| Go on then, team for Thursday... 15:21 - Jan 14 with 5008 views | _clive_baker_ |
Quite a hard one to predict I think, what with Godfrey coming in, potential injury for Burns, confirmed injuries to Chaplin, Omari and Szmodics among 1 or 2 others. I can't help but feel Cajuste & Phillips is the way forward in the middle, but leaving Morsy out is almost unthinkable. I'll have a stab:
Walton
Godfrey O'Shea Greaves
Johnson Morsy Cajuste Davis
Broadhead Clarke
Delap
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| Go on then, team for Thursday... on 15:25 - Jan 14 with 4243 views | portmanking |
I was thinking the same re. Phillips. I don't see how we're ever going to get him firing at 100% if he doesn't usurp Morsy.
Nevertheless, I reckon we'll see this on Thurs:
Walton
O'Shea Woolfenden Greaves
Godfrey Morsy Cajuste Davis
Taylor Broadhead
Delap |  | | |
| Go on then, team for Thursday... on 16:02 - Jan 14 with 4050 views | Steve_M |
Given the match on Sunday, it might be more:
Walton
O'Shea Wolf GreavesDavis
Morsy Phillips
Burns Broadhead Clarke
Delap
with Sunday more solid:
Walton
Godfrey O'Shea Greaves Davis
Morsy Cajuste
Johnson Taylor Broadhead
Delap
Taylor an afterthought in that second lineup as we are so short on options for those attacking roles.
Edit: TO add Greaves in, as I forgot him. [Post edited 14 Jan 16:19]
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| Go on then, team for Thursday... on 16:05 - Jan 14 with 4010 views | _clive_baker_ |
| Go on then, team for Thursday... on 16:02 - Jan 14 by Steve_M |
Given the match on Sunday, it might be more:
Walton
O'Shea Wolf GreavesDavis
Morsy Phillips
Burns Broadhead Clarke
Delap
with Sunday more solid:
Walton
Godfrey O'Shea Greaves Davis
Morsy Cajuste
Johnson Taylor Broadhead
Delap
Taylor an afterthought in that second lineup as we are so short on options for those attacking roles.
Edit: TO add Greaves in, as I forgot him. [Post edited 14 Jan 16:19]
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Is Greaves injured, or you're just not fancying him?
Has to be best foot forward on Thursday I think, and cross the Man City shaped bridge when it comes. | | | |
| Go on then, team for Thursday... on 16:19 - Jan 14 with 3942 views | Steve_M |
| Go on then, team for Thursday... on 16:05 - Jan 14 by _clive_baker_ |
Is Greaves injured, or you're just not fancying him?
Has to be best foot forward on Thursday I think, and cross the Man City shaped bridge when it comes. |
Ah, completely forgot about Greaves. He's going to be better than Burgess but not sure he's lived up to his first month yet - feels like we need him to from now on.
Probably right on that second part too. Burns/Johnson (assuming former is fit) works that way anyway, Phillips only being able to play in one game might have an impact though. [Post edited 14 Jan 16:34]
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| Go on then, team for Thursday... on 16:20 - Jan 14 with 3925 views | Europablue |
Expect Phillips to start because he can't play on Sunday. | | | |
| Go on then, team for Thursday... on 16:27 - Jan 14 with 3847 views | blueasfook |
Won't include Philogene for sure |  |
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| Go on then, team for Thursday... on 16:28 - Jan 14 with 3842 views | JammyDodgerrr |
| Go on then, team for Thursday... on 16:20 - Jan 14 by Europablue |
Expect Phillips to start because he can't play on Sunday. |
Ooh, forgot about that one. I hope you're right!
I thought it would be this but had not clocked that Phillips issue.
Walton
Johnson O'Shea Woolf Burgess Davis
Morsy Cajuste
Broadhead Taylor
Delap |  |
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| Go on then, team for Thursday... on 16:29 - Jan 14 with 3816 views | gsoly |
| Go on then, team for Thursday... on 16:20 - Jan 14 by Europablue |
Expect Phillips to start because he can't play on Sunday. |
Agreed on this. Actually wonder if we do see Phillips/Cajuste, if we take the discussions around right-side/left-side at face value.
I'd expect:
Walton
O'Shea Woolf Greaves
Burns Phillips Cajuste Davis
Omari Broadhead
Delap
I think McKenna might surprise us all with Omari, just a hunch. The time out was kept vague. |  | | |
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| Go on then, team for Thursday... on 16:33 - Jan 14 with 3760 views | _clive_baker_ |
| Go on then, team for Thursday... on 16:20 - Jan 14 by Europablue |
Expect Phillips to start because he can't play on Sunday. |
I hope you're right | | | |
| Go on then, team for Thursday... on 16:53 - Jan 14 with 3645 views | _clive_baker_ |
| Go on then, team for Thursday... on 16:19 - Jan 14 by Steve_M |
Ah, completely forgot about Greaves. He's going to be better than Burgess but not sure he's lived up to his first month yet - feels like we need him to from now on.
