The Bristol Nest 513 Posted September 17, 2016 Forest (TBC): Stojkovic; Lichaj, Mills, Mancienne, Fox; Cohen (c), Carayol, Pereira, Kasami, Dumitru; Vellios. Unused subs: Traore, Lansbury, Osborn, Bendtner, Lica, Grand, Smith (GK).City (4-2-3-1): McGovern; Pinto, Martin (c), Klose, Olsson; Howson, Dorrans; Jacob Murphy, Hoolahan, Brady; Jerome. Unused subs: Ruddy (GK), Bennett, Bassong, Thompson, Pritchard, Josh Murphy, Lafferty. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Bristol Nest 513 Posted September 17, 2016 Good attacking line up for me. Nice to see Thompson on the bench. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Van wink 2,994 Posted September 17, 2016 Hope they announced our team Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
It's Character Forming 1,160 Posted September 17, 2016 Happy with the lineup. Surprised Mulumbu isn''t in the squad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Van wink 2,994 Posted September 17, 2016 We''ve got a good side out there, hope that they can show the form they''re capable of. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Samwam27 527 Posted September 17, 2016 Shame Olive still (3 weeks on!) isn''t anywhere near being match fit. Always love playing players against their old teams (well it works against us ol) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Van wink 2,994 Posted September 17, 2016 Maybe Mulumbu is being reminded to do the job asked of him, I''m not too unhappy he ain''t there today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Bates 9 Posted September 17, 2016 Professional footballer whereby their sole job is to play football. They get paid to play it and yet he obviously wasn''t focussed on staying fully fit this summer, irrespective if he was frozen out of first team plans back at Benfica. I find it very hard to justify how someone can be so badly fit and not get up to scratch within 3 weeks myself.Hopefully he gets up to speed sooner rather than later as I''d expect he will make a big difference to our options and side adding a genuine 2nd striker option. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jools 584 Posted September 17, 2016 Howson & Dorrans , two essentially attack minded midfielders, make up the double pivot [:O] They really are going to have to stay deep [:|] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Van wink 2,994 Posted September 17, 2016 High scoring game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ron obvious 1,502 Posted September 17, 2016 Nelson due to play on Tuesday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iron_stan 0 Posted September 17, 2016 nice to see us playing with genuine wingers, thats the most balanced 11 weve started for about 50 games bit kamikaze for an away game but should make things interesting Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Van wink 2,994 Posted September 17, 2016 Great start Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jools 584 Posted September 17, 2016 [quote user="iron_stan"]nice to see us playing with genuine wingers, thats the most balanced 11 weve started for about 50 games bit kamikaze for an away game but should make things interesting[/quote]It''s a 4-2-3-1, Stanley - which incorporates inverted wingers [:|] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,531 Posted September 17, 2016 Fluid formation Jools. As often played by Holland..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Discobolus 11 Posted September 17, 2016 It appears that there is nobody there to carry out Tettey'' role of holding midfielder or is that why Thompson is on the bench to call on if they want to change and employ one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AJ 1,218 Posted September 17, 2016 Great to see Brady and Pinto back. Feels a bit more ''full strength'' - and hopefully that''ll mean we can actually see out 90 minutes. Disappointed to still not have seen any of Oliviera though, not even on the bench! Mulumbu dropped for Thompson too and rightfully so after his clanger against Wigan! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jools 584 Posted September 17, 2016 [quote user="cypriotcanary"]It appears that there is nobody there to carry out Tettey'' role of holding midfielder or is that why Thompson is on the bench to call on if they want to change and employ one.[/quote]One would assume so, cypriotcanary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AJ 1,218 Posted September 17, 2016 Either that or AN decided that playing two holding midfielders worked so well against Wigan in the second half... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iron_stan 0 Posted September 17, 2016 [quote user="Jools"][quote user="iron_stan"]nice to see us playing with genuine wingers, thats the most balanced 11 weve started for about 50 games bit kamikaze for an away game but should make things interesting[/quote]It''s a 4-2-3-1, Stanley - which incorporates inverted wingers [:|][/quote]erm....no it doesntthe formation doesnt determine if the wingers are inverted you could play 442, 433, 352 and still invert your wide players, which generally involves playing a right footed player left and a left footed player rightwe are playing brady left murphy right, thats not inverted, brady is a left winger...... invert1 verb past tense: inverted; past participle: inverted ɪnˈvəːt/ put upside down or in the opposite position, order, or arrangement. "invert the mousse on to a serving plate" synonyms: turn upside down, upturn, upend, turn around, turn about, turn inside out, turn back to front, reverse, flip (over), transpose "the crew inverted the yacht''s mast" Music modify (a phrase) by reversing the direction of pitch changes. Music Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Van wink 2,994 Posted September 17, 2016 Sounds as if we''re mixing it about a bit, Brady likes to come in but Jacob really enjoys take by the ball wide Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Van wink 2,994 Posted September 17, 2016 Come on City... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
im spartacus canary 0 Posted September 17, 2016 Never liked wes taking them since Preston at home 2011 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex Moss 2,165 Posted September 17, 2016 Their keeper is playing an absolute blinder, damn! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Making Plans 936 Posted September 17, 2016 Missed chances usually come back to bite you and we''ve just been bitten Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanaryOne 0 Posted September 17, 2016 [quote user="Alex "]Their keeper is playing an absolute blinder, damn![/quote]Maybe if we had a striker that would help . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,531 Posted September 17, 2016 Every cloud has a silver lining. At least this thread will come to life. .. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jools 584 Posted September 17, 2016 [quote user="iron_stan"][quote user="Jools"][quote user="iron_stan"]nice to see us playing with genuine wingers, thats the most balanced 11 weve started for about 50 games bit kamikaze for an away game but should make things interesting[/quote]It''s a 4-2-3-1, Stanley - which incorporates inverted wingers [:|][/quote]erm....no it doesntthe formation doesnt determine if the wingers are inverted you could play 442, 433, 352 and still invert your wide players, which generally involves playing a right footed player left and a left footed player rightwe are playing brady left murphy right, thats not inverted, brady is a left winger...... invert1 verb past tense: inverted; past participle: inverted ɪnˈvəːt/ put upside down or in the opposite position, order, or arrangement. "invert the mousse on to a serving plate" synonyms: turn upside down, upturn, upend, turn around, turn about, turn inside out, turn back to front, reverse, flip (over), transpose "the crew inverted the yacht''s mast" Music modify (a phrase) by reversing the direction of pitch changes. Music [/quote]No, they''re not traditional wingers as you suggest - within the 4-2-3-1 the wide midfielders are responsible for playing both offensively and defensively -- The one true offensive only player is the lone striker at the top who interacts closely with the center-midfielder. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites