Figures 1-0 Football Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Starting to get pre-game nerves now! Realisation at how big this game is. My away game partner in crime cant go tomorrow, so I booked a weekend away for me and the Mrs... conveniently and totally coincidentally Norwich is on the route to the hotel so I surprised her last night with the fact that if she wants to go away for the weekend then she has to come to this first Are you available for relationship coaching? 'cause I've got lifestyle envy (wife style envy?). It's an expensive lifestyle! She'll be delighted if we lose and I spend the entire weekend looking for stones to put into my shoes so I can walk out into the North Sea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelveys Hair Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 I wonder if Rafa will go --------------------Darlow----- Janmaat--Mbemba--Lascalles--Sissoko -------------Tiote--------Shelvey---------- Townsend-------De jong-------Wijnaldum -------------------Mitrovic-------------------- Or maybe even 3-5-2.........either way I think we're f00ked tbh but who knows. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Skirge would know what fkn formation to pick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Think it depends how we start the game, our confidence is that delicate. If we start as we did at Leicester I think we'll win but start as we did against the mackems and we'll see our usual gutless away showing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Think it depends how we start the game, our confidence is that delicate. If we start as we did at Leicester I think we'll win but start as we did against the mackems and we'll see our usual gutless away showing. No way we'll start like we did against the mackems. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leazes_End_Mag Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Lose this and were down. Simple as that really. Draw and we still have small hope. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karjala Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 When was our last win? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 When was our last win? Whenever we played West Brom at home. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 After scoring just 7 goals away from home all season I've got no faith in them scoring the 2 or 3 they're going to needed in order to win tomorrow. I can see us playing reasonably well and losing narrowly again. Struggle to keep clean sheets and score more than one a game. Yeah, this is how I see it. Rafa will know every strength and weakness of that Norwich side which is something to cling onto but we're reliant on inexperienced players playing above themselves to get a result and I envisage more sinking than swimming. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karjala Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 When was our last win? Whenever we played West Brom at home. Feb 6th, maybes we are due one... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedBlackAndWhite Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 If everyone is so nervous about whether we can get a result against norwich, how the fuck do we have any chance of staying up? The only teams worse than norwich are s*nderland and villa, and potentially us (we'll find out tomorrow). Depressing times. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 I've realized that I'm just not going to watch this game. A bipolar combination of habitual apathy built up throughout the season and sheer terror knowing that the club as we know it is probably done if we lose. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 It will be interesting to see if Tiote's involved. I think he was part of the last side that won a premier game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Logic Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 I really hope he is. He seems the most logical partner for Shelvey that we currently have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Benitez will also turn to Moussa Sissoko, targeted by supporters for a perceived poor attitude, to fill in an unfamiliar role at left back because of injuries and suspensions. “I had a conversation with him yesterday and said "Listen, you are so important, even if you have to play as a striker or a keeper or maybe as a left full back,” added Benitez. “Yesterday we were practising with him in this position. If you ask him what do you prefer, he would say he wants to play as a number ten or a winger or whatever but he knows he is a key player for us and if he has to do it, he will do it. “When I came and started talking to players individually, one of them was Moussa. He was very positive.” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 That's fair enough, he can't be much worse than where he normally plays. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leazes_End_Mag Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Keep changing my mind over the starting lineup but I'd happily take either of: Darlow Janmaat Mbemba Lascelles Sissoko Townsend Shelvey Tiote Perez Mitro Cisse OR Darlow Janmaat Mbemba Lascelles Sissoko Shelvey Tiote Townsend De Jong Perez Mitro Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 It's good that Tiote is back. Hope he can pick up where he left off because I remember he was at his best the last time he played. I think it should be Mitrovic-Cisse upfront instead of De Jong supporting one of them. We need goals and to have the best chance of that, we need two upfront even if 1 of them has been misfiring. Ideally, all three should play upfront but don't know who to take out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toon Hoser Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Had a dream the other night that I was hanging out with Rafa at a bar. Got to be a good omen, no? 1-2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odear Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Feeling positive about this game. The players are easily good enough to win this match, they just lost all direction under a succession of gobshites coaching them. Getting the late goal and not losing last week will hopefully have given them the lift needed. If Tiote plays that's a huge bonus. Perez, Wijnaldum and Townsend could essentially keep swapping places all match across the midfield. Shelvey also needs to have a good game, maybe Tiote can buy him enough time on the ball to do some damage. Time for a few of these fuckers to stand up and be counted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Darlow Janmaat Lacelles Mbemba Sissoko Townsend Tiote Shelvey Gini De Jong / Cisse Mitro De Jong has looked good when he's came on and seems to control games! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Feeling positive about this game. The players are easily good enough to win this match, they just lost all direction under a succession of gobshites coaching them. Getting the late goal and not losing last week will hopefully have given them the lift needed. If Tiote plays that's a huge bonus. Perez, Wijnaldum and Townsend could essentially keep swapping places all match across the midfield. Shelvey also needs to have a good game, maybe Tiote can buy him enough time on the ball to do some damage. Time for a few of these fuckers to stand up and be counted. A huge bonus if Cheick fucking Tiote plays. Christ, we're at rock bottom, as a club and a fan base. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 A huge bonus if Cheick f***ing Tiote plays. Christ, we're at rock bottom, as a club and a fan base. Tiote can be an effective player when he keeps it simple, it's when he tries to be more than he actually is that he turns to shit. Tiote at his best is good enough to get into our team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varadi Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Darlow Janmaat Lacelles Mbemba Sissoko Townsend Tiote Shelvey Gini De Jong / Cisse Mitro De Jong has looked good when he's came on and seems to control games! De Jong ahead of Cisse and I think that's what I would go for. I like that for the first time in what feels like forever we could have a really physically imposing lineup - 8 of that 11 are 6ft-plus and Tiote is no shrinking violet. Norwich are quite a lightweight side, especially in midfield, we should be looking to dominate them from the start I reckon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 It's that time of the week again where we have false optimism Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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