markjazzbassist Posted January 1, 2021 Report Share Posted January 1, 2021 We have a weeks rest and then this is the first of 3 matches in a week. They are in the relegation zone for the championship one would think they would prioritize that over this cup competition but we’ve seen smaller sides get up for it before. I’d play a strong lineup to win and get the confidence and momentum rolling again. Olsen Coleman Mina Keane Godfrey Doucoure Delph Gylfi James DCL Richarlison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Btay Posted January 1, 2021 Report Share Posted January 1, 2021 10 minutes ago, markjazzbassist said: We have a weeks rest and then this is the first of 3 matches in a week. They are in the relegation zone for the championship one would think they would prioritize that over this cup competition but we’ve seen smaller sides get up for it before. I’d play a strong lineup to win and get the confidence and momentum rolling again. Olsen Coleman Mina Keane Godfrey Doucoure Delph Gylfi James DCL Richarlison Strong line up and Delph is a massive contradiction Matt, AlbanyNYToffee and dunlopp9987 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Romey 1878 Posted January 1, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 1, 2021 16 minutes ago, Btay said: Strong line up and Delph is a massive contradiction Throw him in just so he gets injured and misses more games. I'm down for that, the big shit tip. Zoo 2.0, Btay, MikeO and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiggytop Posted January 1, 2021 Report Share Posted January 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Btay said: Strong line up and Delph is a massive contradiction He’s still out injured , if not sell him ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Btay Posted January 2, 2021 Report Share Posted January 2, 2021 Olsen Coleman Keane Godfrey Niels Davies Holgate Gomes Iwobi DCL Richarlison DCL & Richarlison could use a goal for some confidence. Gomes to continue as the 10. Gylfi for holgate maybe or even play the 1 sitter with Bernard next to Gomes. Might be getting carried away, but id even like to see Gomes get the armband and really see if he takes the game on or it might just encourage him that much more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwlad Posted January 2, 2021 Report Share Posted January 2, 2021 Good shout for Niels, I'd like to see him get some game time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted January 2, 2021 Report Share Posted January 2, 2021 Yeh Niels must play! I would also agree about playing Godfrey at centre half. I'd like to see if his improvement translates back to his main position. This is also a game that I would start Bernard in midfield. He has been brilliant in the games against the lower league teams in creating chances and it then frees up another player to get their feet up. Matt and Btay 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 Olsen Coleman Godfrey Holgate Neils Davies Gomes Bernard James DCL Richarlison I think Coleman and James need game time to get fit. DCL and Richarlison need the chance to score a goal. Holgate and Godfrey have earned the right to play centre half. Neils could do with a game. Gylfi and Doucoure could do with a game off. Bernard has done ok lately so keep his confidence going. Nothing other than a convincing win here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 On 01/01/2021 at 21:22, Btay said: Olsen Coleman Keane Godfrey Niels Davies Holgate Gomes Iwobi DCL Richarlison DCL & Richarlison could use a goal for some confidence. Gomes to continue as the 10. Gylfi for holgate maybe or even play the 1 sitter with Bernard next to Gomes. Might be getting carried away, but id even like to see Gomes get the armband and really see if he takes the game on or it might just encourage him that much more. For an FA Cup game against lower opposition when we have three games in a week? Let the defence continue to gel, but don't risk key players in midfield or upfront. By all means use Doucoure, DC-L, Richarlison, and James late in the game but not as starters. Olsen Keane Holgate Godfrey Coleman Nkounkou Davies Sigurdsson Gordon Iwobi Tosun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Btay Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 1 hour ago, Cornish Steve said: For an FA Cup game against lower opposition when we have three games in a week? Let the defence continue to gel, but don't risk key players in midfield or upfront. By all means use Doucoure, DC-L, Richarlison, and James late in the game but not as starters. Olsen Keane Holgate Godfrey Coleman Nkounkou Davies Sigurdsson Gordon Iwobi Tosun I haven’t selected any key players in midfield really apart from Gomes. Gomes, DCL and Richarlison should play to hopefully boost confidence. Both DCL and Richarlison could use a goal each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWooney Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 Olsen Coleman Keane Godfrey Niels Davies Gomes Bernard Gordon DCL Richarlison I'd give James 30 minutes whatever the game situation (unless they are chopping us down all over the park!). I toyed with Richarilson in the number 10 role but realistically he's not going to play there regularly so keep him on the left, Niels a natural attacking wing back would benefit him as well as he's missed having Digne there. DCL needs goals and against a weaker side with the crossing of Niels (and hopefully Gordon) he should be able to get himself on the score sheet. I'd take him off early second half if we're comfortable as he doesn't really need to be playing another 90 minutes. Based on their games this season they don't create the least or concede the most shots in the league by any stretch but struggle for possession and if those weaknesses are anything to on I'd want to see Richarilson and DCL to be making to make some good runs...likely resulting in a penalty! Rotherham