havemyhowsonit 0 Posted January 31, 2015 i expect ruddy to be playing as the lone striker today with Whittaker in goal as he is the new utility player. Anyone else? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrs miggins 0 Posted January 31, 2015 ---------------------ruddy-----------------------whittaker---martin---bassong----olssonbennet----tettey---johnson-------redmond-------------------hoolahan-----------------------------------------grabban-------------------- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrs miggins 0 Posted January 31, 2015 subs v @bcfc: Rudd (GK), Turner, Lafferty, Jerome, Hooper, Garrido, Murphy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barclay seats 4849 the 3rd 0 Posted January 31, 2015 Both suggestions equally ridiculous Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
havemyhowsonit 0 Posted January 31, 2015 Grabban as the lone striker is actually worse than ruddy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barclay seats 4849 the 3rd 0 Posted January 31, 2015 So much for this weeks wisdom of " a settled group " is more likely to achieve ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crabbycanary3 994 Posted January 31, 2015 To me, that looks like Jerome has suffered because of Turner''s and Cuellars bad games last week(Bassong and Martin in, then Whittaker moved, then, Tettey and Johnson in, then going with solo striker)Whittaker can thank his lucky stars to be starting because of all that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bradwell canary 109 Posted January 31, 2015 This manager is doomed, with this almost unbelievable selection.Two strikers in good form dropped what ever is he thinking off!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrs miggins 0 Posted January 31, 2015 Why are people having a go at the manager''s team selection on CC? This is basically the same team that got us all those wins at the start of the season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phillip J Fry 0 Posted January 31, 2015 [quote user="alartz"]Grabban as the lone striker is actually worse than ruddy[/quote]Grabban performs well when asked to play as lone striker. He struggles more when he has to work with a partner. Every single one of the 7 goals he has scored in the league have come when asked to playing as a lone striker and his performances started to decrease when Jerome was brought into the side after Cardiff and Norwich started playing with 2 strikers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrs miggins 0 Posted January 31, 2015 Barclay seats 48/49 the 3rd wrote the following post at 31/01/2015 2:04 PM:Both suggestions equally ridiculous -----------------------c0ck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herman 9,582 Posted January 31, 2015 [quote user="mrs miggins"]Why are people having a go at the manager''s team selection on CC? This is basically the same team that got us all those wins at the start of the season.[/quote][Y]It looks good on paper. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrs miggins 0 Posted January 31, 2015 well said phillip. Before Adams went I was calling for him to play the same team that he did when we were winning. Once he decided to play 2 upfront our form went down hill. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chopper Harris 0 Posted January 31, 2015 Good to see a shake up of the team. Last week was dismal. Would always prefer not to have Whittaker in the team, but great to see Wes starting. We have missed him Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
havemyhowsonit 0 Posted January 31, 2015 I''ve got a great idea. Let''s have a lone striker and it''s not our top scorer or our next best. Grabban will do........ Oh and put 2 right backs in defence. One being useless and other having a shocker last week and couldn''t lead his dog. What an absolute KN OB!!!!!!!! Of a manager. Get him out!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herman 9,582 Posted January 31, 2015 Alartz being a knob shocker!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
STAN 29 Posted January 31, 2015 It''s a no brainer for me really. Bring back our best central defender, Bassong. Reunite our best central midfield pairing, Johnson and Tettey. Play 1 man up top to allow the inclusion of Hoolahan.Make that 1 man up top our most mobile striker, Grabban. Stop playing Lafferty on the wing, Bennett.Let''s hope it works out! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrs miggins 0 Posted January 31, 2015 Yeah true H it looks good on paper, having said that we struggle to pick a bad team on paper with our squad. The problem is we''ve said that in basically every game. In the pre match interviews everyone has said they know what the problem is; consistency. The problem is the consistency is down to work rate much of the time. Hopefully the ''right'' Norwich will turn up today. Thankfully if they don''t I can just switch off the radio and keep my money. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Jenkins 0 Posted January 31, 2015 Plenty there to win this game and terrific options off the bench. Come on lads!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chopper Harris 0 Posted January 31, 2015 You had a bad morning Alartz? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Move Klose 303 Posted January 31, 2015 good to see you positive as ever larter. im happy with side, needed shakibg up. probably would have liked to have seen Jerome over Grabban but this is Grabbans chance so lets hope he takes it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Jenkins 0 Posted January 31, 2015 STAN wrote the following post at 31/01/2015 2:16 PM:It''s a no brainer for me really. Bring back our best central defender, Bassong. Reunite our best central midfield pairing, Johnson and Tettey. Play 1 man up top to allow the inclusion of Hoolahan. Make that 1 man up top our most mobile striker, Grabban. Stop playing Lafferty on the wing, Bennett. Let''s hope it works out! Nice one Stan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herman 9,582 Posted January 31, 2015 Fair points Mrs. The good thing is that the bench looks stronger than last weeks, although still short on midfield options. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,351 Posted January 31, 2015 Another manager who prefers Martin at cb and Whits at rb. How can this be…...:) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yellow Wal 314 Posted January 31, 2015 Happy with the team, especially hoolahan/grabban but a bit sorry to see Redmond on the left and Whittaker still in.Much better shape than of late. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barclay seats 4849 the 3rd 0 Posted January 31, 2015 [quote user="mrs miggins"]Barclay seats 48/49 the 3rd wrote the following post at 31/01/2015 2:04 PM:Both suggestions equally ridiculous -----------------------c0ck[/quote]Nice ... Mature . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
havemyhowsonit 0 Posted January 31, 2015 I''m done with this manager already Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phillip J Fry 0 Posted January 31, 2015 [quote user="mrs miggins"]well said phillip. Before Adams went I was calling for him to play the same team that he did when we were winning. Once he decided to play 2 upfront our form went down hill.[/quote]Whilst I won''t comment on our form after the switch to 2 strikers (mainly because I can''t be bothered to go back and work out a points per game average) I will say that Grabban was among the biggest casualties of our switch to 2 strikers. He went from a run of 5 goals in 4 games when playing up top by himself to 1 in 9 when asking to play as one of two strikers. His performances also markedly decreased, with most of the assertions that he looked tired or lazy occurring after the switch to 2 strikers. I know many think that strikers don''t like playing upfront by themselves and would much rather have a partner to accompany them but it''s clearly not the case for Grabban who plays far, far better when upfront by himself.Grabban is our best forward in a 1 striker system, Hooper is our best forward in a 2 striker system, Jerome is adept in either but (I think) prefers to play as part of a 2 striker system. It makes perfect sense to start Grabban ahead of any other forward in a 1 striker system. The question should be whether Norwich should play a 1 striker system rather than whether Grabban should be that 1 striker as he is clearly the best at it of all our forwards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Move Klose 303 Posted January 31, 2015 only reason hes got martin there is because he realises how awfull turner and cuellar are. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andy 1974 0 Posted January 31, 2015 Doesn''t look bad except that I hope Whittaker is up for dealing with their danger man Gray who plays on the left. Would have rather Martin play there Share this post Link to post Share on other sites