20 Aug 2015 13:44:28
Afternoon Ed / All, Following on from last night IMO the United game at the weekend is not important and thoughts turn to Tuesday
How are we going to set up?
Well considering we might need a plan B and we know that RD's plan B is to switch to a 4-4-2 a think that the team by and large picks itself , It does not look good for Lustig also Armstrong has been carrying a hamstring problem too
So with this in mind CG , Izzy , VVD & Boyata start and in the middle IMO he will start with Johansen , Brown , Biton & Forrest because these would easily fit into 4-4-2
So do we play Mulgrew in left middle to give us / izzy extra cover , do we ask Broonie to go right Middle for extra cover at Right back?
I think Fisher is injured Ed? , Janko is not a RB! If late in the game we need to take Mulgrew off to go 4-4-2 it gives us another 2 subs to go for broke if needed! A think this is the best we have to try and shore things up with a plan B in mind , But Boyata & Ambrose covering the right is a frightening thought!
What do you think?
20 Aug 2015 14:25:34
As an athiest Ambush us the only thing that puts the fear if god in me.
If he even steps on the lurch it's over . His love child Boyata is another massive liability.
We just don't have a defender that is not a disaster waiting to happen, VVD apart.
Mulgrew def in before operation certain death
Ambush. I would put Griffis on, supported by Gms. With Broon, Bitton, Armstrong, rogic, commons
Mulgrew, VVD, Boyata, reluctantly, and Izzy even more reluctantly.
20 Aug 2015 14:31:53
I agree about the United game. I'd play Stokes, Scepovic, Ambrose, Allan, Rogic. We really can't afford any injuries.
20 Aug 2015 14:32:58
Izzy would need about 8 Snipers to give him the protection he needs.
20 Aug 2015 16:00:13
The squad has most options in midfield and if we have had several 'windows' to address the left back problem and bring in a decent striker to share the load with Griffiths.When Mulgrew and Ambrose are in the back four we are even worse than we have been lately - losing a couple of goals a game.
The loss of Lustig is a big blow as he is class, but he has a history of injury and absence and Izzy has been very poor since the season started leaving us with real problems.
I would rather see Janko than Ambrose and Tierney instead of Mulgrew, but that is probably too inexperienced for the CL.
The chances of Allen starting are slim, but he may play at Tannadyce to show what he can do?
I am assuming Armstrong will miss the game if it's a hamstring injury and he should not be risked therefore;
Next Tuesday I would play in 4-5-1 formation:-
Gordon
Janko
Boyata
VVD
Izzy
Forrest
Brown
Johansen
Bitton
Mulgrew
Griffiths
Mulgrew and Izzy could cover each other on the left and we play counter attack with Commons, Allen, Stokes, Ambrose, GMS and Ciftci on the bench if required.
20 Aug 2015 16:26:50
JungleJim that's a good shout with mulgrew, put in a couple of good shifts against sevco a couple of years ago, that and he is an out ball
20 Aug 2015 17:03:17
Sometimes we worry about how certain players are performing . We have at different times spoke about Izzy , Boyata , Efe and of course many people think that Forest is or was useless .
At the end of the day one of our players who is rarely criticised cost us to lose a major part of our advantage . 3-2 isn't too bad but 3 -1 would have left us far more confident I don't know what processed Virgil to jump all over the back of Bitton and thus cause the ball to fall into the area that he Virgil was covering . Some of our players made mistakes last night , but their mistakes were minor and didn't cost us in the way Virgil's did . We need everyone playing for the team for the whole game .
20 Aug 2015 19:06:53
Jamie what makes you say janko isn't an rb, fifa 15 is telling me he is aha
20 Aug 2015 19:13:41
bminghambhoy because everybody that worked with him says it but give him a chance against Utd and see?
Rest Griffiths & Forrest for Saturday
BTW spent many a top night in Brummie family had a home in Portland Road and boozers around Yardley (y)