have given away 6 goals from penalties this season so my money would be on Richarlison or DCL wining a penalty at some point. They've also given away 7 goals from set pieces so we need to make the most of our good record at scoring from them! Bailey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted January 5, 2021 Report Share Posted January 5, 2021 On 03/01/2021 at 13:42, Btay said: I haven’t selected any key players in midfield really apart from Gomes. Gomes, DCL and Richarlison should play to hopefully boost confidence. Both DCL and Richarlison could use a goal each. I understand your reasoning - and it just shows how weak is our midfield when Gomes is viewed as a key player - but I wouldn't want to risk Holgate or play him out of position. I don't buy the argument that DC-L needs more goals to boost confidence; his play in general reveals plenty of confidence right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Btay Posted January 5, 2021 Report Share Posted January 5, 2021 4 hours ago, Cornish Steve said: I understand your reasoning - and it just shows how weak is our midfield when Gomes is viewed as a key player - but I wouldn't want to risk Holgate or play him out of position. I don't buy the argument that DC-L needs more goals to boost confidence; his play in general reveals plenty of confidence right now. It’s more because I see Gomes playing lots of minutes - especially whilst Allan is out. I’m really, really hoping we have unlocked the Gomes we first saw because him, Doucoure and Allan is a perfect midfield IMO. 6 games with no goal though. I just want him to get momentum and take it into the league. I feel Richarlison needs one to get himself back to his usual levels as well. I’d have no issue and actually prefer with us playing the reverse pivot with Davies sitting and Gomes + Bernard more advanced in place of Holgate - who really didn’t impress me against west ham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuffRob Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 Play the strongest offensive team at the weekend - had plenty of rest over the past fortnight having the City game cancelled so tired leg should not be a problem and hopefully players coming back to fitness will allow resting later in the month if needed. To much rest can be just as bad as not enough rest. A good game and good result against Rotherham would help get James and Coleman match fit and hopefully plenty of goals. This is a game to be played on the offensive big time! With Iwobi and Richarlisons work rate and our Premiership defence - I see little need for James to have do much defending. We should be at least aiming for 70% possession in this game, so should to set up for being in possession. A game for him to get his swagger back. Pickford Coleman Keane Mina Niels/Godfrey Doucoure Gomes/Davies James Iwobi DCL Richarlison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo 2.0 Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 The FA Cup will never be more open than this season, there is a backlog of fixtures on the horizon given the postponements that we have seen and (very sadly) the rising cases due to the pandemic which doesn't look as though these postponements are going to slow down. Add to that that the ''elite'' clubs will be having to factor in Champions/Europa League football alongside their existing Premier League matches and this could be one of the most open competitions in recent memory, precisely because the top clubs can't afford to take it seriously. It wouldn't surprise me one bit that in order to keep players fit with the congested fixtures, we see ''B'' and even ''C'' teams take to the field built entirely from Academy products - it also wouldn't surprise me if in the latter stages of the competition a good chunk of teams are representatives of lower down the footballing pyramid. Long story short, let's take this seriously as we could end up with a healthy set of games as a result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWooney Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 a lot of people putting Iwobi in the team. Is he fit? He missed the last game completely so I wondered if he had an injury. Or was he ill? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 11 minutes ago, FairWooney said: a lot of people putting Iwobi in the team. Is he fit? He missed the last game completely so I wondered if he had an injury. Or was he ill? It was as a precaution because he felt something in training. He's been posting pictures of him training within the past few days so he should be fine. FairWooney 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 20 hours ago, RuffRob said: Play the strongest offensive team at the weekend - had plenty of rest over the past fortnight having the City game cancelled so tired leg should not be a problem and hopefully players coming back to fitness will allow resting later in the month if needed. To much rest can be just as bad as not enough rest. I think this is the start of 3 games in quick succession so it isn't a problem of tired legs going into the game but keeping the legs fresh for the two games that follow. Both of those will be tough games too (Wolves & Villa) and they will be teams that are in and around us at the end of the season so 6 points would put us in a great position. Having even marginally fresher legs than them will give us a small advantage. As Zoo has said, we don't want to field a crap team and lose because of a substantially weakened team but we can afford to rotate some players that haven't played as much (Niels, Bernard and Kenny come to mind) to keep some of the others a little fresher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn balor Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 Olsen,Coleman,Holgate ,godfrey,niels,davies,Gilfi,Gomes,Gordon,Bernard,DCl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuffRob Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 