Probably right on that second part too. Burns/Johnson (assuming former is fit) works that way anyway, Phillips only being able to play in one game might have an impact though. [Post edited 14 Jan 16:34]
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He started really well, agree he's not hit those levels since coming back from injury though. The prospect of a Godfrey - O'Shea - Greaves back 3 feels nice to me, good ages (24-26), pushing 200 PL appearances between them, lots of pace and physicality. Cajuste & Phillips in front, Philogene & Omari ahead of them, Delap #9. Davis & Burns or Johnson in the wide roles. That's a really exciting young side IMO, hopefully we've got enough about us to stay up.
Thursday feels really big. I know we've said it a few times this season and actually 2/3 of our wins have arguably come games we've not necessarily expected them to, but looking at the 14 games that take us up to the final month / final 4, this has to rank as one of the top 5 or 6 in terms of 'winnability'. | | | |
| Go on then, team for Thursday... on 17:03 - Jan 14 with 3577 views | Steve_M |
| Go on then, team for Thursday... on 16:53 - Jan 14 by _clive_baker_ |
He started really well, agree he's not hit those levels since coming back from injury though. The prospect of a Godfrey - O'Shea - Greaves back 3 feels nice to me, good ages (24-26), pushing 200 PL appearances between them, lots of pace and physicality. Cajuste & Phillips in front, Philogene & Omari ahead of them, Delap #9. Davis & Burns or Johnson in the wide roles. That's a really exciting young side IMO, hopefully we've got enough about us to stay up.
Thursday feels really big. I know we've said it a few times this season and actually 2/3 of our wins have arguably come games we've not necessarily expected them to, but looking at the 14 games that take us up to the final month / final 4, this has to rank as one of the top 5 or 6 in terms of 'winnability'. |
On your last paragraph, we've done fairly well over all against the top six or seven sides (we'll include Spurs for these purposes), a bit below par against our immediate rivals (that Leicester game still stings and we were poor second half at Southampton).
It's that tier in between where we really need to improve our results over the rest of the season. A Brighton team short on wins really should be a good place to start, albeit it's a long way from easy. | |
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| Go on then, team for Thursday... on 17:22 - Jan 14 with 3476 views | Illinoisblue |
| Go on then, team for Thursday... on 16:29 - Jan 14 by gsoly |
Agreed on this. Actually wonder if we do see Phillips/Cajuste, if we take the discussions around right-side/left-side at face value.
I'd expect:
Walton
O'Shea Woolf Greaves
Burns Phillips Cajuste Davis
Omari Broadhead
Delap
I think McKenna might surprise us all with Omari, just a hunch. The time out was kept vague. |
Could we go Phillips/Morsy for some extra solidity? Morsy sitting back, KP getting forward slightly? Cajuste is good but can only seem to do 60/65 mins. How is he not yet fit? |  |
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| Go on then, team for Thursday... on 17:33 - Jan 14 with 3420 views | LankHenners |
Appreciate we might me able to go at them a bit more at home but Broadhead and Clarke together worries me a little as for all their technical ability, opposition players breeze past them at jogging pace and think we'll need a bit more physicality in there, especially when someone like Baleba will be crashing about in midfield for them. Wouldn't mind Taylor occupying one of those no. 10 positions behind Delap therefore.
Think our midfield pairing has to be Cajuste plus one doesn't it? Would go Phillips personally but can't see Morsy being dropped as you say. Think I'd probably keep the back line as it is for now as well. |  |
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| Go on then, team for Thursday... on 17:39 - Jan 14 with 3387 views | _clive_baker_ |
| Go on then, team for Thursday... on 17:33 - Jan 14 by LankHenners |
Appreciate we might me able to go at them a bit more at home but Broadhead and Clarke together worries me a little as for all their technical ability, opposition players breeze past them at jogging pace and think we'll need a bit more physicality in there, especially when someone like Baleba will be crashing about in midfield for them. Wouldn't mind Taylor occupying one of those no. 10 positions behind Delap therefore.
Think our midfield pairing has to be Cajuste plus one doesn't it? Would go Phillips personally but can't see Morsy being dropped as you say. Think I'd probably keep the back line as it is for now as well. |
Don't disagree re. Broadhead & Clarke, its far from a proven offering at this level and lacks physicality, but I just don't see much of an alternative right now without really compromising our speed in transition and creativity. Taylor, possibly, perhaps he adds a little more stability in there. Omari is a huge loss, sooner he comes back the better obviously.
Wouldn't be surprised if you're right on the defence by the way, if I were a gambling man I'd go O'Shea - Woolf - Greaves, but just have a bit of hunch re. Godfrey. He's come here to play, and while he's not played a lot of football at Atalanta he has been in match day squads and probably isn't lacking the match fitness to get straight involved. | | | |
| Go on then, team for Thursday... on 17:43 - Jan 14 with 3358 views | MK1 |
Walton.
