Holmowl Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 With a healthy squad our back 5 and middle 3 are sorted. That’s a great place to be. Moore is picking from a tiny pool of defenders and CMs. Only tweaks and injury will see the starting sheet changed. However, he is picking from an ocean of forwards. Here’s our front 3, starting with the Huddersfield game: Shodipo Paterson Green Brown Paterson Green Johnson Kamberi Green Johnson Gregory Adeniran Brown Kamberi Paterson Brown Gregory Paterson Johnson Gregory Sow Still to start - Corbeanu, Berahino and Windass. Its too many. We could be sponsored by Heinz 57. Lets be honest, after 7 games, not one of the above has come close to nailing down a shirt. Post a thread on here and we fans would pick an array of front 3s. More importantly, so would Moore - he has! Its normal and understandable that it takes time to find a settled attack, but it can’t be allowed to take much longer. I predict that we won’t have a settled front 3 for at least another month, probably two months, and possibly not all season. It’s early days. Maybe one, two or even three will shine so brightly that they become certain starters. Personally I have great hope for a Windass-Gregory-Berahino forward-line. What I desperately hope we avoid is a season-long, lucky-dip, pick-any-3-from-10 approach. It would not work. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philb125 Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 I’m more worried about the midfield than the forwards right now. Maybe because both Luongo and Adeniran were both out we were forced into this weeks selection. But we shouldn’t be brushed aside that easy and it’s irrelevant who’s upfront if we lose that battle. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owls77 Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Concerned with our midfield especially Wing, Byers and Bannan starting together. If Dennis/Luongo are unavailable then FDB should be a nailed on starter. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewswfc Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Yep if not FDB get Paterson in there. I think Paterson might make a decent DM 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewswfc Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 As to the front 3 I wouldn't even contemplate Johnson in it. Keep him at left back he's been garbage in the front 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmowl Posted September 13, 2021 Author Share Posted September 13, 2021 Well I’m going to disagree with the first few repliers. We’ve scored 5 in 7. We haven’t looked like adding to that. By contrast, only because Adeniran was injured did we get overrun (is Dele even close to being good enough?) on Saturday. Its a forward-line we need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmowl Posted September 13, 2021 Author Share Posted September 13, 2021 1 minute ago, Drewswfc said: As to the front 3 I wouldn't even contemplate Johnson in it. Keep him at left back he's been garbage in the front 3 Agreed. Its the one change in defence is make too. We need a left-footer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 (edited) Brown, Johnson, Paterson can do a job, but too pragmatic and don't think we need to be so. At the moment, for me, the greatest attacking threat is provided by Corbeanu and Shodipo either side of Gregory and that should be the starting front three. Give them the ball to chase in the channels and opportunity run at the opposition. Pushes the opposition back and us further up the pitch It's a different dynamic when Windass fit, but for the time being, my pick Edited September 13, 2021 by striker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcmigo Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Windass and berahino are key to our season. only players we have who can put the skids up a back 4 and get them on their heels. Without either we will be marched up the pitch especially away, Bannan will retreat to stand on hutchinsons toes and we will be back to where we were last season. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowbelly Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 I’d go Windass Gregory Berahino to get some bodies in the box. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morepork Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 I feel like our tactical approach to games is more urgent than the players we choose in those positions. Our forwards are isolated, wide players running down blind alleys with no evidence of a tactical plan. It’s literally a tactical black hole that plays out from the back, badly…… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shetland Owl Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Gregory, Theo, Shopido But Windass instead of Shopido when fit Midfield is big concern as we are not creating, again 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Snooty Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Philb125 said: I’m more worried about the midfield than the forwards right now. Maybe because both Luongo and Adeniran were both out we were forced into this weeks selection. But we shouldn’t be brushed aside that easy and it’s irrelevant who’s upfront if we lose that battle. Agree. I'd have rather seen Paterson in there making a nuisance of himself for one of Byers or Wing. Think he also gives us that extra aerial presence defending set pieces. