Team for today?

[lake district canary 4,531]

              RuddyPinto Martin Bassong OlsonHowson Tettey Dorrans Brady               Wes            OliveiraFor me, 4411 today an absolute must imo.  Will have to be compact and organised against another very good side.  Martin back because he can pass the ball better. 

 

[Trevor Hockey's Beard 526]

Yep, that looks like an Alex Neil side. The only uncertainty is how many this team will lose by.

[Number9 272]

Martin, Bassong and Dorrans.

It hurts so much

[Indy 3,297]

Yep set up negative, invite pressure from a decent side at home! Then chase the game in the last 10 by pushing Bassong up top as a second striker!

Sorry but Pritchard needs to start and has to be allowed a run in the side, we need to build on his link up with Murphy & Oliviera. These three are the future, so get them on now.

[mr footy 36]

Side u have chosen is about right as we are where we are.Some are good players in there but others are average at best.Good enough though for a draw today with a good chance of a win next game.

[ZLF 274]

Ruddy

Pinto. Bassong klose olsson

Mulumbu dorrans

Howson Pritchard Brady

Oliveira

[Number9 272]

AN said his two options against Reading were-

1- sit back allowing them possession and hit on the break.

2- high energy pressing hoping to put Reading under pressure

Who knows which team he might pick.

[Ray 111]

LDC,

Not sure I agree with all your selections or indeed your set up, however I think you make a very good point re Martin''s passing ability, insomuch generally speaking his distribution of the ball is more telling than most, evidenced by the fact whenever he plays he is constantly the go to player for passing out from the back. I would also pair him with Klose, our most successful pairing this season by a long way.

Therefore, his inclusion will enable us to build and to retain the ball with greater alacrity than we have lately. Whether this would be enough to overcome a very good Reading side, is another story and of course the whole thing hinges on whether or not the manager a) understands this and b) has picked up his toys and tucked them back in his pram

[TIL 1010 4,737]

As i post this Alex Neil is probably right now throwing 18 balls in the air all with a players name on them and the first eleven to hit the table will be playing.

[Van wink 2,994]

I''m afraid I agree with Till. I try to be positive before games but have a feeling of foreboding today.

How can the guys on the pitch have a clear understanding of what their job is when the manager is so random.

[hogesar 9,657]

Well let''s do the crazy thing of playing the best players we have so let''s start with Klose and Martin as CBs. Please drop Bennett as hes not very good as a defender and also harms our ability of playing out from the back.

[Van wink 2,994]

If we drop Bennet we will never lose again, the worst player ever to put on the yellow and green and deserves regular persistent abuse to the point that he weeps.

[Keith Scott 244]

It''s irrelevant what team is put out when the manager is completely incapable of coaching them, drilling them tactically, motivating them or rearranging them if things are going wrong. Absolute shambles.

[hogesar 9,657]

Wouldn''t go that far VW but you''re in the right ball park. Lower half championship CB if I ever saw one.

[lake district canary 4,531]

If - and it''s a big if - if we can play with some confidence and belief, we would do well with Martin at the back, setting moves going and generally helping dictate the play - the problem is if we don''t start brightly and let them dictate the play - Reading will dominate and win.   Simples.

[Yellow Wal 314]

hogesar wrote the following post at 26/12/2016 12:32 PM:

Wouldn''t go that far VW but you''re in the right ball park. Lower half championship CB if I ever saw one.

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It''s taken an awful lot of you a long, long time to realise this ........... but still ........ you got there in the end!

[Alfie54 76]

This cerainly wouldnt be my choice but I fear the team will be close to this                 RuddyPinto Bennett Bassong Olssen       Tettey DorransJarvis      Howson      Brady                 Jerome

For me

              RuddyPinto  Martin Klose  Olssen         Howson MulumbuJarvis    Pritchard    Brady        OliveiraLike most people I think, I look forward to the match with a mixture of resignation and despair

[The Bristol Nest 513]

Ruddy

Pinto Martin klose olsson

Mulumbu tetty

Howson j Murphy Pritchard

Oliviera

Based on not much! Although I agree that we are too slow with Bennett in the side.

[Daz Sparks 1,151]

[quote user="Alfie54"]This cerainly wouldnt be my choice but I fear the team will be close to this                 RuddyPinto Bennett Bassong Olssen       Tettey DorransJarvis      Howson      Brady                 Jerome

For me

              RuddyPinto  Martin Klose  Olssen         Howson MulumbuJarvis    Pritchard    Brady        OliveiraLike most people I think, I look forward to the match with a mixture of resignation and despair

[/quote]

I like the look of that team Alfie, but I have liked the look of a few of the teams AN has put out........

[Horse Renoir 1]

-----------Ruddy

Pinto Martin Klose Olsson

------Howson Mulumbu-----

Jarvis--- Pritchard --Naismith

----------Oliviera

Not my preferred formation but as we have to line up that way this is the team I''d like to see

[Van wink 2,994]

lake district canary wrote the following post at 26/12/2016 12:45 PM:

If - and it''s a big if - if we can play with some confidence and belief, we would do well with Martin at the back, setting moves going and generally

helping dictate the play - the problem is if we don''t start brightly and let them dictate the play - Reading will dominate and win. Simples.

IMO Lakey the problem has not been the absence of a ball playing CH abut the lack of available options to the CH when on the ball, whoever is wearing the shirt can''t do much if nobody shows for a pass.

[lake district canary 4,531]

So it''s - Ruddy; Pinto, Bennett, Bassong, Brady; Tettey, Dorrans; Howson (c), Naismith, Ja. Murphy; Oliveira. Can''t get too excited at that.....

[CANARYKING 637]

No Pritchard or Hoolahan again

[JF 694]

So the names have been drawn out of the hat and today''s winning line up is........

[Horse Renoir 1]

Bennett Bassong as CB''s and Brady at left back.

AN is going to get absolutely pasted on here again if we lose this!

[Van wink 2,994]

If we lose he''ll get pasted whatever team he picks to be fair.

[CANARYKING 637]

What''s Ollsson done to be dropped ? He''ll be off next month, can''t blame him

[The Bristol Nest 513]

He will but this looks like a stuck record.

[Van wink 2,994]

How on earth can he put his faith in Naismith

[Alfie54 76]

[quote user="VanWink"]If we lose he''ll get pasted whatever team he picks to be fair.[/quote]

Which is fair