losesome Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 1/ - Assuming Wes is fit does TP drop Furman ?? 2/ - Smith or Iwelumo ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhamandy1 Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Smith all the way, and I'd play both push Baxter back up to striker and put Banard on the bench. We were over-run in the middle last week, and Baxters not influencing the games as much since he dropped back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OAFC_Ryan Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Iwelumo is :censored:e, Barnard and Matt Smith any day for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Bouzanis Brown Grounds Tarky MessiM'Voto Obita Baxter, baby Wesolowski Croft Barnard Smith I'm not averse to Simpson getting a start alongside Barnard and Matty Smith Smith Smith coming on after an hour. But I think Smith will give us a Forest like effort, so should start. Wes has been magnificent against both Scouse teams. So, if fit, should start ahead of Furman. Tarky has convinced me that he should be ahead of Byrne. While concerned about Baxter's defensive frailties, I think he's going to have the game of his life and will influence the win with his passing. Keep him in the middle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshgaz Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Smith all the way, and I'd play both push Baxter back up to striker and put Banard on the bench. We were over-run in the middle last week, and Baxters not influencing the games as much since he dropped back. Spot on this. Barnard would start on the bench for Me. Wes and furman cm with Jose off smith. Furman has permission to get forward too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disjointed Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Spot on this. Barnard would start on the bench for Me. Wes and furman cm with Jose off smith. Furman has permission to get forward too. This is going back to PD days, surely we have learnt we are better as a team with 2 out and out strikers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyres_28 Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 (edited) Same front six as against forest in second half with Wes for M'changama. Simmo will come narrow when required and feed off smith and baxter reading knock downs. We need wes and furman IMO perhaps with capitano narrow on left like CW against L'pool and Barnard / Simmo up with Smudge. Can't wait, should be a brillaint encounter. Edited February 24, 2013 by eyres_28 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobOAFC Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 (edited) So people are suggesting changing our formation which has saw us recently win 3 and draw 1 out of 4 games? If it aint broken then why fix it? Edited February 24, 2013 by RobOAFC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukers1 Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Goram Irwin Barratt Warhurst Jobson Holden Milligan Henry Reders Ritchie Marshall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Same front six as against forest in second half with Wes for M'changama. Smith will come narrow when required and feed off smith and baxter reading knock downs. We need wes and furman IMO perhaps with capitano narrow on left like CW against L'pool and Barnard / Simmo up with Smudge. Can't wait, should be a brillaint encounter. Get at them, don't let them take the initiative, bombard them in the air where they are very weak and it's the Liverpool result again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshgaz Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 This is going back to PD days, surely we have learnt we are better as a team with 2 out and out strikers. But furman gets license to go forward an join in. We're away at everton, Jose doesn't do walksthe ugly side of the game much, we need 2 people in there who will do that and allow Jose to do his stuff. It is is an attacking move as it allows your attacking players more chance to influence the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshgaz Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 So people are suggesting changing our formation which has saw us recently win 3 and draw 1 out of 4 games? If it aint broken then why fix it? We're playing everton away rob! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyGortonsMatches Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Goram Irwin Barratt Warhurst Jobson Holden Milligan Henry Reders Ritchie Marshall No problem with that team as long as Everton field Arnold Bailey Ratcliffe Mountfield Van Den Hauwe Irvine Reid Harper McMahon Latchford Heath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shefflatic Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 We're playing everton away rob! Let THEM worry about US - and after last week and their result yesterday they won't be wanting to face us that's for sure. Smith to start i think in place of CI with Wes in for Furman SICK of this Dickov-esque plan of 4-4-1-1 'with Furman license to go forward' - the guy has played like that for the past 3 years with us and once every 6 months he gets forward - he HARDLY EVER gets forward as he is (and has the mentality of) a DM, which Wes is better at, so yes shock horror 'you-cant-drop-the=captain' Furman on the bench. Baxter has had no problems attacking and tracking back defening, he has done both really well and Barnard is the ideal little shietser to be in and around Smith in the box - half a yard and he will nick a goal; rather than Smith isolated play 4-4-1-1 and we will get overrun, purely because we will sit deep like we always did with that formation and Smith will have to hold onto it for ages for support to arrive, it wont and we will lose it time and again. TP changed to simple 4-4-2 for a reason - we are :censored: with 4-4-1-1 and the players know how to do 4-4-2 stop over-tacticalising (word?!) and stick to what we know best and has worked great these past 3 weeks. 