Any idea what/who he will start with? Any surprises? Thoughts.
ladies and gentlemen we will be playing four four fcking two
bluechipladies and gentlemen we will be playing four four fcking two
"Yes boss" 😀
NovakdjokovicAny idea what/who he will start with? Any surprises? Thoughts.
Something like
Ruddy
Drameh Sanderson Long Buchanan
Bielik JJ/
Sunjic
Bacuna/ Miyoshi Dembele
Stansfield
Stansfield/
Juke/
Hogan
I expect he will have looked at what has worked previously for the team and see who he thinks looks good in training, then pick based on that.
Not sure but i reckon the players will at least have a plan and know their roles, and look organised, as opposed to the madness of the last 3 months.
Historically he has been fan of 4-2-3-1 or 4-1-4-1. The players are familiar with 4-2-3-1 so I wou;ld go with this. The back 4 virtually picks it self but there are decisions to be made in central midfield and wide right IMO.
4231 is my prediction
Ruddy
Drameh
Sanderson
Long
Buchanan
James
Bielik
Bacuna
Miyoshi
Dembele
Stansfield
Le Mod4231 is my prediction
Ruddy
Drameh
Sanderson
Long
Buchanan
James
Bielik
Bacuna
Miyoshi
Dembele
Stansfield
Would be pleased enough with that.
At Sunderland he played 4-2-3-1 that we were playing under JE, just a more attacking version. The striker was often a false number 9 (he had no strikers for a long time) which meant the front 4 were very fluid in their movement. One of the 2 midfielders would break forward at all times. The 2 most important players in his system were the 2 wide players (Clarke, Roberts/Diallo) I suspect Dembele, Bacuna and Myoshi will have loads more freedom and be vital to us. I think it will be pretty standard on Saturday - Bielik & James as the 2, then Dembele, Bacuna wide with Myoshi behind Stansfield.
bluechipladies and gentlemen we will be playing four four fcking two
Let’s hope he starts with JE’s 4-2-3-1 and slowly evolves from there
He likes a 4-2-3-1 with inverted wingers my guess:
GK Ruddy
RB Drameh
CB Sanderson
CB Long
LB Buchanan
CM Beilik
CM Sunjic
RM Myoshi
AM Stansfield
LM Dembele
CF Juke
Free flowing football frenzy
Hogan to be subbed off on 75 minutes after a perfect hat trick
Iain_Gavinbluechipladies and gentlemen we will be playing four four fcking two
Let’s hope he starts with JE’s 4-2-3-1 and slowly evolves from there
I think he'll probably play 4-2-3-1 because that's a commonly used formation in football and frequently used by Mowbray, rather than "JE's" 4-2-3-1.
I expect us to go out there and try to win the game but with more defensive responsibility than Rooney had. He spoke about the mentality of taking the game to your opponent and trying to win each game in his interview, and I expect that's what we'll try to do. I'd imagine he'll instill this mentality before pushing harder for us to pass out the back and through the lines.
In terms of lineup, I'd go:
Ruddy
Drameh
Sanderson
Long
Buchanan
Bielik
Sunjic
Dembele
James (if staying and can play)/Miyoshi
Stansfield
Juke
Wouldn't mind if he put Stansfield up top but he seems to prefer playing a little further back and I think he's more effective there, and I wouldn't know who to play on the left if not him.