The Prophet Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 2 hours ago, astraguy said: Did you watch the Fulham game? Our midfield got roasted , Big joe out is a massive game changer they'll batter us Doubt Bruno will be that bad too games in a row. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
astraguy Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 3 hours ago, astraguy said: Did you watch the Fulham game? Our midfield got roasted , Big joe out is a massive game changer they'll batter us Bruno isn't the problem,missing big joe n tonali is for our midfield Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Prontonise Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 3 hours ago, astraguy said: Did you watch the Fulham game? Our midfield got roasted , Big joe out is a massive game changer they'll batter us Football doesn't work like this thankfully. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 My prediction is a better performance than Fulham but a worse result. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Went into the first game with Bruno, Tonali and Joelinton in the middle with Longstaff and Anderson able to come on to freshen things up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Just now, STM said: My prediction is a better performance than Fulham but a worse result. I’d take a draw like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 4 minutes ago, astraguy said: Bruno isn't the problem,missing big joe n tonali is for our midfield Think Little Joe, is the biggest miss. Closely followed by big Joe. Bruno didn’t play well last night, but can’t expect him to be exceptional every game. Which is basically what he needs to do to compensate for what the other two don’t offer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEEJ Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 3 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: I’d take a draw like. 1-0 to us would do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Just now, Coffee_Johnny said: Think Little Joe, is the biggest miss. Closely followed by big Joe. Bruno didn’t play well last night, but can’t expect him to be exceptional every game. Which is basically what he needs to do to compensate for what the other two don’t offer. We had no Willock first game and we were great and still had depth from the bench. Sad seeing that matchday squad and subs we made knowing what has happened for about 3 months. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 I know it won't happen, and I love that Eddie is resolved in his tactics but just to change formation once and get an opposition thinking would be kinda nice. I had something like this in mind: Dubravka Schar Botman Burn Trippier Livramento Bruno Longstaff Murphy Gordon Isak Or even Miley in for Murphy and play Gordon and Isak upfront. It doesn't pay to be predictable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Just now, Optimistic Nut said: We had no Willock first game and we were great and still had depth from the bench. Sad seeing that matchday squad and subs we made knowing what has happened for about 3 months. True we were. Though Tonali and Bruno did not really click (understandably). And former seemed a bit lost at times. Point/opinion still stands though. I think Willock, particularly his ability to carry us forward, has been the biggest miss. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 1 minute ago, Coffee_Johnny said: True we were. Though Tonali and Bruno did not really click (understandably). And former seemed a bit lost at times. Point/opinion still stands though. I think Willock, particularly his ability to carry us forward, has been the biggest miss. I think even just one of him, Anderson and Tonali being available would have made a huge difference to our season. Obviously some more than others but just an extra body to help Bruno, Joelinton, Longstaff and Miley the last 3 months would have been massive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 One of the grounds we always seem to struggle at, regardless of form/personnel. Last six L 0-3, L 0-2, L 0-2, L 0-2, D 1-1, D 0-0. Two 1-0 wins for us prior to that, 2014 and 2015. Add to this, that they are sitting in 4th 14 points above us with good home form, having thrashed Brighton and beaten both Man City and Arsenal. They will also be stinging from being battered 5-1 on opening day (though, just checked, and they had 16 shots to our 17, and possession was pretty even). Makes bleak reading. Can’t shift the feeling that there’s something in this for us though 🤷♂️. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Prontonise Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 (edited) We struggle at now. Before that run, it was one of our favourite away grounds. Edited January 28 by El Prontonise Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 47 minutes ago, El Prontonise said: We struggle at now. Before that run it was one of our favourite away grounds. We’ve beaten Villa more times than any other club in our history. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Barnes Willock and Wilson still missing for this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 (edited) If we can mitigate the midfield problem we have a chance, but I'm not sure how we do that. A win would be a massive bonus. Actually any kind of result TBH. Edited January 29 by AyeDubbleYoo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Ramsay hat trick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 On 28/01/2024 at 09:37, STM said: I know it won't happen, and I love that Eddie is resolved in his tactics but just to change formation once and get an opposition thinking would be kinda nice. I had something like this in mind: Dubravka Schar Botman Burn Trippier Livramento Bruno Longstaff Murphy Gordon Isak Or even Miley in for Murphy and play Gordon and Isak upfront. It doesn't pay to be predictable. This isn't even that big a tactical switch as we often see Burn tuck in and Trips maraud forward. It just helps out Bruno and Isak a lot. Thumbs up from me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 44 minutes ago, joeyt said: Ramsay hat trick For who? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcnick Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 8 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: For who? Well it wouldn’t be for us, as even in the unlikely event we sign him, it would be to late to play tomorrow Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Eddie hinting the lads might be a bit short on confidence. Hopefully the win at the weekend helped. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elric Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 This is gonna be a very tough watch. 3-1, can't see us getting anything. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRaspberryJam Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 31 minutes ago, nufcnick said: Well it wouldn’t be for us, as even in the unlikely event we sign him, it would be to late to play tomorrow It was just a joke mate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCW1983 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Haven’t been back here since relegation, taking a detour via the WCML to get there so we better get a result. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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