Marvanelli
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Put McCree in midfield for Hackney - Millwall @ the Den.
You want to toughen up the team...then suggest McGree in for Hackney?
Eh?
Put McCree in midfield for Hackney - Millwall @ the Den.
I think it's a bit different now the wide centre backs aren't being asked to be "overlapping". In Fry and Lenihan we have two really solid championship centre backs, and I do think Clarke will come good.Where do you play him though?
I think he’s best in the middle, but so is Dael. Dijksteel’s best position is RCB, so does Lenihan end up at LCB? I thought Bola did well there.
The thing is, our best defenders are all perfectly suited to a back 4:
Bola-Lenihan-Fry-Dijksteel
But wilder just refused to try it. I don’t blame Leo really, he’s only in charge for a week.
I may well be alone in this, but I thought Crooks was absolutely dreadful on Wednesday. Playing alongside Hackney massively exposed how slow and ponderous he is.I'd take McNair out I think, Djiksteel RCB, Jones RWB.
Crooks looked livelier on Wednesday, if we can get his and Jones' interplay back to where it was last season we'll be much more of a threat.
McNair has very good delivery from wide but I'm never fully confident when he has the ball in tight spaces and needs to link play quickly. He always looks like he needs longer on the ball than he has.
I thought he was livelier than recently first half, and absolutely anonymous 2nd halfI may well be alone in this, but I thought Crooks was absolutely dreadful on Wednesday. Playing alongside Hackney massively exposed how slow and ponderous he is.
Hackney has to stay in the side for me to put some legs around Howson. It was so refreshing to see a midfielder with the legs to get around the pitch and pressure the opposition.
Dijksteel at RCB is an absolute no brainer too. Need pace around Fry.
My preferred team, assuming Crooks is unfit is
Steffen
Lenihan - Fry - Bola
Jones - Hackney - Howson - McGree - Giles
Muniz - Akpom
I think Hackney and McGree earned a start. Think we'll need Lenihan, especially if Crooks is out, and his best position is RCB. If you have McNair and one from Luongo/Mowatt on the bench you can tighten up midfield. Dijksteel and Clarke mean you can cover any combination of defensive subs. Forss and Watmore/or another if Watmore isn't fit gives you attacking options. To me this still looks like a top 10 team when it's firing correctly. There are flaws but no more so than any other top 10 championship team.
really? He's been so exposed defensively, constantly going to ground. You have to be at least competent defensively and he needs to tighten that up to come back in for meGoing by his form prior to getting booked/banned I wouldn't say Jones is certain to walk back into the team.
(I haven't read previous posts so sorry if anyone's already said that)
I thought Crooks was as slow as his nickname (Tree), however, I wasn’t aware at the time, that he is carrying a hernia problem. Ouch!
And the ball through for Forss. Agree he looked livelyMcgree played well when he came on - that cross he put over for Muniz was sublime