lake district canary 4,531 Posted January 26, 2020 Judging from recent performances, injuries, form, new players etc - Krul Aarons Zimmermann Hanley Byram Tettey Vrancic Rupp Duda Hernandez Pukki Even if Buendia and Cantwell are fit, there are players who have just proved themselves in the cup game where for large spells they were simply excellent, in Vrancic's case, brilliant. Trybull was excellent too against Burnley, but Alex has been excellent too in recent matches. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Feedthewolf 4,846 Posted January 26, 2020 1 minute ago, lake district canary said: Judging from recent performances, injuries, form, new players etc - Krul Aarons Zimmermann Hanley Byram Tettey Vrancic Rupp Duda Hernandez Pukki Even if Buendia and Cantwell are fit, there are players who have just proved themselves in the cup game where for large spells they were simply excellent, in Vrancic's case, brilliant. Trybull was excellent too against Burnley, but Alex has been excellent too in recent matches. Dropping Buendía and Cantwell for such a vital match would be insane; they're the only midfielders we've got who have contributed goals and assists. If they're fit, they start... simple as that. The rest of the team looks good to me, but Buendía and Cantwell in for Rupp and Hernandez. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Angry 1,561 Posted January 26, 2020 Hernandez did not do enough yesterday to oust Cantwell. Rupp was very good but he is a completely different player to Buendia, more physical but less trickery. We might give the ball away less with him so it might not be a bad idea to put him in for Buendia 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 4,531 Posted January 26, 2020 Just now, Mr Angry said: Hernandez did not do enough yesterday to oust Cantwell. They are different players and I think we look better with the directness of Hernandez. We need to put the fear into Newcastle early on and keep them on the back foot, Hernandez can help that imo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Making Plans 936 Posted January 26, 2020 (edited) Hernandez might be a half decent player if he actually keep upright. No wonder he fell down the stairs. In my view he is a liability. He's got an awful lot to prove before he gets close to starting a game Edited January 26, 2020 by Making Plans Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 4,531 Posted January 26, 2020 3 minutes ago, Making Plans said: Hernandez might be a half decent player if he actually keep upright. No wonder he fell down the stairs. In my view he is a liability. He's got an awful lot to prove before he gets close to starting a game The point is one of directness. Do we want a whole group of players who are good at passing the ball around or someone who is prepared to run at defenders towards the goal. Good as Cantwell is, he does not do that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Angry 1,561 Posted January 26, 2020 But Cantwell provides end product-Hernandez hasn’t this season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary 1,759 Posted January 26, 2020 ...he'll still find a way to shoehorn McLean in....even if Vrancic played well yesterday.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lincsy88 95 Posted January 26, 2020 Krul Aarons Zimmermann Hanley Byram Trybull Vrancic Buendía Duda Cantwell Pukki Subs: Fahrmann, Lewis, Hernandez, Rupp, Drmic, Tettey, Mclean. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 4,531 Posted January 26, 2020 8 minutes ago, Mr Angry said: But Cantwell provides end product-Hernandez hasn’t this season. How many games have we won? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thirsty Lizard 3,165 Posted January 26, 2020 32 minutes ago, lake district canary said: How many games have we won? You can suggest any random player ahead of Cantwell and then when somebody comes back and says 'no, Cantwell's a better player' you can respond with 'how many games have we won?' It's not a sensible or logical argument. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Monty13 2,234 Posted January 26, 2020 Krul Aarons Zimmermann Hanley Byram Tettey Vrancic Buendía Duda Cantwell Pukki I know we beat Burnley but only Vrancic really proved he deserves another start in the prem for me from those not currently regulars. I suspect McClean gets the nod though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Feedthewolf 4,846 Posted January 26, 2020 56 minutes ago, lake district canary said: The point is one of directness. Do we want a whole group of players who are good at passing the ball around or someone who is prepared to run at defenders towards the goal. Good as Cantwell is, he does not do that. I think the reason that Onel plays from the bench is that he's better against tiring legs. Cantwell is more of a team player and links with other players more effectively, which is better suited to the possession game that Farke prefers. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BaltimoreBird 127 Posted January 26, 2020 (edited) Färhmann deserves a mention. Probably won't start, but deserves a look. If cantwell and Emi are healthy, they're in. Would like to see Vrancic alongside Tettey as well. Edited January 26, 2020 by BaltimoreBird Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Angry 1,561 Posted January 26, 2020 57 minutes ago, lake district canary said: How many games have we won? 4-and Todd started in all of them 😉 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jools 584 Posted January 26, 2020 31 minutes ago, Monty13 said: Krul Aarons Zimmermann Hanley Byram Tettey Vrancic Buendía Duda Cantwell Pukki I know we beat Burnley but only Vrancic really proved he deserves another start in the prem for me from those not currently regulars. I suspect McClean gets the nod though. If Vrancic isn't in the starting 11, I will feel the urge to poke Farke in the eye. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
