Post by andyl on Nov 24, 2015 16:43:28 GMT
So as the dust fans itself around through the Macron atmosphere and is not near to settling.. what is Neil thinking about Brentford and the tactics he might employ?.
They aren't as strong as last year but Alan Judge needs a close eye. Last year they ran rings round us but we came out well at home and indeed away late in the season. They were terrific in midfield and dangerous but not clinical ( to use contemporary jargon) upfront if less impressive in defence at home. They were a little buzzing team ( as you might expect) I didn't study their games closely and haven't seen anything of them this year. Neil is no doubt poring over videos as we speak
He has to try to be consistent and that rather suggests the 4-4-2 or was it 4-5-1 model adopted last week being retained. Does Prince deserve the axe? For Dervite? Did Derik do enough in the 2-1 U21 defeat to Huddersfield to take his place . Amos might argue for change. Prince seems to have plunged him into neurosis and despair. Any ball between them offers the chance to an opponment to intercept even if they don't manage an own goal attempt between them. But is Prince potentially the best of the three or is Derik. We can assume that Dervite is the worst?
By all accounts Spearing had a really bad passing game. So does he make way and if so for whom? Walker is fit again. Woollery is scoring regularly for the U21 team. Brattan appeared for the U21s. Vela would be the obvious chocie but he seems settled at right back and has looked patchy in midfield and the time for capricious changes is surely over
I have seen or heard nothing to convince me other than that a cautious and battliung first half strategy complemented by more power upfront after 60 mins isn't the way to go.
There are very few fit options so I am assuming that we will see something like Amos, Vela, Prince ( ?), Casado. I do really wonder if Derik could play a role ahead of the 4 but it's too late to experiment? He will go with Davies and Spearing in midfield. He will play Feeney. That leaves four places.. I think he will pair Clayton with one of Ameobi or Madine and ask him to play on the left. And he'll probably lob in Pratley and Danns as well. If Moxey is fit he might just feature in midfield. I doubt he will use Twardzik or Woolery having publicly declared this is not the time for young players . I thin k he might restore Dervite for Prince just to be seen to do something about last week's error? I doubt he will revert to Wilson and Pisano his bargain signings?
They aren't as strong as last year but Alan Judge needs a close eye. Last year they ran rings round us but we came out well at home and indeed away late in the season. They were terrific in midfield and dangerous but not clinical ( to use contemporary jargon) upfront if less impressive in defence at home. They were a little buzzing team ( as you might expect) I didn't study their games closely and haven't seen anything of them this year. Neil is no doubt poring over videos as we speak
He has to try to be consistent and that rather suggests the 4-4-2 or was it 4-5-1 model adopted last week being retained. Does Prince deserve the axe? For Dervite? Did Derik do enough in the 2-1 U21 defeat to Huddersfield to take his place . Amos might argue for change. Prince seems to have plunged him into neurosis and despair. Any ball between them offers the chance to an opponment to intercept even if they don't manage an own goal attempt between them. But is Prince potentially the best of the three or is Derik. We can assume that Dervite is the worst?
By all accounts Spearing had a really bad passing game. So does he make way and if so for whom? Walker is fit again. Woollery is scoring regularly for the U21 team. Brattan appeared for the U21s. Vela would be the obvious chocie but he seems settled at right back and has looked patchy in midfield and the time for capricious changes is surely over
I have seen or heard nothing to convince me other than that a cautious and battliung first half strategy complemented by more power upfront after 60 mins isn't the way to go.
There are very few fit options so I am assuming that we will see something like Amos, Vela, Prince ( ?), Casado. I do really wonder if Derik could play a role ahead of the 4 but it's too late to experiment? He will go with Davies and Spearing in midfield. He will play Feeney. That leaves four places.. I think he will pair Clayton with one of Ameobi or Madine and ask him to play on the left. And he'll probably lob in Pratley and Danns as well. If Moxey is fit he might just feature in midfield. I doubt he will use Twardzik or Woolery having publicly declared this is not the time for young players . I thin k he might restore Dervite for Prince just to be seen to do something about last week's error? I doubt he will revert to Wilson and Pisano his bargain signings?