Karjala Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 0-1 to Pompey Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElDiablo Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Given Beye Faye Cacapa Enrique Milner Emre Butt Zog Smith Owen Bench: Harper, Martins, Geremi, Taylor, Ameobi. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Absolutely terrified of this game. Really? At home to Portsmouth? Yes - they're a very good team, with some damn good players who have performed well away from home, but they're a Top 8 side. We're a Top 8 side, too, we're in the same bracket as them at the moment - we have home advantage so these are the games that we really should be winning. Christ. The day that we're 'absolutely terrified' of a game at home to Portsmouth is a rather worrying prospect tbh. We've beaten better this season imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Logic Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Just looking at the table and IF we had beaten Derby and Reading, said in the same way as IF we had a different manager, we would be in 3rd place! It's a little known fact that Portsmouth have never beaten a team that were currently in third place when they played them. Mind you we're 8th. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Logic Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Pompey have not left St James' Park with maximum points for 58 years, since a 1-3 top flight triumph on 20 August 1949. from BBC match preview. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 i would go................... given beye rozenhal cacapa enrique geremi butt barton n'zogbia martins owen but feel allardyce will go............... given beye faye cacapa enrique geremi butt barton milner smith owen. 1-0 owen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotus Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Think we should play Roz at the back, we'll need a bit of pace against this lot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 I just hope we just go all out for the win. Big Sam's been too cagey. We have home advantage, let's go at them from the off. If it fails, it fails, but the more defensive formations we've tried out have hardly been a rip-roaring success. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 I agree about rozehnal coming in. They don't really have a burly target man type forward. Their main threat is the pace of Benjani and Utaka as wide forwards, which Rozehnal is better equipped to handle than Faye. We will also need two hard working midfielders to deal with Muntari and Diop who do a good job getting forward and are two physical specimens. Butt and Barton would be the way to go. Alan Smith should definitely start upfront too as he will help out the midfield defensively as we will essentially be lined up in more of a 4-4-1-1. I think if we are going to move forward with Owen as our main striker then we absolutely have to partner him with Smith who can do the job of holding the ball up when we attack, but who will also do a good job of helping out the midfield when we defend as his workrate is excellent. Playing Owen and Viduka will mean two strikers upfront who don't contribute anything when we are on the backfoot and we have to defend. These two should only ever be played upfront at home against lesser teams. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 We're probably going to lose. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Think we should play Roz at the back, we'll need a bit of pace against this lot. I agree and hopefully Sam will have noticed this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GM Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 We're probably going to lose. I think you could be right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Gonna come back to that Parky if we do? One in three chance tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Gonna come back to that Parky if we do? One in three chance tbh. He's always got the 'reverse jinx' defense. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Two teams good going forward, we're pretty free-scoring at home, they have been winning away - nailed on 0-0 draw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Given Beye Roz Cacapa Enrique Martins Butt Barton Zog Owen Smith Never gonna happen like! Whatever he puts out, 2-1 win Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Where did Martins play at Inter? Was he always CF or did he ever play wide? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Where did Martins play at Inter? Was he always CF or did he ever play wide? Pretty much always CF as far as I know. Usually used as an impact sub. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Do not seem Sam dropping his Captain or Owen,Martins, Bye, Enrique or Cacapa.. so ... Given Bye Cacapa Faye or Roze Enrique Geremi ? ? ? Owen Martins Leaves the wings and 1 CM position up for grabs, I would think Barton would get the CM slot ahead of Emre or Butt, so Milner and Zoggy are who it probably will be, unless Geremi is played wide right instead of Milner and Zoggys plays wide left, don't see Sam going with Emre there again. Bench of Harper Taylor Faye/Roze Emre/Butt Smith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Wouldnt have Geremi near my starting 11 unless playing RB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thespence Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 I would move Faye into midfield. We need to get a bit of size in the middle, esp against this team as they looks more like a basketball team in size. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Muntari and Hierdisson expected to miss out for Pomey according to the BBC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakka Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Despite Pompey being a decent threat this season, I think our home form has been very good and I believe we will win. It just looks worse cause our away form is terrible and were playing Pompey off the back of an away defeat. Going to say a 3 - 2 win to us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toptoon Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Given Beye Roz Cacapa Enrique Martins Butt Barton Zog Owen Smith Never gonna happen like! Whatever he puts out, 2-1 win Like this team. Possibly too attacking, but i really really like it as itwould cause them horrendous problems. Martins and Smith would have to come back and help out though at times. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crumpy Gunt Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Harper WILL start tomorrow. edit, Given is injured Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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