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Most of us believe that Vaulks needs a ball winning midfielder alongside him. 

Bannan needs to be ahead of those 2.

         Especially for Away games. 

 

Options we have? 

     Vaulks - Palmer? 

     Vaulks - Momo D? 

     Vaulks - Hendricks? 

     Vaulks - Iorfa? Maybe? 

     Vaulks - Shipston????? 

 

So..... for example v Swansea? 

                   Dawson 

       Iorfa  Ihiekwe Bernard

               Palmer Vaulks  

        Poveda   Bannan    Marv

             Ugbo    Gassama 

 

        What say you guys?????? 

 

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Do most people 

19 minutes ago, 1952Owl said:

Most of us believe that Vaulks needs a ball winning midfielder alongside him. 

Bannan needs to be ahead of those 2.

         Especially for Away games. 

 

Options we have? 

     Vaulks - Palmer? 

     Vaulks - Momo D? 

     Vaulks - Hendricks? 

     Vaulks - Iorfa? Maybe? 

     Vaulks - Shipston????? 

 

So..... for example v Swansea? 

                   Dawson 

       Iorfa  Ihiekwe Bernard

               Palmer Vaulks  

        Poveda   Bannan    Marv

             Ugbo    Gassama 

 

        What say you guys?????? 

 

Do most people really believe that?

 

I don’t. 
 

Vaulks is the ball winning midfielder and Bannan is much better in a deeper role. 
 

And Poveda at RWB? 

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S72owl 

 

Vaulks and Bannan alongside each other especially for Away games leaves us wide open at times. 

 

I said Bannan needs to play AHEAD of Vaulks. I believe Vaulks needs someone alongside him like Byers used to be. Hence why looking at our average squad, who do we have to play that role. 

 

I am not saying Poveda wing back! 

The discussion is about midfield bud. 

 

Vaulks on his own is not working in midfield. Especially in Away games as I said. Surely you can see the weakness in midfield?????? Oh and what happens if Vaulks gets injured or banned? OMG. 

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For me I would move Palmer into midfield. 

 

This is his native position before he migrated to RB. He was put there to plug a gap and done well to nail down regular starts here in the past, but ultimately, midfield was where he started out his career.

 

He has the defensive mindset as a result of that and always though his passing was a strength of his game,  needed in this role. 

 

He will also be captain if Baz is out and you know you'll get full commitment to the cause.

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2 hours ago, 1952Owl said:

Most of us believe that Vaulks needs a ball winning midfielder alongside him. 

Bannan needs to be ahead of those 2.

         Especially for Away games. 

 

Options we have? 

     Vaulks - Palmer? 

     Vaulks - Momo D? 

     Vaulks - Hendricks? 

     Vaulks - Iorfa? Maybe? 

     Vaulks - Shipston????? 

 

So..... for example v Swansea? 

                   Dawson 

       Iorfa  Ihiekwe Bernard

               Palmer Vaulks  

        Poveda   Bannan    Marv

             Ugbo    Gassama 

 

        What say you guys?????? 

 

 


Is Beadle injured?

 

Vaulks IS the ball-winning midfielder.  What we need alongside him is someone creative.

 

If that's the XI against Swansea, the set up would surely look more like this:
 

                    Dawson 

          Iorfa - Ihiekwe - Bernard

Palmer - Vaulks  - Bannan - Johnson

       Poveda      -       Gassama 

                     Ugbo   


But the big issue is really more about whether Bannan and Poveda are fit enough to play...

 

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I think we hit on the best system a few weeks ago. 

3 cbs, 2wbs, bannan and vaulks,  gassama and poveda wide forwards, ugbo up top. 

 

Can't play both musaba and gassama unless pushing for a goal desperately. 

 

Gives a bit of solidity, decent ball retention (by our poor standard) and threat. 

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18 minutes ago, Geörge Whitebread said:

 


Is Beadle injured?

 

Vaulks IS the ball-winning midfielder.  What we need alongside him is someone creative.

 

If that's the XI against Swansea, the set up would surely look more like this:
 

                    Dawson 

          Iorfa - Ihiekwe - Bernard

Palmer - Vaulks  - Bannan - Johnson

       Poveda      -       Gassama 

                     Ugbo   


But the big issue is really more about whether Bannan and Poveda are fit enough to play...

