ponsaelius Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 ---------------------Krul------------------------ Janmaat-----Mbemba----Taylor-------Haidara --------------Sissoko---Wijnaldum------------ ---Perez--------De Jong-----------Aarons -------------------Mitrovic------------------ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 ---------------------Krul------------------------ Janmaat-----Mbemba----Taylor-------Haidara --------------Sissoko---Wijnaldum------------ ---Perez--------De Jong-----------Aarons -------------------Mitrovic------------------ My team too fuck defensive / holding mids. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzza Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 anita was consistent in every pass, never took a chance all game, if you looked at their centre of midfield they ran rings around him, he can pass in an average fashion but the team has to carry him on the defensive side. I am not convinced at all! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Man City are currently 4-0 down to Stuttgart... That must mean that they are going to get relegated, play awful football and have Obertan starting every week Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 I thought Mbemba did well at right back. McClaren probably felt it would have been a bit unfair on him to pitch him in at CB, with no chance to develop any prior understanding with Taylor or Willo. Wijnaldum was outstanding. Anita shows some decent touches, but I don't think he's up to the job of protecting the back four. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John P Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 We looked much better with Wijnaldum as one of the 2 midfielders. He's mobile, energetic and good on the ball, can see him driving us forward from deep. Would like to see him start next to Anita. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 I thought Mbemba did well at right back. McClaren probably felt it would have been a bit unfair on him to pitch him in at CB, with no chance to develop any prior understanding with Taylor or Willo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 ---------------------Krul------------------------ Janmaat-----Mbemba----Taylor-------Haidara --------------Sissoko---Wijnaldum------------ ---Perez--------De Jong-----------Aarons -------------------Mitrovic------------------ Based on absolutely nothing besides those eleven players being our most talented - aye - that's what I'd want. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stottie Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 New lads look promising, but the old problem of gifting goals to the opposition is still apparent, and that is the lingering taste. You can only do so much with better organisation/can't polish a turd etc. It's hard to judge the meaning of the game, but you'd normally expect more from a team that finished third in the Bundesliga. Maybe we are due some credit for that. If Cisse stays, I'd like a CB, an LB, and a better backup keeper than Elliot. Haidara as LB leaves two new CBs too much to do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 So grim that Steven Taylor will probably start Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Oh, well. Should've won that, but not too shabby overall. There's so much attacking potential there. Shame about the goal as we were solid at back for about 89 minutes. Wat? What? They hardly created anything of note. The fact that they hardly created anything of note is no indication of whether we were solid at the back. Whenever they did decide to venture forward we looked anything but solid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 interested in what people think of anita there like - i'm a fan a was scanning the game but he was moving all over the place, looking for the ball and looking for passes when he got it think he's a mclaren player like* *that said if mclaren plays colback ahead of him then he can just die basically He was our best player until he he went off, plus it's his actual position where as Colback can't play there effectively. CM should be he and Wijnaldum, front 4 can be anything from Sissoko,De Jong, Mitrovic, Perez and Aarons. Really not bothered what combination as long it's from those players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Can just imagine Mbemba being MYM all over again He looks a lot stronger than MYM Aye but he's had much longer to develop, Mbiwa might be just as strong at his age. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Interested to see what Steve comes out with after this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Insert new partner for Mbemba. Insert Jetro for Haidara. Narsingh on bench. Abdennour as the partner. That's for you, Nobody Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Total farce. Aye, we lost a pre-season game 0-1 against the 3rd best team in Germany. What a farce. What about the rest of them? We still have no ideas in the final third, we're still defending like we don't know what football is, and we're still starting that useless gimptard, Williamson. I don't read anything into pre-season games, personally. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Logic Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 I think we have signed 3 class players but have concerns about how McClaren views Mbemba. Most of the youtube highlights on him show him as a RB that loves to get fwd and assist in attacks and goals. If that's McClaren's thinking where does that leave Janmaat? He simply has to be tried at CB as going into a season with just our 3 old familiars seems suicidal. That said, I have to say I noticed a change in Williamson's confidence. Doesn't make him a good player all of a sudden but it has to help. We'll know more after Southampton. I think we're going to be quite disappointed with McClaren sometimes though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicane Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Colback offers nothing but shit set-pieces and giving away loads of fouls. Anita should be starting ahead of him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 We need:- LB CB Winger Depending on whether Colo/Cisse leave, add in a replacement for them also. In an ideal world () I'd get Shaqiri, Matip & *insert LB name here* in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 I think we have signed 3 class players but have concerns about how McClaren views Mbemba. Most of the youtube highlights on him show him as a RB that loves to get fwd and assist in attacks and goals. If that's McClaren's thinking where does that leave Janmaat? He simply has to be tried at CB as going into a season with just our 3 old familiars seems suicidal. That said, I have to say I noticed a change in Williamson's confidence. Doesn't make him a good player all of a sudden but it has to help. We'll know more after Southampton. I think we're going to be quite disappointed with McClaren sometimes though. We are not going to spend 8m on Janmaat's back up ffs he'll play CB as long as he's healthy don't worry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 The lack of goals is a worry for me. It's hard to turn it on, in terms of converting your chances. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevo Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 He can't blame USA for this one, nor can he blame anybody being tired. Definitely think "Mbemba couldn't start as he has only had 24 hours" will be mentioned. Pathetic selection even if it was 'only' a friendly. Pathetic pre-season in general from a selection point of view. £20 on Monchengladbach made it a bit better, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 The moment Williamson and Taylor are shipped out of this club will be better feeling than winning a trophy, IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 I thought Mbemba did well at right back. McClaren probably felt it would have been a bit unfair on him to pitch him in at CB, with no chance to develop any prior understanding with Taylor or Willo. Yeah, they could do with having a bit of time in a preseason friendly match or something of that ilk. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 The lack of goals is a worry for me. It's hard to turn it on, in terms of converting your chances. Would be worried if we had failed to create anything, but we created more than enough to win the game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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