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Five at the back is really 3-5-2 depending on if we are defending or attacking though really isnt it.
At home to Stoke id have my doubts if we played that way.
At home to Stoke id have my doubts if we played that way.
bluestevon
Player Valuation: £80m
If we did mate its basically to give coleman and im assuming oviedo no defensive responsibility and allow them to bomb forward
I think Deulofeu is in with a shout of starting.
bluestevon
Player Valuation: £80m
aye i agree, a home game vs stoke is the perfect time to get him a start imo
Sona
Player Valuation: £8m
-----------------------Howard------------------------
------Stones---------Jagielka--------Distin----------
Coleman--------------Barry------------------Oviedo
----------------McCarthy---Barkley------------------
-----------------------Mirallas------------------------
-----------------------Lukaku------------------------
Alternatively, Barry will be LWB, with Osman & Barkley in the middle and McCarthy holding.
Either way, I don't think we should go 3 at the back today. People are saying it should be done because Baines is missing; however, this only compounds it for me, as the wing back is the most important player on the pitch in a 5-3-2 or 5-3-1-1. Not having Baines would mean that I'd be reluctant to bring it in today.
Having said that, I'm definitely not against a 3 at the back system, I just think we need our best full backs/ wing backs to be fit if we're going to play it.
Blackwatch1878
Player Valuation: £950k
And Hibbert can play centre half , so the options are there b)
ijjysmith
Calm
Now I don't necessarily dislike that despite not being a fan of 5/3 at the back.
I'm just not convinced by Oviedo. And think it's harsh to drop Pienaar who was relatively boss last weekend.
Having said that about Oviedo, if he's actually got a future with us then a game against Stoke will tell us a hell of a lot about him.
Sona
Player Valuation: £8m
I completely agree. Although I wouldn't be too disappointed with that selection, I think we'd missing a trick by not playing our most attacking options; Pienaar, Deulofeu and Mirallas (in his proper position on either wing).
Personally, I'd like to see us go for it from the off:
---------------------Howard---------------------
Coleman-----Jagielka------Distin---------Barry
---------------McCarthy---Barkley--------------
Deulofeu-------------Pienaar------------Mirallas
-----------------------Lukaku--------------------
toffeejack
Player Valuation: £100m
Howard
Coleman Stones Jagielka Distin Oviedo
Barkley Barry Pienaar
Lukaku Mirallas
Coleman Stones Jagielka Distin Oviedo
Barkley Barry Pienaar
Lukaku Mirallas
Make sure mccarthy avoids the yellow to rule him out of OT, we realistically should be arrogant and say we can beat stoke without having to use all of our best XI. If it doesn't go to play in the first 50 mins, chop and change, with enough time to still get the three points.
Look at all the wing space coleman and oviedo can have to run into!
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