****The Official Lapps Match Thread v Shef Utd (H/L) ****

[chicken 3,087]

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[cambridgeshire canary 7,799]

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[Conrad 235]

Ffs. When will someone realise that 3 into one doesn't go. 

[Canario 268]

The midfield?

Looks rather attacking and lacking in balance, lets hope it works!

[Robert N. LiM 6,299]

Well that's an attacking line up. Gabby and the Mayor are going to have to play well.

[keelansgrandad 6,680]

That formation hasn't convinced us too much recently.

[NFN FC 1,142]

I think 1-3 loss 

[cambridgeshire canary 7,799]

One day we wil have a manger who learns Sargent and Idah are not wingers. One day..

[dylanisabaddog 6,148]

Just now, keelansgrandad said:

That formation hasn't convinced us too much recently.

I hope we're proved wrong but I think it's square pegs in round holes 

[overthebordercanary 160]

Just now, cambridgeshire canary said:

One day we wil have a manger who learns Sargent and Idah are not wingers. One day..

Two up top as marquinhos is playing as well

[Pyro Pete 2,354]

We've got 8 cup finals to play.

 

[overthebordercanary 160]

Also missed the press conference is nunez injured 

[Yellow Fever 4,415]

Sarge, Idah and Pukki all on from the start....

7 6 to us anybody ?

[Chichcan 149]

3 minutes ago, overthebordercanary said:

Also missed the press conference is nunez injured 

He didn't mention that no

I assume he's tired after getting back from Chile and is being rested?

[sgncfc 1,330]

It's a very brave team selection - no one can accuse Wagner of not going for it. Our three strikers all start, with a winger and an attacking CM. If we score first we have a chance; if we don't we could get mullered.

On a different point, that Sheffield Utd line up isn't at all scary - if they do go up, they will have as much chance as us of staying up i.e. none.

[canarybubbles 2,199]

10 minutes ago, cambridgeshire canary said:

One day we wil have a manger who learns Sargent and Idah are not wingers. One day..

So what are they? Sargent can play upfront and nowhere else. Play him alone upfront, lump it up and hope that he can cause enough panic to fluke a goal because there's no way he's going to suddenly find out how to trap or control or pass a football, or work alongside someone who's as smart as Pukki. Yet further down the football brain ranking, Idah may one day manage to comprehend the offside rule but after at least five years of professional experience he doesn't seem to have managed it yet. Never mind, apparently he's full of potential.

I hope I am going to look stupid at five o'clock, but this set-up has destroyed any confidence I had of a result today.

[Mason 47 1,925]

Presume we will be continuing the experiment to somehow make Aarons the surprise solution to everything. I imagine he will invert into the midfield as I cannot comprehend playing 2 in midfield against a team like Sheff Utd and expect to do well.

As ever, the question that we will need to answer is: how are we intending to knit the play to the forwards? 

[BroadstairsR 2,273]

6 minutes ago, sgncfc said:

It's a very brave team selection - no one can accuse Wagner of not going for it. Our three strikers all start, with a winger and an attacking CM. If we score first we have a chance; if we don't we could get mullered.

On a different point, that Sheffield Utd line up isn't at all scary - if they do go up, they will have as much chance as us of staying up i.e. none.

An attacking line-up is always appealing before the game starts.

Once the game is underway and the opposition start carving through our midfield like a knife through butter, it's not so good.

I'd prefer Gibbs to Idah. 

[cambridgeshire canary 7,799]

Sander Berge is the guy I worry about the most. In the middle for Sheffield and he's a huge, solid brick wall of a man. Will no doubt boss the midfield and bully everyone of our players if we give him the chance

[lake district canary 4,830]

Virtually an old fashioned 4-2-4 line up. I suppose with Arrons and Giannoulis playing ad wing backs, we're going to be more like a 2-4-4 !!  

Attacking, but up to now using Sargent/Idah and Pukki up front, hasn't worked. Hernandez was the key to the team....need Marquinhos to have a good game......

[Conrad 235]

So with all these forwards on the pitch, who is actually going to get on the ball and create chances for them? 

[pete 371]

3 misfiring strikers what could go wrong?

[shefcanary 2,955]

8 minutes ago, cambridgeshire canary said:

Sander Berge is the guy I worry about the most. In the middle for Sheffield and he's a huge, solid brick wall of a man. Will no doubt boss the midfield and bully everyone of our players if we give him the chance

CC: most Blades fans have lost patience with him. Everything you say sounds good and you would expect it of him. But he just doesn't try! If you think Idah gets a hard time, you should read the stick Berge gets! 

[Red Lion Canaries 9]

22 minutes ago, sgncfc said:

Our three strikers all start

So Tzolis or a really late corner header from Gunn to save the day then?

[Norfolk Dan 336]

Listening to radio Norfolk. 

"Relegated to the Premier League" was just quoted if we go up. 

That about sums up the football world for me.  

[TheBaldOne66 768]

Crazy team selection it seems with 3 strikers! We could get overrun in midfield but maybe it’s a master stroke by Wagner!

[Disco Dales Jockstrap 1,960]

As Sir Humphrey would have said...that's a 'courageous' line up.

OTBC

[Pyro Pete 2,354]

6 minutes ago, Conrad said:

So with all these forwards on the pitch, who is actually going to get on the ball and create chances for them? 

Sadly, Hernandez, Dowell and Nunez are all injured. So not much choice for Wagner.

Fairly damning for Tzolis that he can only make the subs bench with all those players out.

[Hook's-Walk-Canary 222]

OTBC!

[Disco Dales Jockstrap 1,960]

4-2-3-1 I think.

Sargent behind Pukki.

Marquinhos on the right, Idah on the left.

OTBC

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