SHA Small Heath Alliance

I've had about 5 goes at figuring that out and I'm baffled

Same here, hope all these bleeding defenders don’t get in each others way.

Fat Buddha CBE

I've had about 5 goes at figuring that out and I'm baffled

Same here, hope all these bleeding defenders don’t get in each others way.

I’m more relieved that Sunjic, gardener and hogan haven’t been drafted back in.

Nikola Zigic

I've had about 5 goes at figuring that out and I'm baffled

I reckon 3 centre halves

Laird and Drameh wingbacks

Bielik and Paik sitting

Bacuna behind Roberts and Stansfield


Im liking 5 defenders. About time we shored up and didnt play like routed clowns with no structure

Yeah that was my thinking. Like this:

Glad Paik is in, was dreading a sjunic/beilik partnership.

Petebaldwin

Yeah that was my thinking. Like this:

Yeh i like it

Laird and Drameh gotta put a shift in

I’d prefer Drameh in the middle.

There was no way Rowett was going to pick a back 4 and include Laird as one of them. He bombs forward at every opportunity and that'd leave Aiwu and Sanderson exposed which is something we've seen them struggle to deal with for most of the season.

Fat Buddha CBE

I’d prefer Drameh in the middle.

Me too. Hate this thing we’ve started doing of playing right footers at LB. If it’s 5 at the back then I hope Drameh is central

The wingbacks are going to be crucial in that formation though - Buchannan doesn't pose enough of a threat going forward (he's better as a fullback) and Aiwu is hopeless out wide.

Fat Buddha CBE

I’d prefer Drameh in the middle.

Probably based it on pace and stamina, the wide lads will be key on getting us out on the counter I imagine

Not sure about Drameh at wing back. If we were at home he may have played Longelo.

Nikola Zigic

I've had about 5 goes at figuring that out and I'm baffled

We're gonna smash the fannies.

No Pritchard?
Is he injured?

No Pritchard?
Is he injured?

Downed tools.