Harper
STaylor Colo Bassong Enrique
Raylor _____ Nolan ______ Jonas
Owen
Lovenkrands _ Martins
We simply can't drop (S) Taylor for this one, there is no way Beye is match-fit at this point. Also, Owen will have to start and I'd love to see him in the hole behind two pacey strikers helping pull the defence apart creating some space for Owen to either 1) shoot or 2) create something. Nolan is a machine and can do the box-to-box and breaking up of the play. ® Taylor plays for his set-piece skill and Jonas will scare the fuck out of Eboue down our left (and Enrique is just plain better with Jonas in front of him).
A lot of his underrated-ness comes from the position he plays. It's kind of like reffing in the sense that the best ones you don't notice. Being a CB isn't about being flashy so they don't really get all of the plaudits that a winger or striker normally get. The fact that he's underrated is a good thing because it means he's not making mistakes and being noticed outright for doing the wrong thing too often. That being said, I don't like the cut of his jib but I can't deny he's a world class CB.
Yeah, he's not good enough for us - just like Milner wasn't good for us but good enough for a team flirting with the top four. Let's get rid of him guys, seriously, he's just not good enough. [/sarcasm]
Surely it's one or the other?
Please stop protesting, I really want NUSC to work. As long as you're protesting, NUFC won't have nearly anything to do with you and of that I almost positive.