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Team for Millwall

paddysr

paddysr

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They seem to be doing similar to us and playing 3 at the back against teams that do the same and 4 at the back in the others.

With us being the home side I would guess they will anticipate us playing 4 at the back and do likewise.

Personally I'd go with

Rudd

Fisher (if fit)
Storey
Davies (if fit)
Hughes

Ledson
Browne

Potts
DJ
Sinclair

Riis
 
I'll go on the record of saying "I've no idea what team or formation we can play that will beat Millwall'.
To me they were VG at Deepdale last season, playing a sort of Sheff U style with even their big CB Jake Cooper overlapping down their left wing.

We have to be able to cope with Cooper and Matt Smith (who may start or be a sub) as well as their physicality in midfield. We then have to be able to break down their strong defence......

I'm happy to delegate this one to the manager and his new Asst !!!!
 
Storey keeps his place, not done anything wrong to warrant losing the shirt.

He owns it, he keeps it.

The key decision is Potts v Barkhuizen.

Neither have done anything wrong this season, tough call. I would probably start with Potts and bring Barky on if the oppo chase the game in the last 20, hopefully leaving space to be exploited.
 
No idea how close or not Fisher, Pearson and Davies are.

I think I'd rather play Barky than Potts on the right at home? But hard to justify taking the shirt off Potts right now.
 
pthnorthender said:
Why drop Rafferty who played well against Huddersfield for Fisher who will not be match fit?
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Fisher travelled yesterday so can’t be far off and Alex has a tendency to bring players in from nowhere.

I feel Rafferty’s lack of attacking aggression has really limited us at home.
 
HunterLionheart said:
No idea how close or not Fisher, Pearson and Davies are.

I think I'd rather play Barky than Potts on the right at home? But hard to justify taking the shirt off Potts right now.
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I think Fisher is fit now as he probably wouldn’t have been at Huddersfield if not.
 
rem said:
I agree. Same starting eleven for me.
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I think it's a hard decision, but we saw after the Brentford game, that the same lineup didn't do the business vs Cardiff. Horses for courses. Millwall pose different threats.

Not saying anyone should be dropped, but the idea that you can't or shouldn't change a team just because they won is a fallacy.
 
Jack Daniels said:
The key decision is Potts v Barkhuizen.
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There is no case at the moment for preferring Barkhuizen over Potts. Barkhuizen was looking very sharp against Stoke until he was sent off but the truth is that he has not really made a case for a return to the starting line-up in his subsequent sub appearances. Potts in contrast has really upped his game over his last few appearances. As I've pointed out before Potts is not one of those players who can swan around and then suddenly produce a flash of inspiration - his attributes are strength, running and when he gets sight of goal a thunderous shot. But he can only make them count if he is really up for it. For a lot of last season and even the very beginning of this one that was not the case. But he now looks like he wants to make an impact and the difference is more than just one of degree - he looks like a different player.
 
one to watch out for is whether Rudd is fit....

Right wrist a problem in the game and looked groggy have his tumble from that 'punch'.

He is certainly a lot quicker off his line under Pollitt.,
 
sports rehab said:
one to watch out for is whether Rudd is fit....

Right wrist a problem in the game and looked groggy have his tumble from that 'punch'.

He is certainly a lot quicker off his line under Pollitt.,
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I was wondering for their goal if he could have got close enough to smother the ball yesterday if he hadn’t stopped.

Not blaming him though.
 
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