A different type of formation would would using them 3 but not the diamond.

This is what ive been saying all the time. We need to sort out a home team and tactics and an away team and tactics, both should be different or depending who we play. But atm we are playing the same tactics week in week out and teams have figured us out. Both Butterfield (against Boro) and Harding have done a great job when they have come in but to be dropped straight away when his main full back becomes fit. Playing three of our central midfielder's is not working either, it showed against Bristol it didnt work then he went on to play it again in the next 2 games, 1 we won after he took off one of them and the other we lost. I'm i upset that we're top? No but we could be top by a more comfortable margin than we are atm and by our away form we might not be top for the transfer window.

Harding is better at the defensive stuff, Fox is better going forward. I think Harding should play every away match, Fox just doesn't seem to have much luck away from home.

i told friends we'll lose this today cause i dont get this formation lark, we need width it worked for a while but now we have been found out.

Good to see SDR starting upfront hope he does well.

I like Gully but i think he needs a rest, always makes the player work twice as hard when he gets back into the team so a tactical rest would be a good idea atm.

top 2 go up last time i looked its best to have the top 2 keep winning so a gap between 2nd and 3rd becomes larger.

err SDR upfront could be an option using his pace, something what used to work for us very well back in the prem days with pahars around. Stop messing around with this diamond go back to traditional 442 using width, so many more options we could do and we have the players for it already.

Thats why NA needs to start making a small changes now and again to keep other teams guessing.

LOL we never learn

i predicted 3-1 but would of rather have us score 3 first now i'll be a 40 min nervous wreck.

I've always said that he isnt a winger and that his best position is playing off the striker and now we can all see that he should remain there. Connolly was great for us at the start of the season but in the last handful of games he hasnt been the same, passes have gone stray and when tackled he doesnt fight to get it back. Gullys knee is a slight problem atm so i wouldnt start him against Coventry, i think SDR should come in and play off the striker but have Gully on the bench. We should win on Saturday by the way we are playing so no need to risk players who are not 100% fit. I'd also rest Hammond if not suspended? as he's not looked all that much recently. Chappers, Morgan, Cork, Lallana, with SDR and Lambo upfront, theres goals there if you ask me.

get cork on to waste some time and close shop

i was about to say whoever scores first will win this, nice one chappers!

Id play Morgan instead of Hammond, he seems to have lost it in the last few games. Id also be tempted to play De Ridder just behind Lambert if Gully isnt fit, DC took the goal well but did nothing apart from giving the ball away a few times. But if we play like we did in the first half we should be ok

Should of given De Ridder a chance upfront would of given thier defence hell with his pace.

This is what i think also, Morgan is so much better than Hammond not sure why NA plays him all the time but as you've already said cant grumble being 2-0 up against 3rd.

Forte has alwats been sh*te, never rated him never will but all players probably knew that as a club we're only interested in one thing..Promotion. De ridder might have been poor today but i think him playing off the attacker is where he is best, to use his pace and his ability to run at the defence. He might of also been instructed not to get booked or injured so as a player your not going to have a good game are you? I think one good thing has come out of this, some of our youngers seem very good indeed, JWP and Morgan sounded good together. Roll on Saturday!

Tbh dont care if we win or lose tonight as long as Morgan and cork dont get injured, as they will both be needed for saturdays game.

well it has been all Reading, we need to sort it out away from home, same tactics playing home and away does not always work.... Good Ridder is on! now lets use his pace.

martin on, nice change but id like to see ridder on for connolly

missing de riddler and morgan i think should of also played a 451 this would of stopped thier midfield

omg sooo close

we're missing cork in the middle, he's had a great game

Stange why he didnt place Harding at left back and move Fox up to left midfield, and no pace up front, i would of stuck with De Ridder he did ok against Watford.