Current injuries & wee knocks

[Muzza]

Clean forgot about him. Obviously he is a good player though as I've said before I think that he is ultimately a defender filling in as a wing-back which I think is what he believes as well. At some point we will need to move him into the defence and if Hughes is not fit then I would be tempted to play him on the left of the back three though I daresay he will start as right wing-back on Saturday with Barkhuizen held back to provide a burst of pace later on.

No forgetfulness in omitting Potts from the starting line-up though.

I can't see in any situation other than absolute desperation why Sepp would play the left side of a back three. He's said that through his career thus far he's played right wing, right back and centre back. Has he ever played LCB? Hunts would be in before him for that spot in my opinion.

 

[Tino]

Hoping Maguire makes it for Saturday
McCann and Evans are out
Olosunde is in training but won't make it which I'm sure will come as a surprise to us all
Barkhuizen and Bauer fine and Sepp back from international duty with no issues.

 

[OB1]

Anyone know what the issue is with Evans? Don’t remember there being an announcement about him getting an injury, and has now completely vanished with an unidentified problem

Have we handed a 2 year deal to a crock?

 

[ernest]

I can't see in any situation other than absolute desperation why Sepp would play the left side of a back three. He's said that through his career thus far he's played right wing, right back and centre back. Has he ever played LCB? Hunts would be in before him for that spot in my opinion.

I agree that van den Berg would be better on the right of the defence, but as it is I am pretty confident he will be right wing-back on Saturday. The only place for Hunts in a back three barring a deal emergency would be the centre of it.

 

[Yoowell]

Hoping Maguire makes it for Saturday
McCann and Evans are out
Olosunde is in training but won't make it which I'm sure will come as a surprise to us all
Barkhuizen and Bauer fine and Sepp back from international duty with no issues.

I’m glad Maguires injury doesn’t appear too serious but if it’s anything to do with his hamstring I think they will air on the side of caution.
No mention of Hughes I don’t think so he would be a worry?
And finally although McCanns ankle injury looked bad the news seems very positive and he looks like he’s a quick healer!

 

[BPIG]

Anyone know what the issue is with Evans? Don’t remember there being an announcement about him getting an injury, and has now completely vanished with an unidentified problem

Have we handed a 2 year deal to a crock?

Nothing official but the rumour was plantar fasciitis.

 

[OB1]

Nothing official but the rumour was plantar fasciitis.

So gonna be very difficult to put a timeframe on then 🙁

 

[OB1]

I’m glad Maguires injury doesn’t appear too serious but if it’s anything to do with his hamstring I think they will air on the side of caution.
No mention of Hughes I don’t think so he would be a worry?
And finally although McCanns ankle injury looked bad the news seems very positive and he looks like he’s a quick healer!

Dunno about McCann. Said he’s not far off, but Frankie has also said Olosunde has not been far off since the start of September, so we can’t take anything from that

 

[HunterLionheart]

Ali McCann ruled out of Preston North End vs Derby along with duo

PNE take on the Wayne Rooney's men this weekend at Deepdale | Ali McCann won't be available for North End

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Ched is PF again.

 

[Thracia]

Ali McCann ruled out of Preston North End vs Derby along with duo

PNE take on the Wayne Rooney's men this weekend at Deepdale | Ali McCann won't be available for North End

www.lancs.live

Ched is PF again.

"Matthew Olosunde is now back on the field and training but it will be too early for him.

"It will probably be a couple of weeks before we get him right up to speed if I'm honest, it will take a wee bit of time but he is back in and won't be far away from coming into contention.

"Ched is not far away either, he's just had a wee reoccurrence of plantar fasciitis in the bottom of his foot but that is getting better."

That characteristic use of the word "wee" to mean "wee... ks out".

 

[Vinylman]

Anyone know what the issue is with Evans? Don’t remember there being an announcement about him getting an injury, and has now completely vanished with an unidentified problem

Have we handed a 2 year deal to a crock?

Yes

 

[lenny]

Anyone know what the issue is with Evans? Don’t remember there being an announcement about him getting an injury, and has now completely vanished with an unidentified problem

Have we handed a 2 year deal to a crock?

In all honesty it could apply to several signings in the last few years 😰

 

[NorthernMonkey81]

I'd play Sinclair up top and not Maguire satdy anyway there's goals in him unfortunately there's none in Maguire despite him always putting a shift in.

 

[pbc373]

I'd play Sinclair up top and not Maguire satdy anyway there's goals in him unfortunately there's none in Maguire despite him always putting a shift in.

Trouble with that is there will no goals in Riis. Sinclair is unlikely to drag defenders all over to create space for Riis and is not very good at holding the ball up with his back to goal.

We would have to resort to balls over the top and hope someone's pace gets on the end of it

 

[ernest]

Trouble with that is there will no goals in Riis. Sinclair is unlikely to drag defenders all over to create space for Riis and is not very good at holding the ball up with his back to goal.

We would have to resort to balls over the top and hope someone's pace gets on the end of it

Or low through balls which are a speciality of Johnson and both Riis and Sinclair have plenty of pace.

 

[OB1]

Or low through balls which are a speciality of Johnson and both Riis and Sinclair have plenty of pace.

Most competent defenders will clock onto that and just drop deeper. Then we’d have absolutely no attacking options

Curtis Davies and Phil Jagielka are two very experienced defenders, who will know exactly how to handle a team who tries to attack like that

 

[Doyler]

Most competent defenders will clock onto that and just drop deeper. Then we’d have absolutely no attacking options

Curtis Davies and Phil Jagielka are two very experienced defenders, who will know exactly how to handle a team who tries to attack like that

Yeah Derby have faced the most amount of shots of any team in the league. They sit deep in their shape. Wouldn't mind seeing Scotty up top next to Riis

 

[Final Stand]

“Curtis Davies and Phil Jagielka are two very experienced defenders”

Both with no pace and should be run ragged across the pitch should be the role of Riis to do this creating openings for others.

 

[OB1]

Yeah Derby have faced the most amount of shots of any team in the league. They sit deep in their shape. Wouldn't mind seeing Scotty up top next to Riis

They’ve also conceded this joint fewest goals so I wouldn’t mind Sinclair either. The chances will be there, we need the person most likely to put one away up top

 

[Yoowell]

Or low through balls which are a speciality of Johnson and both Riis and Sinclair have plenty of pace.

Let’s see how it pans out on Saturday…..I suspect many will be clamouring for the return of our Irish Messi ⚽️🍀