3 hours ago, Bailey said: I think this is the start of 3 games in quick succession so it isn't a problem of tired legs going into the game but keeping the legs fresh for the two games that follow. Both of those will be tough games too (Wolves & Villa) and they will be teams that are in and around us at the end of the season so 6 points would put us in a great position. Having even marginally fresher legs than them will give us a small advantage. As Zoo has said, we don't want to field a crap team and lose because of a substantially weakened team but we can afford to rotate some players that haven't played as much (Niels, Bernard and Kenny come to mind) to keep some of the others a little fresher. After 1 game in the past fortnight - I wouldn't have thought 3 games in fairly quick succession should be to much of a problem now. It's when you have had two or three weeks of hard games twice a week that you might need to start worrying to much about fatigue. No point in resting already rested players - worry about resting them when they look tired. A good result against Rotherham will be the best tonic before Wolves and Villa. MikeO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 1 hour ago, RuffRob said: After 1 game in the past fortnight - I wouldn't have thought 3 games in fairly quick succession should be to much of a problem now. It's when you have had two or three weeks of hard games twice a week that you might need to start worrying to much about fatigue. No point in resting already rested players - worry about resting them when they look tired. A good result against Rotherham will be the best tonic before Wolves and Villa. In my experience it doesn't work like that. In that third game they will be fatigued and more prone to injury. I would be surprised if they would be training between games, and if they do, it won't be a lot. If the players play the first two games then what happens if they look tired in the 3rd game? Rest them for Villa when you could have rested them for for Rotherham? I watched the City game last night and it was noticeable how some of the City players were struggling in the last 15 minutes. De Bruyne sprinted forward on a counter attack and he could barely open his eyes as the camera panned over to him. They had a break of 7 days before the Chelsea game. I agree about the last bit, but I dont think a couple of changes to rest the players we can do easily without, will weaken the team too much and we should still win. Its not like we can rest too many players after all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbanyNYToffee Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 Direct from Carlo. No "Richarlison, Kenny, Calvert-Lewin, Allan, Delph, Gbamin and Pickford. Players available: James, Digne, Iwobi are back." Seems obvious without DCL but he also said Tosun will play. I'd HATE to see Digne risked here. Olsen Holgate Mina Keane Niels Davies Doucoure Gomes Iwobi Tosun Bernard Hopefully we can get Doucoure off at halftime for Godfrey (and play him or Holgate at DM) I hate to put the cart before the horse in thinking we're going to win this but I'm surprised and very nervous to hear no Richarlison or DCL. That's new and hopefully not a sign of anything other than rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncanmckenzieismagic Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 17 minutes ago, AlbanyNYToffee said: Direct from Carlo. No "Richarlison, Kenny, Calvert-Lewin, Allan, Delph, Gbamin and Pickford. Players available: James, Digne, Iwobi are back." Seems obvious without DCL but he also said Tosun will play. I'd HATE to see Digne risked here. Olsen Holgate Mina Keane Niels Davies Doucoure Gomes Iwobi Tosun Bernard Hopefully we can get Doucoure off at halftime for Godfrey (and play him or Holgate at DM) I hate to put the cart before the horse in thinking we're going to win this but I'm surprised and very nervous to hear no Richarlison or DCL. That's new and hopefully not a sign of anything other than rest. Not many goals in that side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elston Gunnn Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 From OS: Ancelotti “confirmed Godfrey will begin the game at centre-back.” That means either Digne or Nkounkou at LB. I’ll guess — Olsen Coleman Holgate Godfrey Digne Doucouré Davies James Gomes Bernard Tosun Bench — Virginia/Lössl, Keane, Mina, Nkounkou, Sigurdsson, Gordon, Iwobi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncanmckenzieismagic Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 Would feel a lot better if we had Richarlison and DCL on the bench nutmegwolf203 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTStanley1 Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 Olsen Coleman Keane Godfrey Digne Doucoure Gomes Iwobi James Gordon Tosun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Btay Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 No way Digne should be starting this game. Excited to see Godfrey get a run at CB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted January 9, 2021 Report Share Posted January 9, 2021 markjazzbassist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milesey05 Posted January 9, 2021 Report Share Posted January 9, 2021 Digne!! give him 45 mins please then bring on Neil’s. Godfrey- time to cement that CB spot. love his attitude during games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Btay Posted January 9, 2021 Report Share Posted January 9, 2021 1 minute ago, milesey05 said: Digne!! give him 45 mins please then bring on Neil’s. Godfrey- time to cement that CB spot. love his attitude during games Mental that Digne is starting here. Honestly baffled by that. Apart from that it’s a nice blend of youth and experience. Romey 1878, pete0 and milesey05 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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