curious yellow 184 Posted January 26, 2020 Same starting eleven as v Burnley. Not the best players but perhaps the most effective formula. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CANARYKING 638 Posted January 26, 2020 10 minutes ago, curious yellow said: Same starting eleven as v Burnley. Not the best players but perhaps the most effective formula. Seriously Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
curious yellow 184 Posted January 26, 2020 26 minutes ago, CANARYKING said: Seriously Yes, why change a winning team? Why were we better without Maddison and why didn't Jimmy Greaves play in the World Cup Final? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ray 111 Posted January 26, 2020 Cos there were no substitutes and Sir Alf went with the players in form. A tough choice but he got it right on the night. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 4,531 Posted January 26, 2020 1 hour ago, Thirsty Lizard said: You can suggest any random player ahead of Cantwell and then when somebody comes back and says 'no, Cantwell's a better player' you can respond with 'how many games have we won?' It's not a sensible or logical argument. We have only won four games this season and the reason we haven't won more - imo - is that we are not always as direct as we need to be. Hernandez isn't a random player either. He is the direct competition for Cantwell in the team and the two are different in style. Cantwell is a great link player but too many link players leads to too much fannying around and not enough impact on the goal. We still dominate play when Hernandez in the team and he is direct and can be trouble for any defence. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ray 111 Posted January 26, 2020 Also, we need to take more shots from outside the box rather than trying to pass the ball into the net, but not Tettey! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wcorkcanary 4,334 Posted January 26, 2020 1 minute ago, lake district canary said: We have only won four games this season and the reason we haven't won more - imo - is that we are not always as direct as we need to be. Hernandez isn't a random player either. He is the direct competition for Cantwell in the team and the two are different in style. Cantwell is a great link player but too many link players leads to too much fannying around and not enough impact on the goal. We still dominate play when Hernandez in the team and he is direct and can be trouble for any defence. Sorry Lakeyo but you are definitely wrong, apart from the fact that Hernandez is more direct, directly up a blind alley with little or no end product at this level. Todders is a vastly more productive player in goals, assists, passes completed etc. Argos for us at the moment is an impact player. He may improve, he may not, I dont see it myself. He has potential, butcwe dont have time for him to get up to speed mentally with his footy brain...if he really has one. Todd is already using his, that's how come he's attracting attention and Argos isn't. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BarcelonaCanary 3 Posted January 26, 2020 Krul Aarons Zimmermann Hanley Byram McClean Trybul Vrancic Buendía Hernandez Pukki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
curious yellow 184 Posted January 26, 2020 LDC doesn't pick Cantwell for any of his potential teams. Previously he said he gives the ball away too much now he says he's a great link player. Hernandez hasn't been so good this season but needs a run in the team while Cantwell gets back to fitness. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kick it off 1,952 Posted January 26, 2020 (edited) Vrancic has to start for me. I've never been Cantwell's biggest fan, but hard to make an argument that he shouldn't be in the starting 11 when fit based on current form - he's come on massively as a player this season. Edited January 26, 2020 by kick it off Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BarcelonaCanary 3 Posted January 26, 2020 (edited) 12 minutes ago, kick it off said: Vrancic has to start for me. I've never been Cantwell's biggest fan, but hard to make an argument that he shouldn't be in the starting 11 when fit based on current form - he's come on massively as a player this season. Vrancic has to start. Cantwell is a number 10 not a winger. We need direct quick breaks with solid strong players to stay up. Hernandez proved a really strong outlet at Burnley, but we need strong deep lying midfield to support him as he’s a woeful defensively, as is Cantwell. Buendia and Vrancic are magic and just need to play through them and Pukki, with rest of team supporting them... that’s the formula for 7+ more wins Edited January 26, 2020 by BarcelonaCanary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ron obvious 1,502 Posted January 26, 2020 For the first time this season I feel spoilt for choice. Duda looks class. Rupp looks intelligent, strong & combative. Onel showed why he can be such a threat to oppositions. Drmic looks like a real talent. Could Ralf actually be better than Tim?? Vrancic ... well ... But the whole team played well against Spurs. So who to choose ... Think I'll leave this one to the coach. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BarcelonaCanary 3 Posted January 26, 2020 1 minute ago, ron obvious said: For the first time this season I feel spoilt for choice. Duda looks class. Rupp looks intelligent, strong & combative. Onel showed why he can be such a threat to oppositions. Drmic looks like a real talent. Could Ralf actually be better than Tim?? Vrancic ... well ... But the whole team played well against Spurs. So who to choose ... Think I'll leave this one to the coach. It’s come at a good time!! Have to aim for 4 points from next 2 games!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Angry 1,561 Posted January 27, 2020 Todd suits the style that DF prefers to play better than Onel does. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites