NYCOWL Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 9 minutes ago, Retford_Owl said: WESTWOOD HUNT LEES HUTCHINSON PUDIL WALLACE LEE BANNAN MATIAS HOOPER FORESTIERI SUBS PALMER New CB? SEMEDO ABDI KEAN FLETCHER JOAO Tried and tested starting 11 to get us underway. Don't think carlos likes throwing players straight in. This team played well against benfica and I think he will go with it. Abdi will start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philb125 Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 4 hours ago, areNOTwhatTHEYseem said: I suppose we could go with something like this: Westwood Hunt Lees Hutch Pudil Lee Abdi Bannan Forestieri Hooper Fletcher But I wouldn't be surprised to see something more akin to this at times: Westwood Hunt Lees Hutch Pudil Lee Bannan Abdi Forestieri Hooper Fletcher Equally, we could need to get used to having some outstanding players on the bench at times, which is what characterised the best teams in the division last season. Having the likes of Lee, Wallace and Hooper to bring on in certain games is certainly a prospect to be embraced! I like the look of these and also feel that our midfielders are interchangeable - I'd not be surprised to see Abdi behind strikers or pop out on the right at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarnsleyOwl96 Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 17 minutes ago, Philb125 said: I like the look of these and also feel that our midfielders are interchangeable - I'd not be surprised to see Abdi behind strikers or pop out on the right at times. I agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrickyTrev Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Assuming we don't bring anybody else in and don't pick up any new injuries, I'd go with... Westwood Hunt Hutchinson Lees Pudil Bannan Abdi Lee Forestieri Hooper Fletcher That side is in my opinion good enough to beat Villa on the opening day and gives us a strong bench which will include Joao, Nuhiu, Matias and Wallace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash77 Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Westwood Hunt Lees Hutchinson Pudil Lee Bannan Matias Abdi Forestieri Fletcher 4-2-3-1, think thats our best side but would have fessis and matias swapping sides to see how we fare best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richowl Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 imagine a 4-1-4-1 with the 4 in behind the lone striker having a 'free role' & the freedom to swap positions. Westwood hunt lees new CB Pudil Hutchinson Lee Abdi Bannan FF Fletcher/Hooper would love to see this but it's most likely to be used away from home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 With no further arrivals, and even if we get someone in, it's unlikely that they'd start, I predict this line up if the injuries to Joao, Hunt and Hutchinson, don't clear up Westwood Palmer Lees Semedo Pudil Wallace Lee Bannan Abdi Forestieri Fletcher Subs Kean Clare Sougou Matias Helan Nuhiu Hooper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davidioso Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Without wishing to appear a complete knobhead, why is there no mention Loovens? Be kind, I haven't logged in all summer and don't live in Sheffield!!!!!!! Could someone bring me up to date with ins&outs&injured, thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shez owl Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Just now, Davidioso said: Without wishing to appear a complete knobhead, why is there no mention Loovens? Be kind, I haven't logged in all summer and don't live in Sheffield!!!!!!! Could someone bring me up to date with ins&outs&injured, thx Injured Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davidioso Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Just now, shez owl said: Injured thanks and glad he hasn't left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shez owl Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 On 30 July 2016 at 18:08, TrickyTrev said: Assuming we don't bring anybody else in and don't pick up any new injuries, I'd go with... Westwood Hunt Hutchinson Lees Pudil Bannan Abdi Lee Forestieri Hooper Fletcher That side is in my opinion good enough to beat Villa on the opening day and gives us a strong bench which will include Joao, Nuhiu, Matias and Wallace. That's mine if Hunt& Hutch are fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IstillhateSteveBould Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 5 minutes ago, gurujuan said: With no further arrivals, and even if we get someone in, it's unlikely that they'd start, I predict this line up if the injuries to Joao, Hunt and Hutchinson, don't clear up Westwood Palmer Lees Semedo Pudil Wallace Lee Bannan Abdi Forestieri Fletcher Subs Kean Clare Sougou Matias Helan Nuhiu Hooper Probably right. Today has only reinforced what I've been banging on about for the last 6/7 months, Forestieri needs to be up top. We looked much better 2nd half when he went up top. He looked more interested and got on the ball a lot more. Hooper wasn't great. Didn't look interested and spent most of the first half offside. Fletcher on the other hand looked class. Impressive link up play, first touch always brilliant, looked strong and was also willing to run the channels. Going to a great signing I reckon. Fletcher/FF could be a lethal pairing. Abdi looks a class act and will probably be effective in any role across midfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fpowl Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Westwood hunt if fit or palmer leed hutch if fit or semedo pudil Wallace bannan lee abdi (all