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Andy McGurk
Player Valuation: £8m
Where's the preview for the game?
Robertor
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I don't see what good effect on the team playing Baines on the wing would be. Keep the centre midfield experiment going. No way there's a argument either about playing Oviedo over Baines, no argument at all. Baines has to be in the team, then one of Garbutt and Oviedo.
efctom20
Player Valuation: £225k
I think the key thing here is that we've been on the end of two key game changing refereeing decisions that have caused, instantaneously, our confidence to collapse in both games. We saw how well it started in the Newcastle game, we've just got to keep our heads up and get a result and like Roberto I think Hull away tomorrow is the perfect opportunity to do that. Just keep the faith.
As for the lineup I have no idea what kind of patchwork is required to plug the gaps injuries are causing, but from looking at the available players I think we might unfortunately see Naismith or Barkley out wide. I think our best chance of not seeing that happen is to have Garbutt in and Baines and Mirallas on the flanks. We could even see all four of Eto'o, Lukaku, Barkley and Naismith in the starting 11, and we haven't really found a recipe as yet to accommodate all four without putting square pegs in round holes so to speak. Anyway if all players make it, I'd go with:
Robles
Coleman Stones Jags Garbutt
McCarthy Barry
Mirallas Naismith Baines
Lukaku
I'm always 50/50 on McGeady because he usually gives us a 7/10 or a 3/10 and I just don't think he should be used from the start. Barkley could play the deeper role if McCarthy doesn't make it. Distin and/or Alcaraz to step in for Stones/Jags. No point overloading Kone too soon, but I'm just not sure on the manager's thinking right now so as an alternative prediction I'll go:
Robles
Coleman Alcaraz Distin Baines
Barkley Barry
Mirallas Eto'o Naismith
Lukaku
If Mirallas doesn't play I don't think we'll have width.
As for the lineup I have no idea what kind of patchwork is required to plug the gaps injuries are causing, but from looking at the available players I think we might unfortunately see Naismith or Barkley out wide. I think our best chance of not seeing that happen is to have Garbutt in and Baines and Mirallas on the flanks. We could even see all four of Eto'o, Lukaku, Barkley and Naismith in the starting 11, and we haven't really found a recipe as yet to accommodate all four without putting square pegs in round holes so to speak. Anyway if all players make it, I'd go with:
Robles
Coleman Stones Jags Garbutt
McCarthy Barry
Mirallas Naismith Baines
Lukaku
Robles
Coleman Alcaraz Distin Baines
Barkley Barry
Mirallas Eto'o Naismith
Lukaku
BigBlueConk
Player Valuation: £70m
I'd like the starting 11 to play against Hull, not just be on the pitch.
Blue Explosion
Player Valuation: £100k
I just don't understand how Barry is in every second team on this thread. ..offers absolutely nothing and just slows everything down in the midfield...looks totally uninterested as I have seen him lose the ball so often and has no interest in actually trying to win it back...just a shrug of the shoulders and if a goal is conceded because of his mistake does not [Poor language removed] care...just useless. ..sell him in the windows. ..wasting big wages on a player whose attitude is one oF somebody who does not give a [Poor language removed] anymore...just my opinion...
...yep and perhaps we should set out our stall not to get beat;
Robles
Hibbert; Coleman; Distin; Stones; Alcaraz; Browning Baines; Garbutt.
Besic
Kone
Perhaps not.
We need to pick 11 players who can change the direction of this:
Form Guide
Last 10 games - 16th
Last 8 games - 17th
Last 6 games - 18th
This is just as much about fight and attitude as it is about formation at the moment, something we've been lacking in spades. The players need to pull their collective fingers out of their backside and show they care as much as we do, three points at Hull would be a good start.
Form Guide
Last 10 games - 16th
Last 8 games - 17th
Last 6 games - 18th
This is just as much about fight and attitude as it is about formation at the moment, something we've been lacking in spades. The players need to pull their collective fingers out of their backside and show they care as much as we do, three points at Hull would be a good start.
Woolly Blue
Player Valuation: £80m
It's in Chico's head mate.
It's quite a large head so it takes a while to make it down to his keyboard.
BigBlueConk
Player Valuation: £70m
His brain is actually quite a distance from his fingers. About six and a half foot if he stretches his arms out.
A team without Barry and Eto! 
why Would you swap one of the most exciting prospects in English football for a headless chicken with about as much footballing ability?
naismiths strengths is, has and always will be better utilised coming off the bench in the final 20-30 minutes where running around like a headless chicken will cause problems against tired defenders.
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