4-4-2 Bouzy Brown,Tarky.mvoto,Grounds Croft.Wes.Baxter, Obita Smith,Barnard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 (edited) Let THEM worry about US - and after last week and their result yesterday they won't be wanting to face us that's for sure. Smith to start i think in place of CI with Wes in for Furman SICK of this Dickov-esque plan of 4-4-1-1 'with Furman license to go forward' - the guy has played like that for the past 3 years with us and once every 6 months he gets forward - he HARDLY EVER gets forward as he is (and has the mentality of) a DM, which Wes is better at, so yes shock horror 'you-cant-drop-the=captain' Furman on the bench. Baxter has had no problems attacking and tracking back defening, he has done both really well and Barnard is the ideal little shietser to be in and around Smith in the box - half a yard and he will nick a goal; rather than Smith isolated play 4-4-1-1 and we will get overrun, purely because we will sit deep like we always did with that formation and Smith will have to hold onto it for ages for support to arrive, it wont and we will lose it time and again. TP changed to simple 4-4-2 for a reason - we are :censored: with 4-4-1-1 and the players know how to do 4-4-2 stop over-tacticalising (word?!) and stick to what we know best and has worked great these past 3 weeks. 4-4-2 Bouzy Brown,Tarky.mvoto,Grounds Croft.Wes.Baxter, Obita Smith,Barnard With fitness doubts surrounding Tarky and Wes we may see Byne and Furman start. Edited February 24, 2013 by BP1960 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctblue Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Goram Irwin Barratt Warhurst Jobson Holden Milligan Henry Reders Ritchie Marshall Sorry, Groves for Reders otherwise ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyboy55555 Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 No problem with that team as long as Everton field Arnold Bailey Ratcliffe Mountfield Van Den Hauwe Irvine Reid Harper McMahon Latchford Heath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter20 Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Bouzanis Brown Tarky M'Voto Grounds Croft Furman Wesolowski Obita Baxter Smith Not a big fan of Baxter I'm CM think we get much more out if him when playing off the front. He's our match winner on Tuesday!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_mighty_bosh Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 (edited) I have to disagree with people saying that Baxter doesn't do the defensive work in centre-mid. One of the great things about the Liverpool and Everton games was that Jose wasn't at his best going forward but put in a hell of a shift defensively. Two examples, the block from Gerrard's shot against Liverpool and chasing back Pienaar who seemed to have done him for pace before making a clean sliding tackle. I'll admit that I'm surprised this formation has worked as well as it has but we've done so well in the cup this year by having enough attacking options on the pitch to cause teams multiple problems. Also while we got physically bruised (Smith apart) by Everton last time can anyone say we got outclassed playing on the floor? If we take them on at playing good football I see us having a good chance of progressing. Edited February 25, 2013 by the_mighty_bosh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsChris Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Smith has to be up top on Friday. We must stamp our mark on the game early on, get them worrying about the physical challenge Smith presents rather than letting them cruise the type of game they're used to for an hour before bringing him on. In the League Cup final yesterday Bradford didn't get the ball up to Hanson until early in the 2nd half, when they did Swansea looked worried, but by then were leading comfortably. The problem was they didn't stamp their authority on the game and just let Swansea have it their way. We have to ensure this doesn't happen tomorrow night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Burns Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Bouzanis Grounds Tarky Mvoto Brown Obita Furman Baxter Croft Barnard Smith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Smith has to be up top on Friday.... Check the date on yer ticket! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsChris Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Check the date on yer ticket! Aha! No idea where that came from... Though I'd suggest we deploy him as a lone striker in the practice match against the stiffs on Friday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slystallone Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Smith in for Iwelumo - not because I dont rate CI; but because I think Smith's performances vs Forest, Liverpool and Eventon have meritted he gets the start for this one. Wes in for Furman. Even a 3/4 fit Wes is a better option than a fully fit Furman IMO. Other than that, same as recent games, 4-4-2 with Baxter pushing on; and Croft & Obita out wide to worry them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laticacid Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Baxter will do his defensive work no worries , smith def to start, and I agree Barnard is the best at sniffing around for knock downs. I also think we need furman and wes to start , everton are quite a narrow side in midfield so I'm thinking Baxter to start on the left with license to roam in and join the front 2 , obv crofty right side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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