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AZ Alkmaar vs Newcastle United - Pre match thread


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Guest smoggeordie

With no game this weekend it seems like ages till this match but may as well whip it up. Whats everyones predicted teams etc? I reckon he'll go for:

 

Given

Solano Taylor Bramble Carr

Dyer Emre Parker Duff

Martins Sibbers

 

Subs: Harper, Huntington, Milner, Butt, N'Zogbia, Luque, Carroll.

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I would probably go with the same team as last time to be honest, except i'd play Edgar ahead of Carr at LB(but that's not going to happen). It's tempting to put Emre in as he's perfactly suited for euro football but i don't think he'll be fit enough to be doing all the chasing and closing down they'll have to do. :thup:

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If he leaves Butt out when we're protecting a lead he's an idiot

 

I'd hope we didn't go out to protect our lead at all.  We should be looking to get a goal over there to make things that much harder for them.

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If he leaves Butt out when we're protecting a lead he's an idiot

 

I'd hope we didn't go out to protect our lead at all.  We should be looking to get a goal over there to make things that much harder for them.

 

I would still play Butt though.

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Solano Taylor Bramble Edgar

 

           Parker  Butt

 

         Dyer  Emre  Duff

 

                Martins

 

But if we was to play the same team as thursday I would be happy.

 

I was thinking along the same lines, Emre pulling the strings for Martins, Dyer and Duff O0

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If he leaves Butt out when we're protecting a lead he's an idiot

 

I'd hope we didn't go out to protect our lead at all.  We should be looking to get a goal over there to make things that much harder for them.

 

I would still play Butt though.

 

Can't see Roeder dropping Nicky Butt he was instrumental in pressing and breaking up AZ Alkmaar's moves.

 

Emre will come in for Nicky Butt against Chalton on the weekend i would guess due to Butt suspention.

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Solano Taylor Bramble Edgar

 

          Parker  Butt

 

        Dyer  Emre  Duff

 

                Martins

 

But if we was to play the same team as thursday I would be happy.

 

I was thinking along the same lines, Emre pulling the strings for Martins, Dyer and Duff O0

 

Think it would work well, Butt and Parker offer alot of work and cover, and Martins/Dyer/Duff offer the pace for the counter. As long as Martins stays up the pitch their defence will constantly be on their toes.

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It's Roeder so we all know he likes to surprise us, he might put Milner on the right and Emre on the left, leave Butt and Parker in the middle and play Dyer off Martins. He could do anything really, Roeder with options is terrifying. I think Sibi has to play because any idiot could see he was the link between defence and attack and once he'd gone off keeping the ball in the final third just didn't happen.

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Pointless changing the starting line-up tbh.

 

Only change i would make, if push came to shove, would be to put Milner in and push Dyer upfront, dropping Sibierski. But that would be it. Why change the team that pummeled four goals past this lot just a week ago?

 

Given

 

Solano --- Taylor --- Bramble --- Carr

 

Dyer --- Parker --- Butt --- Duff

 

Martins --- Sibierski

 

 

Alternatively...

 

 

Given

 

Solano --- Taylor --- Bramble --- Edgar

 

Milner --- Butt --- Emre --- N'Zogbia

 

Martins --- Dyer

 

That second team there is actually close to my preferred, chosen line-up. But if it isn't broken, don't fix it. Atleast not now, not in this game. There's no need to change things.

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                Given

 

 

Solano Taylor Bramble Huntington

 

 

Milner Parker Butt Zog

 

                  Dyer

        Martins

 

 

Not going to get loads of goals, but we only need one, i think.

 

I think we'll score, and go through. Even though we've bene shite away, and only a handful of those players are genuine quality, we'll still have enough to get past these lot.

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Does anybody know a bar in Helsinki which will show this game???

 

I know the usual suspects - ChelseaPub, Britannia, Majakka...

 

What foreign channels will it be broadcast on? i couldnt find anything on satfootball

 

Any help, greatly appreciated!!!

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Does anybody know a bar in Helsinki which will show this game???

 

I know the usual suspects - ChelseaPub, Britannia, Majakka...

 

What foreign channels will it be broadcast on? i couldnt find anything on satfootball

 

Any help, greatly appreciated!!!

 

NED3

Polsat Sport

TPS Foot

 

Never heard of them, personally.

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Would not go with the same again, away leg and hitting them on the break calls for Dyer and Martins uptop.

 

--------------Given

 

Nobby--Taylor--Bramble--Carr

 

Milner--Parker----Butt-----Duff

 

-----------Dyer

----------------Martins

 

BENCH

Harper

Huntington

Edgar

Emre

Zoggy

Le Sib

Carroll

 

 

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