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0742 Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 32 minutes ago, Yellowbelly said: I’d go Windass Gregory Berahino to get some bodies in the box. This is what i'm looking forward to seeing, with a midfield 3 of: Luongo, Adeniran and Bannan. That has legs, power, creativity and pace which will have the team sit higher up the pitch especially with how Adeniran and to an extent luongo can break forward with the ball but also protect the defence. I just hope Moore starts to show that he can influence games with his changes, because we didn't see any of that last season and the double substitution on 58 minutes Saturday was a hail mary abandonment of any tactics that we started with. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeadonowl Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Holmowl said: Well I’m going to disagree with the first few repliers. We’ve scored 5 in 7. We haven’t looked like adding to that. By contrast, only because Adeniran was injured did we get overrun (is Dele even close to being good enough?) on Saturday. Its a forward-line we need. I agree with you on this. We didn’t get over run on Saturday, we had 62% of the possession. Add to the 67% possession we had at Morecambe and we still couldn’t score The issue is clearly up front. Whoever is playing as the central striker becomes isolated very quickly due to the fact that neither wide man gets anywhere near to him. Then add in none of the midfield support the attack. We quickly end up with 1 up front 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazowl55 Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 2 hours ago, Holmowl said: With a healthy squad our back 5 and middle 3 are sorted. That’s a great place to be. Moore is picking from a tiny pool of defenders and CMs. Only tweaks and injury will see the starting sheet changed. However, he is picking from an ocean of forwards. Here’s our front 3, starting with the Huddersfield game: Shodipo Paterson Green Brown Paterson Green Johnson Kamberi Green Johnson Gregory Adeniran Brown Kamberi Paterson Brown Gregory Paterson Johnson Gregory Sow Still to start - Corbeanu, Berahino and Windass. Its too many. We could be sponsored by Heinz 57. Lets be honest, after 7 games, not one of the above has come close to nailing down a shirt. Post a thread on here and we fans would pick an array of front 3s. More importantly, so would Moore - he has! Its normal and understandable that it takes time to find a settled attack, but it can’t be allowed to take much longer. I predict that we won’t have a settled front 3 for at least another month, probably two months, and possibly not all season. It’s early days. Maybe one, two or even three will shine so brightly that they become certain starters. Personally I have great hope for a Windass-Gregory-Berahino forward-line. What I desperately hope we avoid is a season-long, lucky-dip, pick-any-3-from-10 approach. It would not work. I agree. It's the one part of the team we keep constantly changing. And the fact we have scored so little goals proves we need to pick 3 and go with it. And also the fact we are desperate for Windass to be back. Who I think will be a more effective player for us than Bannan this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnsleyowl1996 Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Think it will take 10-15 games unfortunately to see the forward line start to have more consistency. I reckon windass Shodipo Gregory berahino will be the main ones used . With others rotated (Theo / sow ) . Brown and Johnson should compete for the left back berth . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnsleyowl1996 Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Even then where does Paterson and kamberi fit in. Realistically can only have 4 on bench and 3 starting unless we start with 4 too ? So 442 or something and then 4 on the bench . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roscoe P. Coltrane Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 2 hours ago, Drewswfc said: Yep if not FDB get Paterson in there. I think Paterson might make a decent DM He's not mobile enough to play DM IMO... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatter Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 3 hours ago, Holmowl said: With a healthy squad our back 5 and middle 3 are sorted. That’s a great place to be. Moore is picking from a tiny pool of defenders and CMs. Only tweaks and injury will see the starting sheet changed. However, he is picking from an ocean of forwards. Here’s our front 3, starting with the Huddersfield game: Shodipo Paterson Green Brown Paterson Green Johnson Kamberi Green Johnson Gregory Adeniran Brown Kamberi Paterson Brown Gregory Paterson Johnson Gregory Sow Still to start - Corbeanu, Berahino and Windass. Its too many. We could be sponsored by Heinz 57. Lets be honest, after 7 games, not one of the above has come close to nailing down a shirt. Post a thread on here and we fans would pick an array of front 3s. More importantly, so would Moore - he has! Its normal and understandable that it takes time to find a settled attack, but it can’t be allowed to take much longer. I predict that we won’t have a settled front 3 for at least another month, probably two months, and possibly not all season. It’s early days. Maybe one, two or even three will shine so brightly that they become certain starters. Personally I have great hope for a Windass-Gregory-Berahino forward-line. What I desperately hope we avoid is a season-long, lucky-dip, pick-any-3-from-10 approach. It would not work. No idea, but from what I’ve seen up to now I can’t imagine a front three being settled until Windass returns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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