Team for Derby

[Maccarone]

Must win game tonight, no excuses.
If we are to keep pace with the top 6 we need to turn teams like Derby over, take the game to them, pace and trickery, Watmore and Robert's to start?
Cmon Boro, a win takes us back to 7th and handily placed again.
Mid table beckons otherwise.
In Neil we trust.
UTMB

 

[uncle_rico]

I agree anything less than a home win will be a disaster. We need to find some goals and start winning games or all of the hard work before the last international break will have been for nothing.

We've been unlucky the last three games, against good teams, but we haven't scored and only picked up 2 points.

I'd like to see us have a real go tonight. We won't get a better chance...

................Bettenelli

Dijksteel...Fry...McNair...Bola

...Howson...Morsy...Saville
..................Roberts
..........Akpom...Britt

Tav if Morsy isn't fit. I don't think its any surprise that since Morsy has been injnured we've not had that player to break up play and pick a forward pass. His is inportance to the team can't be understated.

 

[Maccarone]

Morsy has been a big miss, hope he plays tonight.
Two up top please Neil if you are reading this.....

 

[TeaCider]

Morsy has been a big miss, hope he plays tonight.
Two up top please Neil if you are reading this.....

I don't think we can risk two up top.

Assombalonga or Akpom get injured and then we only have 1 striker to get us through a very packed fixture schedule.

If both got injured then we'd have nobody.

 

[Maccarone]

Yes good point

 

[Borobuddah]

“I agree anything less than a home win will be a disaster.”

steady, a disaster?

 

[Sheriff_John_Bunnell_ret]

Just play Roberts. The lad must be beginning to doubt his own existence.

 

[uncle_rico]

“I agree anything less than a home win will be a disaster.”

steady, a disaster?

Yes, not beating the bottom team, most out for form team, with no manager and with Wayne Rooney and co in charge it would be a disatser if we want to achieve our ambitions.

 

[Maccarone]

Love to see Rooneys face if we give them a good hammering.
I keep saying, it will happen one day,why not tonight.
C'mon Boro

 

[McBrid]

Fancy us for a 3-0 win me

 

[Expat Smoggie]

Anyone think that McNair should be pushed into midfield with Howson and possibly Roberts?

 

[Craggsy2]

No. He's been an inspiration in defence and should stay there.

 

[London_Boro]

Are we on sky red button does anybody know?

No, they said via official site yesterday that we are not.

 

[BoroMart]

We have played our best football in a 3-5-2

...........................Betinelli
...............Hall.........Fry.........McNair
Dijksteel.....Saville.....Howson....Tav.......Bola
...................Roberts.....Akpom

 

[Englishteacher]

Just play Roberts. The lad must be beginning to doubt his own existence.

I agree. Play Roberts as a false nine. It seems the only way to get Roberts into the team without compromising our defensive shape and solidity. Neither Akpom nor Assombolonga have done enough to suggest we are benefitting from having a traditional number 9. It’s worth a try.