DCFC1388 Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Wondering what everyones starting 11 would be for the final 8 games? On paper todays line up looked good but they simply didnt perform. Personally I think we have looked pretty solid with a back 3 and we got more points by being more direct. I dont care about the style of performance in these 8 games, we just need the points. I would go with a 3412, similar to how we came out 2nd half vs Brentford. Go more direct and play off the front 2. GK - Marshall CB - Edmundson CB - Mengi CB - Clarke RWB - Byrne CM - Knight CM - Shinnie LWB - Buchanan / Forsyth CAM - Sibley / Lawrence / Roberts / Watson ST - CKR ST - Gregory Subs - Roos Forsyth Wisdom Bird Watson Lawrence Jozwiak Roberts Waghorn Depending on the opponent would determine if Buchanan or Forysth start. Player in the CAM role will depend on performances & fitness. Edmundson looked decent when he has played and a threat on set pieces. Feel he was unlucky to be dropped recently and Wisdom has been poor imo. That for me is a decent 11 and a strong bench, should have more than enough to win a few of the remaining games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 4 minutes ago, DCFC1388 said: GK - Marshall CB - Edmundson CB - Mengi CB - Clarke RWB - Byrne CM - Knight CM - Shinnie LWB - Buchanan / Forsyth CAM - Sibley / Lawrence / Roberts / Watson ST - CKR ST - Gregory 4 1 3 2 go for it, scare the opposition to death! Attack, attack, attack GK - Marshall CB - Edmundson CB - Clarke RB - Byrne LB - Forsyth DM - Shinnie ARM - Roberts ACM - Sibley ALM - Lawrence ST - CKR ST - Gregory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Clough Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Roos Byrne Edmundson Clarke Buchanan Bird Knight/Shinnie Roberts/Jozwiak Sibley Lawrence Kazim CBs who can both head the ball. More creative players out there at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcidaho Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Id put Sibbo in the left and Jos on the right when they ripped brum a new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFC Kicks Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 I'd just go with a common formation most players are familiar with. I'd drop some of the academy player for more experienced players We desperately need a player who can link the midfield with the attack and Lawrence is the only player we have who can remotely do that. CKR looks completely burnt out in my opinion and Gregory's looked relatively impressive recently. Could sub on Edmundson to make it a back 3 to see out games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Durden Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 If the manager isn't capable of motivating them or drumming into them a semblance of a sense of urgency might as well have 11 dummies out there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Ram Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 3 minutes ago, DCFClks said: I'd just go with a common formation most players are familiar with. I'd drop some of the academy player for more experienced players We desperately need a player who can link the midfield with the attack and Lawrence is the only player we have who can remotely do that. CKR looks completely burnt out in my opinion and Gregory's looked relatively impressive recently. Could sub on Edmundson to make it a back 3 to see out games. Continue with 2 holding midfielders, has that worked? Crying out for creativity and some goal treat...leave out Sibley? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Martin Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 9 minutes ago, DCFClks said: I'd just go with a common formation most players are familiar with. I'd drop some of the academy player for more experienced players We desperately need a player who can link the midfield with the attack and Lawrence is the only player we have who can remotely do that. CKR looks completely burnt out in my opinion and Gregory's looked relatively impressive recently. Could sub on Edmundson to make it a back 3 to see out games. mostly agree. I also think Knight looks somewhat burnt out so would consider Baningime in place of him who is also more of a natural holding mid. And maybe Mengi in for Wisdom who seems to be making a lot of mistakes currently. Mengi seems to be getting better every game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brady1993 Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 15 minutes ago, Ghost of Clough said: Roos Byrne Edmundson Clarke Buchanan Bird Knight/Shinnie Roberts/Jozwiak Sibley Lawrence Kazim CBs who can both head the ball. More creative players out there at the same time. I understand that line but can't help but it feel it would be more suited to the personnel and allow us to be more progressive by tweaking to a 433. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Martin Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 7 minutes ago, Jimbo Ram said: Continue with 2 holding midfielders, has that worked? Crying out for creativity and some goal treat...leave out Sibley? Sibley has been very poor though. Can we get any more creative than Lawrence, Jozwiak, Roberts all together The problem is not the formation its the lacklustre, boring, slow tempo, zero intensity tactics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Ram Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 4 minutes ago, Chris_Martin said: Sibley has been very poor though. Can we get any more creative than Lawrence, Jozwiak, Roberts all together The problem is not the formation its the lacklustre, boring, slow tempo, zero intensity tactics. But part of the negative mindset stems from playing both Knight and Shinnie. I would play Sibley instead of Knight. Joswiak has been very ineffective on the whole too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandExile Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 5 minutes ago, Chris_Martin said: The problem is not the formation its the lacklustre, boring, slow tempo, zero intensity tactics. Yep. Doesn't matter what random selection of players is made. And, afterwards, Rooney will say "That performance was unacceptable". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 They Don't Care So why Should We Hello League One CKR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jourdan Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 We have options, but none of them inspire confidence. I don’t see us winning a game of our own accord. We are relying on the opposition to lay an ostrich egg. Ordinarily you might think we have some good players but all of them have been stripped of belief, positivity and confidence to the extent that it makes you wonder where a performance is coming from. I am not even sure we will beat Luton, Birmingham or Wednesday on current form. But here it goes: Roos Byrne - Wisdom - Clarke - Buchanan Bird Knight - Sibley Jozwiak - CKR - Lawrence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Clough Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 21 minutes ago, brady1993 said: I understand that line but can't help but it feel it would be more suited to the personnel and allow us to be more progressive by tweaking to a 433. My 4231 is a cross between 4231 and 433 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BramcoteRam84 Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Ghost of Clough said: Roos Byrne Edmundson Clarke Buchanan Bird Knight/Shinnie Roberts/Jozwiak Sibley Lawrence Kazim CBs who can both head the ball. More creative players out there at the same time. This!!! Although if Buchanan doesn’t rediscover some form I’d put Fozzy in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramarena Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 We can do as many line ups as we like but it’s how the tactics are deployed that’s they problem here. Today was a prime example I mostly agreed with the line up, but when they kicked off and we had 7 defensive players, a massive gap and then 3 attackers I knew it was going to be a long and ultimately painful game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFC Kicks Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Jimbo Ram said: Continue with 2 holding midfielders, has that worked? Crying out for creativity and some goal treat...leave out Sibley? Has anything worked? Aren't all our midfielders defensive? Could play Sibley but where? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFC Kicks Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Chris_Martin said: mostly agree. I also think Knight looks somewhat burnt out so would consider Baningime in place of him who is also more of a natural holding mid. And maybe Mengi in for Wisdom who seems to be making a lot of mistakes currently. Mengi seems to be getting better every game. But in our one brief positive spell this season, Clarke & Wisdom were playing quite well together, hasn't Mengi made mistakes as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Ram Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 12 minutes ago, DCFClks said: Has anything worked? Aren't all our midfielders defensive? Could play Sibley but where? Just off CKR where he was so effective at Brum ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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