Mikky

3 minutes ago, The College Dropout said:

I was thinking RDZ style. Wilson doesn’t really have the short game for it but certainly how do we get our most talented players in the first XI that works. 

Isak as the 10 could be quite canny - I do think we lack in this regard - someone to be the focal point and link everything up - Isak is the one - was thinking Tonali/Anderson could possibly do this too but I like the Isak and Wilson combo 

would love Hall in the team aswell - Burn been a good player for us but Hall is the future 

1 minute ago, The College Dropout said:

It would be nice to see something like 

 

Tonali Bruno 

Gordon Isak Barnes

Wilson

 

Or Almiron in there and move Gordon elsewhere. 

This isn’t far off my thinking too with Wilson as the 9

Muphy Isak Gordon

Gordon Isak Big Joe

Gordon Isak Anderson 

2 minutes ago, Conjo said:

 

So what you're saying is that we have 7 players for 3 positions, and thus in fact are fairly stacked?

No I am saying we have 5 

Miley is ready and Anderson isn’t a midfielder - he’s a wide forward 

So we are 1 short - a proper DM

I’d make 2 personnel changes 

Hall and Murphy for Burn and Miggy (assumption Botman is fit)

Tonali as the single pivot with Joe and Bruno either side 

2 minutes ago, madras said:

Or we've changed pattern even within the 433 to try and be more possession based, with new personnel and its not working. That's not to say it won't, but at the minute it's not.

It’s just the lack of tactical thinking that I think we are all frustrated with - we can see it - play with a 3 - but don’t flatten the 3 - it will not work against the better teams this season - it’s stifling us

1 minute ago, madras said:

Worked last season.

Teams figure you out

I said all pre season we were short of a DM - we weren’t stacked with midfielders - we have 5 - Bruno - Tonali - Willock - Joe and Longstaff 

Miley is a kid and Anderson is a wide forward 

We must be the only team in the league without a 6?

Having a 6 gives you so much flexibility - you can’t let opposition run behind the mid time and time again - it exposes the backline way too much 

For this season you got to go 4-1-4-1, 4-2-3-1 or a 4-1-2-3 - just don’t play a stupid flat 3 - on top of this playing a flat 3 leaves you too one dimensional your offensive play with players like Miggy lacking support and suffering - same with Isak 

The sooner Hall starts the better 

7 minutes ago, Sempiternal said:

 But who is going to play there, I don’t think Bruno can do it alone 

Bruno and Tonali until we buy a proper 6

Just now, J88H said:

Problem lies in centre midfield. Sort out the 3, get them ticking and it will come. 

 

 

 

it’s the gap between the defence and mid - it’s killing us - backline getting no protection - when we lose the ball we get exposed in that area

you play with a single or double pivot and sort this out 

If you do play with a pivot - you then need a progressive full back on the left which is where I would play Hall 

Just now, TheInfiniteOdyssey said:

He hasn’t been learning lessons from the previous game. The midfield setup is still easily ceding space behind the lines.  

The flat 3 simply doesn’t work 

11 minutes ago, Pata said:

They have injuries but Roma have been appalling. Shocked if Mourinho lasts the season considering how poor they were last season too, just incredibly boring team to watch.

 

 

 

He’ll be gone by November if not before 

15 minutes ago, MrRaspberryJam said:

Look shocking Roma. 

Said a few weeks back that Mourinho is all out trying to get sacked 

Looks like a Mourinho year 3 team this - no fluidity in this Roma team at all - players look lost and just resorting to get AC players sent off 

Scenes when the Dortmund fans march through Newcastle 

1 minute ago, TBG said:

Dummett the only remaining player in the squad to play in Europe for us? Feels only right he leads us out against The Yellow Wall.

Yeah holding Tripps hand as a mascot - then being ushered back to the touchline after the coin toss 

Could we have 10k behind the goal at the San Siro again?

Just now, HaydnNUFC said:

I fancy us to at least 6 points at home but away is a slight worry. If we can get 10+ we'll get through. 

ideally win 1 away 

2 minutes ago, Optimistic Nut said:

It's a fucking class draw. Three huge clubs but we've got as good a chance as the other 3. We've avoided the "mega elite" like Bayern, Real & Barca, drawn three of the biggest clubs in the world, and still fancy us to go through. 

I wouldn’t class Barca as mega elite currently - they are an absolute train wreck 

Love the draw - literally can’t wait 

Why not when you’ve just raked in a load of dough 

Worth the gamble for a season 

18 minutes ago, LFEE said:

Error admitted…
 

https://x.com/domscurr/status/1697227687532584976?s=46&t=DDNXUN2PoOBhgKmoF77zNw

I conclude that we should be awarded the trophy 

9 minutes ago, The College Dropout said:

I want smaller clubs to find a way around these. 

 

I'm sure we'll be on it too. But I despise sell-on clauses, they should be banned if being used by a bigger club. For big clubs it's just "we can't be arsed to develop this player, so you have him.. and if it works we'll get more money when he's sold and if it doesn't... oh well we've already sold him".

I agree - if it’s not from their own academy - I mean if it’s not a Longstaff/Carroll who are the club through and through then there should be no sell on fee imo

9 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

 

He’s awful - suppose medium term cover for Mings

1 hour ago, Krabbe2 said:

Still feel we lack some creativity. A player who can do something magical when we really need it.
 

That's why I pull João Félix out of the hat. Now some of Fraser and Hayden's salary is covered by others, so there must be an opportunity here, right?

Like I have said previously - I’d be surprised if the next 4 positions we strengthen aren’t - CB, 6, 10, RWF - we then should have all the tactical flexibility we need 

41 minutes ago, Village Idiot said:

 

Yeah. The boy is so fearless. Love him.

 

Man, we're so lucky that our youth setup is bailing us out.

Not a fan of Xaviball - it’s so boring 

2 minutes ago, timnufc22 said:

______________Isak________________

Barnes___________________Gordon

_______Bruno_______Longstaff____

______________Tonali______________

Targett___Burn___Shar___Trippier

_______________Pope_____________

You have to keep Gordon on the left 

Murphy on the right 

Joe - Tonali - Bruno

i’m tempted to go Andersen but let these 3 haxe one more match together