interchanging) forestieri (interchanging too) fletcher i think hooper will be our leading goals scorer this year but you can't argue with form so forestieri plays there for me you can't drop Wallace or Lee as as good as a pre season Mathias may have had he's still not good enough to get into the starting 11 so he makes a strong bench I think one thing a given if the strongest form of defence is attack there is not one team in this division that will want to play us and I include Newcastle in that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmowl Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 8 minutes ago, IstillhateSteveBould said: Probably right. Today has only reinforced what I've been banging on about for the last 6/7 months, Forestieri needs to be up top. We looked much better 2nd half when he went up top. He looked more interested and got on the ball a lot more. Hooper wasn't great. Didn't look interested and spent most of the first half offside. Fletcher on the other hand looked class. Impressive link up play, first touch always brilliant, looked strong and was also willing to run the channels. Going to a great signing I reckon. Fletcher/FF could be a lethal pairing. Abdi looks a class act and will probably be effective in any role across midfield. You are wasting a goalscorer there. Forestieri will score the same if not more goals coming in from wider. By playing him wider you get his goals AND Hooper's 25. No-one else gives us the goals from wide that Fernando does, but we do have someone in Hooper who will score centrally. For me:- Obvious back 5 Then any 3 from Wallace Lee Bannan Abdi, with Fernando left. Fletcher and Hooper. But only one person knows. I'm very intrigued to find out next Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IstillhateSteveBould Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 10 minutes ago, Holmowl said: You are wasting a goalscorer there. Forestieri will score the same if not more goals coming in from wider. By playing him wider you get his goals AND Hooper's 25. No-one else gives us the goals from wide that Fernando does, but we do have someone in Hooper who will score centrally. For me:- Obvious back 5 Then any 3 from Wallace Lee Bannan Abdi, with Fernando left. Fletcher and Hooper. But only one person knows. I'm very intrigued to find out next Sunday. Did you go today? Hooper looked poor. Didn't get anything going with Fletcher while FF was stuck out wide and did very little himself. 2nd half Hooper off, FF up top, Abdi wide left - suddenly we looked a fluid attacking side with FF far more interested and influential. Really don't think he wants to play wide left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retford_Owl Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Westwood Hunt Lees Hutchinson Pudil Wallace Lee Bannan Abdi Forestieri Fletcher Kean Semedo Palmer Melo Matias Joao Hooper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birley Owl 1867 Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 On 28/07/2016 at 21:59, Birley Owl 1867 said: As it stands Westwood Hunt - Lees - Hutchinson - Pudil Lee - Abdi - Bannan Wallace - Fletcher - Forestieri Seems a bit daft to drop Hooper, but I can't get a front two without dropping Lee or Bannan, Forestieri is better out wide and I can't see a reason why we'd drop Wallace either right now. Looking at that though, a CB and a RM and it looks very good for top 2 that! After today, its clear to me that as well as Forestieri and Bannan being integral to the team, so is Ross Wallace. He has to start, and so does Abdi as his relationship with Bannan and Forestieri is just gonna get stronger and stronger. Would play that team now. I can see us signing a new CB by Sunday tho, and perhaps he will come in for Hutchinson but we'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richowl Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 (edited) FF in behind the strikers everyday for me. in my opinion his best performances & majority of goals have come from playing on the left. giving him a free role seems ideal with him playing deeper he sees more of the ball, makes things happen, runs at the defence & is always looking for that 1-2 before cutting in. Edited July 31, 2016 by richowl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmowl Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 6 minutes ago, IstillhateSteveBould said: Did you go today? Hooper looked poor. Didn't get anything going with Fletcher while FF was stuck out wide and did very little himself. 2nd half Hooper off, FF up top, Abdi wide left - suddenly we looked a fluid attacking side with FF far more interested and influential. Really don't think he wants to play wide left. No. I'm feeding alligators in Florida too. I wouldn't make any observations on one match. Hooper scored two goals in Portugal, and as we all know he will bag 25 goals if played regularly. I prefer to think of his Cardiff performance rather than his Port Vale friendly still getting fit performance. And even Fessi, he plays where the manager tells him to play. In any case, in the 9 games he played left last season he played like a god, and nothing like someone who didn't want to be there. I maintain, we want Hoopers goals and Fessi's goals. Not either/or. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldishowl Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 I thought Hooper Fletcher Pudil and Abdi didn't look as fit as the rest. Understandable but will need a good week in training if they are going to convince Carlos to pick them in a tough league game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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