 

Agree with this but I'd have (and it's a close call) Pol for Palmer, Musaba for Gass but on the left with Poveda on the right.

 

 

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Just now, deano said:

Agree with this but I'd have (and it's a close call) Pol for Palmer, Musaba for Gass but on the left with Poveda on the right.

 

 

You already have Poveda on the right..whoops 

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               Beadle

 Bernard, Icky and Famewo

Pol                                Johnson

   Vaulks , Bannan, Palmer

     Musaba, Gassama

                 Ugbo

 

Midfield overrun so add Palmer in the middle, with Poveda injured

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               Beadle

 Bernard, Icky and Famewo

Pol                                Johnson

   Vaulks , Bannan, Palmer

           , Gassama

                 Ugbo

 

Midfield overrun so add Palmer in the middle, with Poveda injured

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Controversial this but I'd stick Hendrick next to Vaulks and play Bannan in front of them.

 

I'm basing this on Hendrick being a better midfielder than Palmer.

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4 hours ago, 1952Owl said:

Most of us believe that Vaulks needs a ball winning midfielder alongside him. 

Bannan needs to be ahead of those 2.

         Especially for Away games. 

 

Options we have? 

     Vaulks - Palmer? 

     Vaulks - Momo D? 

     Vaulks - Hendricks? 

     Vaulks - Iorfa? Maybe? 

     Vaulks - Shipston????? 

 

So..... for example v Swansea? 

                   Dawson 

       Iorfa  Ihiekwe Bernard

               Palmer Vaulks  

        Poveda   Bannan    Marv

             Ugbo    Gassama 

 

        What say you guys?????? 

 

I can’t say I’ve ever really wondered what would happen it Röhl and Chris Powell started taking hallucinogenic drugs before picking a starting line up but I suspect that isn’t too far off the mark if they did…. 

 

- Beadle has done nothing to deserve getting dropped. Dropping him off the back of Ipswich would be the ultimate knee jerk reaction.

 

- Poveda cannot play wingback. Hes not remotely suited to the role.  If you’re saying he’d be playing as an orthodox winger then that shape would get mullered down the wings. 

 

- Pretty much every new manager to the club tries Bannan pushed up as a #10 and within about 2 games drops him back to #8. He’s far better playing deeper. 
 

- Gassma isn’t a striker. He’s not remotely suited to playing there. His strength is drifting between the lines and picking passes. The last place he wants to be is lined up on a centre half. 
 

Apart from that…….
 

 

 

 

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I don’t think Momo Diaby has the fitness, athleticism or game to play in the championship.

 

I would start Vaulks every day of the week given the current situation. If Bannan’s out for a while, it’s a flick of the coin between Hendrick and Palmer. Personally I’d go for Hendrick. He just might make the difference in the run-in.

 

Either way Midfield is a big headache for whoever is in charge next season.

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Whether these two miss Swansea or not, we need to get back to the 3 centre backs ASAP, and I think Röhl knows this too.  Back 4 at Hudds away and we get embarrassingly pasted, back 4 in the first half at Leicester, 2-0 down, change system and it's a spirited second half. Back 4 at Cov in the replay, get pasted again. All the positive results have been with a back 3 and surely Röhl knows this is the only way forward between now and the end of the season. If these two are injured a week on Friday i'd be going with...

 

Beadle

Iorfa

Ihiekwe

Bernard

Valentin

Palmer

Vaulks

Johnson

Musaba

Ugbo

Gassama

 

Musaba and Gassama in the same team when it's a front 3 isn't as bad, as we'll have an extra centre back to beef up the defence and they'll both have wing backs behind them to cover. Palmer in the middle worries me, but if it's between him, Diaby and Hendrick then it's Palmer all day.

 

 

 

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              Dawson

Pol  iorfa  bernard  james

   Vaulks bannan johnson

     Poveda ugbo musaba

 

Be nice to have another body in midfield.

If bannan out palmer rcm & vaulks cm, if poveda out gassama rw swapping with musaba.

James lb when attacking or can  narrow to lcb with marv lb/lwb within game

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                      Dawson 

          Iorfa - Ihiekwe - Bernard

Valentin - Vaulks  - Bannan/Palmer - Johnson

       Poveda / Musaba  -  Gassama 

                     Ugbo   

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