WBA (away) Build-up Thread

Very tricky game. Fingers-crossed Gabbi is fit for the trip.

No Romeu or Davo either?

Physio room website says they have ZERO injuries (?!)

Very tricky game. Fingers-crossed Gabbi is fit for the trip.

 

No Romeu or Davo either?

 

Physio room website says they have ZERO injuries (?!)

According to the Daily Star, the players are complaining how they are coming in for a muscle rubs and ending up missing 4 matches for bad injuries.

Everytime I go to the baggies we lose. Everytime I don't go we get something.

I'm going.

Everytime I go to the baggies we lose. Everytime I don't go we get something.

 

I'm going.

Selfish ****

Six pointer now. Romeu two sill bookings last two games. PEH in not Clasie against the tallest team in the PL! Going to the game, looking forward to it, love 3 games in a week...

Everytime I go to the baggies we lose. Everytime I don't go we get something.

 

I'm going.

Stay home fella.

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Everytime I go to the baggies we lose. Everytime I don't go we get something.

 

I'm going.

VFTT out!

Off to this game as well, yet to see us score here....

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So that's View from the Top and saint-jas nominated as whipping boys if we don't win this.

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I think I've been there 5 times and drawn everytime.

Won't be there so it could go either way

So, if Davis and Romeu are out... Yoshida for captain?

So, if Davis and Romeu are out... Yoshida for captain?

Yep, would have thought so. IIRC, he was captain in one of our league cup games earlier in the season?

I think I've been there 5 times and drawn everytime.

 

Won't be there so it could go either way

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Not a happy hunting ground. I go mainly for beer at the Wellington in Brum and the Indian BBQ at The Vine.

But I do remember Lallana getting his first Saints goal there to save us a point.

Hope Davis is fit, otherwise we're really struggling at DM. He had a great game last night and is very influential.

I guess PEH will start, if not with Davis then could be anyone's guess. Reed? JWP? (Would rather leave him where he is), Stephens? Caceres?

Really glad we got the three points last night. Wouldn't like to be going into this one anxiously looking over our shoulders.

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Well assuming Bertrand, Boufal, Gabbi, Davis, VVD and Austin are still injured/unfit and Romeu is suspended I think we might struggle a bit against a WBA side in good form this season.

According to the Daily Star, the players are complaining how they are coming in for a muscle rubs and ending up missing 4 matches for bad injuries.

I'd be embarrassed to admit to reading the Daily Star. I think it's safe to assume that report is about as accurate as any of the posters on here. Most likely that was written ages ago and then they insert a team name based on who's got the best injury list.

Believe it or not, away to a team above us in the table and with more injuries than them, we're favourites on Betfair. Saints 2.62, WBA 3.05

I'd be embarrassed to admit to reading the Daily Star.

Likewise. I prefer to read newspapers, not comics. ?

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Forster

Cedric Stephens Yoshida Bertrand

JEP PEH

Long Tadic Redmond

Gabba

I think we'all struggle defensively without Romeu and Davis so I'd like to see us go with an attacking line up and try to outscore them.

Subs: Hassen, Pied, Caceres, Clasie, Reed, Sims, JRod

As an aside, the number of injuries and suspensions to key players is ridiculous; VVD, Romeu, Davis, Boufal, Austin (plus Bertrand and Gabba may not be fit either). We'll do well to get anything against a decent WBA side.

Believe it or not, away to a team above us in the table and with more injuries than them, we're favourites on Betfair. Saints 2.62, WBA 3.05

Rightly so. WBA have somewhat taken advantage of a few under par teams this season.

Squad quality wise they should be below Stoke, Us, WHU, Leicester and probably Palace. They were 14th last season and probably can't believe the luck right now.

Everton samsies.... Some of the top 6 have underperformed allowing them a chance to steal a top 6 spot.

Based on several assumptions (i.e. Bertrand not injured, Davis out injured, Gabbiadini back from injury), I'd go with...

Forster

Bertrand

Yoshida

Stephens

Cedric

Clasie

JWP

Hojbjerg

Tadic

Redmond

JRod

Subs: Hassan, McQueen, Caceres, Reed, Sims/Boufal, Long, Gabbiadini

Centre mid will be lightweight without Romeu so move Stephens into holding midfield and bring in Caceres at centre half.

Need as much physicality as possible, especially defending set pieces.

Same team again except JRod in for Long and I suspect Gabbi will be eased in off the bench (if he makes it).

Same team again except JRod in for Long and I suspect Gabbi will be eased in off the bench (if he makes it).

Of course Clasie in for Romeu

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Claude Puel will be without #SaintsFC's suspended @OriolRomeu, while @StevenDavis8 is a doubt with an ankle injury

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Claude Puel will be without #SaintsFC's suspended @OriolRomeu, while @StevenDavis8 is a doubt with an ankle injury

Hopefully that means Bertrand is back ( no slight on McQueen who I thought was good last night) going to be a big ask to get anything playing Clasie and Hoj in the middle together.

Everytime I go to the baggies we lose. Everytime I don't go we get something.

 

I'm going.

I think I've seen 4 draws there and them winning twice, I can't remember ever seeing us win there, I'm going and I'd take a draw this time.

Going to that pub with the curry house before the game, a few beers and a curry afterwards, and no doubt sh*tting through the eye of a needle on Sunday.