Godfrey, O'Shea, Woolfy, Greaves, Davis.
Phillips, Cajuste.
Johnson, Delap, Broadhead. |  |
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| Go on then, team for Thursday... on 17:54 - Jan 14 with 3273 views | LankHenners |
| Go on then, team for Thursday... on 17:39 - Jan 14 by _clive_baker_ |
Don't disagree re. Broadhead & Clarke, its far from a proven offering at this level and lacks physicality, but I just don't see much of an alternative right now without really compromising our speed in transition and creativity. Taylor, possibly, perhaps he adds a little more stability in there. Omari is a huge loss, sooner he comes back the better obviously.
Wouldn't be surprised if you're right on the defence by the way, if I were a gambling man I'd go O'Shea - Woolf - Greaves, but just have a bit of hunch re. Godfrey. He's come here to play, and while he's not played a lot of football at Atalanta he has been in match day squads and probably isn't lacking the match fitness to get straight involved. |
Yeah we're not exactly spoilt for choice in there and probably why there was more than a hint of frustration in McKenna's voice when answering a question about the Philogene deal on Sunday.
That RB/right-CB hybrid role is probably Tuanzebe's to hold onto when he's back to be honest in any case so may become a moot point re: Godfrey or O'Shea. Might be one then the other with Man City hot on the heels of Thursday's match. | |
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| Go on then, team for Thursday... on 18:40 - Jan 14 with 3112 views | JammyDodgerrr |
| Go on then, team for Thursday... on 17:22 - Jan 14 by Illinoisblue |
Could we go Phillips/Morsy for some extra solidity? Morsy sitting back, KP getting forward slightly? Cajuste is good but can only seem to do 60/65 mins. How is he not yet fit? |
Think he's fit enough but given his injury history and the fact we have Phillips/Taylor on the bench, no real reason to risk the 90 I guess. | |
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| Go on then, team for Thursday... on 18:42 - Jan 14 with 3101 views | NeverSayDie |
You forgot Phil G 🤷♂️ |  | | |
| Go on then, team for Thursday... on 18:47 - Jan 14 with 3059 views | PhilTWTD |
| Go on then, team for Thursday... on 18:42 - Jan 14 by NeverSayDie |
You forgot Phil G 🤷♂️ |
Even if he signs tonight, he won't have been registered in time for Thursday. |  | | |
| Go on then, team for Thursday... on 18:52 - Jan 14 with 3001 views | NeverSayDie |
| Go on then, team for Thursday... on 18:47 - Jan 14 by PhilTWTD |
Even if he signs tonight, he won't have been registered in time for Thursday. |
Well, that answers my next question 😀
Bit of a pain, but he’ll need a few sessions and some time to get to know everyone and understand how McK wants him to play anyway, just be good to get it over the line tbh. Any news on a 9 at all? All very quiet on that front currently 🧐 | | | |
| Go on then, team for Thursday... on 18:53 - Jan 14 with 2978 views | GlasgowBlue |
Walton
Godfrey O'Shea Greaves
Johnson Morsy Phillips Davis
Philogene Broadhead
Delap
edit. Just seen Phil's post. I thought if a player signed within 24 hours he could play? [Post edited 14 Jan 18:55]
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| Go on then, team for Thursday... on 19:40 - Jan 14 with 2820 views | southnorfolkblue |
Phillips for Cajuste as he can't play Sunday and I'm not sure Cajuste can do both games with such a quick turnaround | |
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| Go on then, team for Thursday... on 19:47 - Jan 14 with 2765 views | _clive_baker_ |
| Go on then, team for Thursday... on 19:40 - Jan 14 by southnorfolkblue |
Phillips for Cajuste as he can't play Sunday and I'm not sure Cajuste can do both games with such a quick turnaround |
Cajuste has to start for me, he’s one of the 1st names on the team sheet and Thursday is probably the game we’ve got more chance of getting a result from. Maybe Phillips & Cajuste, then Morsy in for Man City with Cajuste if he’s OK, and Taylor if he isn’t. | | | |
| Go on then, team for Thursday... on 19:55 - Jan 14 with 2690 views | pointofblue |
Walton
Godfrey - O'Shea - Greaves
Burns - Morsy - Cajuste - Davis
Hutchinson (Taylor) - Broadhead
Delap
Subs: Muric, Johnson, Townsend, Woolfenden, Phillips, Taylor (Luongo), J Clarke, Al Hamidi, Hirst
Taylor for Hutch if the latter isn't ready, with Luongo on the bench.
Johnson for Burns on Sunday. | |
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| Go on then, team for Thursday... on 22:19 - Jan 14 with 2314 views | E_I_E_I_E_I_O |
Walton
Godfrey O’Shea Greaves
Davis
Johnson
Phillips Morsy
Taylor Broadhead
Delap | | | |
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