Match Thread Leeds United - Coventry City Match Thread - Saturday 16th Dec (11 Viewers)

[Martin180]

Top two scorers on the bench and playing a lone striker who's confidence is low. Master stroke.

You would play Godden as the lone striker then?

 

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[Martin180]

So defensive.

His plan..don't concede early (which we will) as there's no outlet.

Keep it tight nil nil till 60 mins.

That's his pathetic plan.

Simms has been a huge outlet last few games

 

[shepardo01]

Is that a pleasure or pain hmmmm?

What do you think!??.... A quizzical/puzzled noise with a tinge of pain.... Probably increasing from 3pm onwards....

 

[Boicey]

I don't think it's anywhere near as bad a set up as Ipswich. If Saka and Dasilva get high up the pitch then it's more or less the same 4-3-3 we've been playing recently. They'll be more defensive to start and then open up more as the game goes on, with the options of chucking O'Hare and Wright on if we want to attack more.

You really think Dasilva is an attacking threat?

 

[AFCCOVENTRY]

Robins again shows his fear. Nonsense selection.

 

[Boicey]

Simms has been a huge outlet last few games

I mean ‘huge’ is really pushing it. He’s been okay but not a threat.

 

[PVA]

No point having a big squad if we don't use it . O'Hare was being touted as being rested , Allen was blowing hard Wednesday night also

Wright was also absolutely fucked at the end

 

[shepardo01]

So defensive.

His plan..don't concede early (which we will) as there's no outlet.

Keep it tight nil nil till 60 mins.

Against Summerville and James!!??.... I'll give it 10 mins ..

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

Idiot losing the plot again when we go away to a top team.

Worked for Sunderland last week - let's be honest, if he'd have gone with the midweek team, we'd have been far too open against this lot. We have a strong bench to utilise if we need to, plus a busy Xmas schedule coming up. MR = tactical genius.

 

[procdoc]

This has playing for goalless draw written all over it. When we concede in the first 10 mins we will be fucked

 

[Jamesimus]

Have to admit, I am intrigued haha.

I imagine Da Silva and Sakamoto will be playing quite high up though. I'm not sure if that's something Da Silva has ever done before?

Lati as a CDM surely. So midfield of Eccles, Lati, Sheaf and a front 3 of Saka, Da Silva and Simms, with the former two pulling back into defensive duties out of possession.

I hope we do well, but it's deffo an unexpected one...

 

[Martin180]

This has playing for goalless draw written all over it. When we concede in the first 10 mins we will be fucked

You think our back 7 will concede ?

 

[SeaSeeEffCee]

Ah, the Robins special of naming a bonkers team away against a top side and throwing the game become we’ve even kicked off. Oh well.

 

[procdoc]

Have to admit, I am intrigued haha.

I imagine Da Silva and Sakamoto will be playing quite high up though. I'm not sure if that's something Da Silva has ever done before?

Lati as a CDM surely. So midfield of Eccles, Lati, Sheaf and a front 3 of Saka, Da Silva and Simms, with the former two pulling back into defensive duties out of possession.

I hope we do well, but it's deffo an unexpected one...

Absolutely no creativity in midfield without Allen or O’Hare

 

[no_loyalty]

I really hope we don’t concede early.

 

[Alkhen]

I mean not what I was expecting but mad how people react. Let's see.

 

[procdoc]

You think our back 7 will concede ?

Yes

 

[Martin180]

Ah, the Robins special of naming a bonkers team away against a top side and throwing the game become we’ve even kicked off. Oh well.

You must be great company on a night out

 

[stevefloyd]

Fuck me ..... thats not an invitation!

 

[mmttww]

Hes shit the bed again

I've defended a lot on here re: MR, but this and Ipswich are fucken frustrating selections. Mad stuff.

 

[Boicey]

I mean not what I was expecting but mad how people react. Let's see.

Give us some positives then. All ears.

 

[shmmeee]

Oh man even I didn’t expect a meltdown this big before the game. Delicious.

 

[Martin180]

Absolutely no creativity in midfield without Allen or O’Hare

I think Allen's creativity is over rated compared to O'Hare , Saka and Palmer . I did think Palmer might've started today though

 

[shepardo01]

Ah, the Robins special of naming a bonkers team away against a top side and throwing the game become we’ve even kicked off. Oh well.

Got Norwich away last season vibes....

 

[Briles]

You would play Godden as the lone striker then?

I would play wright

 

[Esoterica]

You really think Dasilva is an attacking threat?

I didn't say that but it's not unsurprising as Robins has used him as a sub higher up the pitch already.

My point was only that I don;t think the formation is going to be that different, unlike Ipswich. Of course the players picked within that formation will change the dynamic of the team.

 

[Jamesimus]

Absolutely no creativity in midfield without Allen or O’Hare

Yeah, I can't really see how this is going to work, but I'm going to give it 45 minutes first. Perhaps that sentence is what's going through Mark Robins mind as well...

 

[procdoc]

You must be great company on a night out

I know you’re overly positive sometimes but surely you can read the script for this game? It’s Ipswich all over again, start with a bizarre lineup and when we inevitably go behind he will bring subs on but it’ll be too little too late

 

[Otis]

Okay, so to sum up, Robins is an idiot, who is showing his fear and hasn't got a clue....

But the game hasn't even kicked off yet.

 

[TomRad85]

How often have you seen dogshit on paper?
Are you a collector?

Supporting this club unfortunately quite a few times. I had become quite fond of no longer seeing that filthy brown smear across the team sheet but sadly it seems to make an unwelcome and stinky return when we play a decent team away.

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[shepardo01]

I would play wright

He playing a few Wrongs today!....

 

[Martin180]

I would play wright

He's been tried before and wasn't successful

 

[shmmeee]

I would play wright

Wright was not good on his own up top last time

 

[usskyblue]

Robins: ‘We’re Coventry City, puff your chests out’

SBT: Adopts fetal position and cries

 

[Alkhen]

Give us some positives then. All ears.

Teams have had luck parking the bus against Leeds.