Will be tough to get anything from the game with our injuries and suspensions. Still, should be a good weekend.

Going to that pub with the curry house before the game, a few beers and a curry afterwards, and no doubt sh*tting through the eye of a needle on Sunday.

 

Will be tough to get anything from the game with our injuries and suspensions. Still, should be a good weekend.

If you want a table, get there early as it gets ridiculously busy.

Having been there a few times I'll be avoiding this year as I prefer a quieter boozer. From memory there's not a great deal around the stadium, so I may drink further out towards central Brum

WBA set piece danger going to be a major problem for us. Palace direct style caused us problems last night and we aint the biggest/toughest team to deal with ariel bombardment.

Midfield without Romeu and Davis is a big concern. PEH was woeful when he come on last night but tbf he is going to be ring rusty.

As a team we concede far too many freekics in our own third, cant do that against teams like WBA. That said Romeu is one of the worse culprits as much as he has been great for us this season.

WBA set piece danger going to be a major problem for us. Palace direct style caused us problems last night and we aint the biggest/toughest team to deal with ariel bombardment.

 

Midfield without Romeu and Davis is a big concern. PEH was woeful when he come on last night but tbf he is going to be ring rusty.

 

As a team we concede far too many freekics in our own third, cant do that against teams like WBA. That said Romeu is one of the worse culprits as much as he has been great for us this season.

I thought we coped pretty well considering the bald idiot with the whistle was happy for Bent "elbow" to smash into us and grapple everytime the ball went near him

but that is fat sam`s doing, he asks players to do this because sometimes it is let go but not as much as the this East fool let it pass on Wednesday

Going to be very tricky without Rom and Davis. I, guessing Hoj and Clasie will start in their place. Both really need to put in a performance.

Other than that just J Rod for Long, unless Gabbi is 100%. No need to rush him back.

We could potentially go into this game without Van Dijk, Gabbiadini, Austin, Bertrand, Romeu - That is literally all of our best/most effective players haha. We really haven't had much luck on the injury front this season, so to be looking at 8th and having been in a cup final i'd say we've had a good season in reflection!

Should be another decent win , I don't think I'd have 1 player in their team except maybe Livermore for the bench !?

Going to be a big game, at least a draw needed to keep WBA in catching distance.

Definitely stick with the same attacking trio of long, Redmond and tadic as far as i'm concerned.

Midfield is obviously going to need changes especially if Davis is out. You'd think it would be Hojberg and Clasie based on recent benches rather than Reed.

Bertrand back in at the back if he's fit but otherwise keep the defence.

Play 442 Long and JRod up front go for it nothing to lose now. And no Clasie in sight please it will be real men against boys otherwise!

Play 442 Long and JRod up front go for it nothing to lose now. And no Clasie in sight please it will be real men against boys otherwise!

I'd play Clasie and Hojberg, both have something to prove !

will Gabbi be back for this?

Should be another decent win , I don't think I'd have 1 player in their team except maybe Livermore for the bench !?

We might need to borrow a couple of their players just to get a starting 11 out on the pitch the way our injuries and suspensions are mounting up.

will Gabbi be back for this?

Not in the training video posted today - Bertrand and Boufal are though

Not in the training video posted today - Bertrand and Boufal are though

I feel like I should be more excited about this than I am..

I feel like I should be more excited about this than I am..

I have a feeling that he will come good by the end of the season.

Harry Reed will probably make a rare appearance on the bench (and might get on when Clasie cramps after an hour).

Needs a loan move next year though, fear he won't quite make the grade.

Hopefully that means Bertrand is back ( no slight on McQueen who I thought was good last night) going to be a big ask to get anything playing Clasie and Hoj in the middle together.

Clearly Romeu is a big miss, but Clasie and Hoj can do the job despite lack of recent playing time. I'd be ok with Harry Reed in with Hoj. Reed seems to have paid a heavy price for one poor half. He has proved himself in games like this several times.

tough one to call. Incredible how we are still managing to get some decebt results with the players we have available. Very worried with no Romeu though. A point would be a decent enough result.

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I feel like I should be more excited about this than I am..

he looks even more promising (a lot more) than Gaston

hopefully, this is all a bit start-stop and getting used to the league.......hopefully

then again, we may have bought a show pony

Boufal will come good. The problem is that he isn't made to be an impact sub, looks like he needs to work himself into a match. But he hasn't justified a starting place. So we probably need to wait for the inevitable injury to Redmond or Dusan.

Boufal will come good. The problem is that he isn't made to be an impact sub, looks like he needs to work himself into a match. But he hasn't justified a starting place. So we probably need to wait for the inevitable injury to Redmond or Dusan.

Boufal doesn't work hard enough... he can get away with that when he's going past 4 players & creating chances... less so when he's lacking confidence & not doing that.

Looking forward to this one, hard to call either way. I'll be flying during the match so hopefully I'll have a happy result to look forward to when I land. JWP to score again! 1-1 prediction.

Boufal doesn't work hard enough... he can get away with that when he's going past 4 players & creating chances... less so when he's lacking confidence & not doing that.

Funny, I read this a lot, but when he plays I usually see him make at least one or two lung-busting runs to try and win back possession, and that's just in the 10-15 minutes he's given at the end of the game. At the moment he's frustrating because he tries too much, not because he tries too little.