Match Thread Coventry City - Stoke City Match Thread - Saturday 11th Nov (3 Viewers)
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If we go 4 at the back…
*Take your pick from the centre backs to be fair, could be any of them really (except Fadz if it’s a four!).
And Simms/Wright are interchangeable there.
Collins
MVE – Latibeaudiere* – Kitching* – Bidwell
Sheaf – Eccles
Sakamoto – Allen – Simms
Wright
MVE – Latibeaudiere* – Kitching* – Bidwell
Sheaf – Eccles
Sakamoto – Allen – Simms
Wright
*Take your pick from the centre backs to be fair, could be any of them really (except Fadz if it’s a four!).
And Simms/Wright are interchangeable there.
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Stoke have picked up after a bad start and beat Sunderland, Leeds and Boro. All sides with aspirations of top 6.
We can’t afford to go behind early or another defeat is on the cards.
We can’t afford to go behind early or another defeat is on the cards.
We can’t really afford to go behind at all given our record over the past 18 months.
There’s actually so much flexibility in that team. Sheaf can drop back for a three with the fullbacks pushed up, Saka and MvE and Saka and Allen can rotate like Simms and Wright. Even more when O’Hares back for Allen and can play anywhere along the three. Eccles can drop back and cover RB as well.
We are playing far too negatively and sit too deep. All because we are playing a back 5 (incl 4 CBs) and 2 DMs who aren't bothered in driving forward. That leaves the top 3 far too isolated with little chance to do a lot and a huge gap between MF and STs. Effectively playing 7-0-2.
Highly doubt Robins will go to 4 at back, so assuming he plays 5, he NEEDS to encourage Da Silva and Milan to get out much quicker and also get Sheaf to take control of the MF and bring the ball out.
We are missing the player to take the game on and take control.
I get the "gelling" excuse, but cant use it and then chop and change the team every week!
Not sure if/when it will click but it needs to soon, think we will be fine but fully expecting a bottom half finish
1.0 scrappy win and a shit refereeing decision to go in our favour
Highly doubt Robins will go to 4 at back, so assuming he plays 5, he NEEDS to encourage Da Silva and Milan to get out much quicker and also get Sheaf to take control of the MF and bring the ball out.
We are missing the player to take the game on and take control.
I get the "gelling" excuse, but cant use it and then chop and change the team every week!
Not sure if/when it will click but it needs to soon, think we will be fine but fully expecting a bottom half finish
1.0 scrappy win and a shit refereeing decision to go in our favour
Why? What happened? When did they fall out?
Wilson
MvE – Thomas – Binks – Bidwell
Eccles - Sheaf - Allen
Simms – Godden - Wright
4-3-3 for me. Sakamoto and COH to come on at some point. Maybe harsh on the former, but give him some good minutes in the second half. The front three above seemed to look pretty dangerous against Preston once we switched formation. Would like to see us start with that.
MvE – Thomas – Binks – Bidwell
Eccles - Sheaf - Allen
Simms – Godden - Wright
4-3-3 for me. Sakamoto and COH to come on at some point. Maybe harsh on the former, but give him some good minutes in the second half. The front three above seemed to look pretty dangerous against Preston once we switched formation. Would like to see us start with that.
The front three did look good, but it was a lot to do with having Sakamoto and COH in behind driving us forward. Eccles, Sheaf and Allen together doesn't fill me with any confidence of getting our front three going
The only change I would make to that is to give Collins his chance. We have supposedly bought him to keep Wilson on his toes and after a few gaffes by Wilson recently the time has arrived to see if Collins can do any better.
i'm assuming that Simms and Wright will not be playing as out and out wingers in that formation
We got bossed by Rotherham and people on here seriously think we’re going to beat these?
Expect a loss.
Expect a loss.
5 at the back for 5 in a row.
Chants of ‘we lose every week’ to follow
Chants of ‘we lose every week’ to follow
Was quite pleased i was home and in bed by full time v albion, soon as the 2nd went in that was game so went home
If the same happens again Saturday il beat the queue at the chippy, so swings and roundabouts
Rose and McNally will play like Beckenbauer and Maldini just you watch
If the same happens again Saturday il beat the queue at the chippy, so swings and roundabouts
Rose and McNally will play like Beckenbauer and Maldini just you watch
McNally glad he dodged this car crash of a season I bet
He almost did, he was stripped off and everything before COH and Bidwell came on. Not sure what changed.
Oh good another game. International breaks are underrated if you ask me
Decided I want Bidwell back in for now. Underappreciated here at times, but he gives us that extra experience at the back to help the new boys.
