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Team v Stoke

Team v Stoke

Sedge_Fan

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Tough decision but I think a lite shake up is needed.
Seen enough in McCann to warrant a starting berth for me. Whilst we aren't losing games, which is great, we arent winning them either and little tweaks are needed. So, for me, the starting XI v Stoke should be:

-------------------------- Iversen
---------------Storey Bauer Hughes
-------Sepp McCann Ledson Earl
------------------------------DJ
---------------------Murphy Riis
 
Iverson

Sepp
Storey
Bauer
Hughes
Earl

Whiteman
McCann

DJ

Riis
Murphy

I thought Murphy looked bright when he came on, but for me, if Mr. Evans is fit, he starts.
 
Doyler said:
Iverson

Sepp
Storey
Bauer
Hughes
Earl

Whiteman
McCann

DJ

Riis
Murphy

I thought Murphy looked bright when he came on, but for me, if Mr. Evans is fit, he starts.
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Disagree about starting Evans. Last few games we appear to have reverted back to hoofball more than we should be. Bringing Evans in would lend itself to continuing that, just because he’s there, and it ends up hindering our attacks

Agree with the squad though
 
jamesOB said:
Disagree about starting Evans. Last few games we appear to have reverted back to hoofball more than we should be. Bringing Evans in would lend itself to continuing that, just because he’s there, and it ends up hindering our attacks

Agree with the squad though
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We'll never be a team to pass a team off the park, though. Regardless of whether we play long or short, I think Ched is the best partner for Riis. He's a presence in the box, good in the air, and an out and out natural #9. Not referring to yourself, as as much as I disagree with your opinion, it's a valid one, many people seem to have short memories. Last season Ched was very good, and earnt his two-year deal. This season, he was playing through plantar fasciitis within a team who had started overall very poorly.
 
Doyler said:
Iverson

Sepp
Storey
Bauer
Hughes
Earl

Whiteman
McCann

DJ

Riis
Murphy

I thought Murphy looked bright when he came on, but for me, if Mr. Evans is fit, he starts.
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Agree. We don’t have to play hoofball with Evans playing
 
Doyler said:
We'll never be a team to pass a team off the park, though. Regardless of whether we play long or short, I think Ched is the best partner for Riis. He's a presence in the box, good in the air, and an out and out natural #9. Not referring to yourself, as as much as I disagree with your opinion, it's a valid one, many people seem to have short memories. Last season Ched was very good, and earnt his two-year deal. This season, he was playing through plantar fasciitis within a team who had started overall very poorly.
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It’s more of a criticism with the rest of the squad than a criticism of Evans. Natural instinct when they see a big man is to punt it up to him rather than try a risky, more productive pass, which ends up putting a lot of pressure on the strikers to make something happen
 
Thracia said:
But nevertheless, we always have.

And today we did it without him playing.
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There's little to no point in playing little intricate passes around the edge of the box with Riis up front and no wingers playing, making runs inside the full back.

Today wasn't great but the criticism from myself isn't the amount of long balls, but rather the lack of quality. First half, we got a few good openings and chances, a lot coming from picking up second balls in good areas of their half. Second half, we had lots of territory but didn't pick up as many second balls or have as much quality in our passing.
 
Thracia said:
I think we'd benefit more from not doing it at all.

Not convinced we can resist the temptation when Evans plays though.
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I agree to your first point but we need to have the ability to mix it up. We aren’t scoring enough goals despite our best endeavours
 
Iversen

Storey
Bauer
Hughes

Sepp
McCann
Whiteman
Earl

DJ

Riis
Murphy

Subs: Rudd, Hunts, Cunningham, Ledson, Browne, Maguire, Sinclair
 
Can see Murphy and McCann starting. Probably McCann for Ledson. Whilst most here seem to be for replacing Maguire, I’d have thought Riis and Murphy would be too similar and a better blend could be Murphy for Riis ?. A little harsh in Riis maybe but would be still be a fresh option coming from the bench. I also think Sinclair should feature if we’re struggling, but with decent enough time to make an impact. As Evans wasn’t in the squad yesterday I doubt whether he’s fit enough to be in proper contention yet.
 
Motion Man said:
Can see Murphy and McCann starting. Probably McCann for Ledson. Whilst most here seem to be for replacing Maguire, I’d have thought Riis and Murphy would be too similar and a better blend could be Murphy for Riis ?. A little harsh in Riis maybe but would be still be a fresh option coming from the bench. I also think Sinclair should feature if we’re struggling, but with decent enough time to make an impact. As Evans wasn’t in the squad yesterday I doubt whether he’s fit enough to be in proper contention yet.
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Taking the player most likely to score out of the team for someone unproven, whilst also leaving in a player who looks like hell never score again in the league is a recipe for disaster

Maguire is also far more likely to break down through overuse
 
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