Shak

Great goal tbf but we've been so passive this half, did they bring Pardew back for the teamtalk?

A real left back is essential if this system is ever gonna work. We offer nothing down that side.

Is the plan to do this clapping every game until the end of time?

Siems like the type of game De Jong would be well suited to so can see the logic in him playing, even if it is harsh on Perez who deserves a game IMO. Would have much preferred Mitro to Cisse though, hopefully Papiss can grab a goal but he hasn't been great IMO and i think Mitro offers more.

Delighted for the cunt, detestable piece of shit who adds nothing positive to the league.

Immense second half.

Sissoko has been fucking awful.

Colback must secretly love getting booked or something, always finds a way.

Cisse's feet must be made of the same material as trampolines. Heartbreaking watching him try to play one touch passes.

Good result, looking forward to my first visit to the AVIVA on Monday.

Rubbish defending, McClean is a gimp.

Best goal I've never seen.

Goal... Apparently.

0-0 would be a very good result IMO.

Feel like the fog has helped Ireland massively, atmosphere is so flat.

Avoid the loss is all that can be expected. Going to the 2nd leg the night before I fly to Chicago for a week, be gutted if it's a dead rubber going in.

http://www.troll.me/images/grinning-emperor-palpatine/do-it-and-your-journey-towards-the-dark-side-will-be-complete.jpg

Jack Russell. It's a type of terrier.

Pip was at that Barca game, lucky little cunt.

Defense needs a reshuffle but that front five just picks itself huh?

Cabaye would have been great. Need a LB to make the current setup work. Imperative that our LB can provide some width and Dummett can't, neither could Mbabu.

Shit. New Janmaat/New Mbemba New Mbabu/New New Moose Wijnaldum Riviere Perez Mitro Bench: Neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew Was all impressed you were contributing, typing out a formation and everything. Then you dropped in Riviere and didn't even say anything about why, like it was obvious.

You're optimistic about our recruitment in January then.

Also keeping the LB back in defense to compensate for that switch as well as give more cover for Wijnaldum to push forward.

Thought it might be nice to have a thread where we can discuss what our best eleven is and how people think we should be playing. At the moment McClaren seems to have settled on some sort of narrow 4-4-2 with both wingers tucked in. Not sure I like it to be honest, not with our current options at LB at least. If we're going to persist with it we need a proper left wing-back to offer us some width down that side. Personally would like to see us go with this as our basic defensive shape when not in possession. Elliot Janmaat Mbemba Coloccini Mbabu Tiote Sissoko Wijnaldum Perez Thauvin Mitrovic I'd consider putting in Anita for Tiote in home games where we think we'll have more of the ball. Either way I'm not overly enthusiastic about our starting DM, with this team it'd be the first position I'd be looking to upgrade. Janmaat operates as a wing back, expected to get forward and basically play as a right winger when we're going forward. Perez's starting position will be on the right wing but he's basically got a free role when in possession so he can drift infield and take up a position just off the striker or drop deep to help with the build up play. The left back however is expected mostly to just defend as he's got an out and out winger playing ahead of him. Thauvin's job is to hug the left touch line and try to get balls in the box for Mitrovic. In midfield Tiote just sits in front of the defense and keeps it very simple when he does get the ball. Sissoko looks to get out to right hand side and link up with Janmaat while Wijnaldum stays central and pushes forward to support Mitrovic. We'd try and do most of our attacking down the right hand side, with Thauvin on the left providing an outlet. In possession we'd actually look more like this Elliot Mbemba Colo Mbabu Tiote Janmaat Wijnaldum Sissoko Thauvin Perez Mitrovic I know that looks ugly as hell but it's just to give a better idea of where our guys are going to be when we actually have the ball. Basically a lot of our play will hopefully come through Janmaat, Sissoko and Perez down the right side with Wijnaldum given free reign to get forward and keep chipping in with goals. Thauvin is gonna be an out and out winger, might not see the ball all that often but when he does he should be running at the full back or else trying to pick out Mitro in the box. Think there'd be plenty of goals in that teams and with the 2 CB's, LB and DM all staying back that should stop us being too exposed on the break as well.