Post by andyl on Feb 10, 2016 10:48:23 GMT
So 7 pts from 9 but a tricky away trip to Brighton. We drew at home. The BN says that Neil may have Clough, Danns and Madine fit again. It will be tempting for Neil to put Madine back in and to play his two wingers whist at the same time adding Clough and taking one out of midfield. that's the recipe by which he has lost most away games save for Charlton away..and they are not Brighton.
Brighton have struggled all season when teams have set out to frustrate them and hit on the counter but they have brushed aside teams who seek to compete on even terms. They are one of the better attacking sides in the division.
I felt that we overcame Rotherham in the end when Trotter came on but also when he played five in midfield even including Silva and then Feeney with Woolery upfront. There's no point playing Madine without a partner upfront. We could maybe play Madine and Clough and one winger but I can't see Neil doing that?
In midfield in my opinion he has to play Trotter and Spearing..Davies will play too. I'd be happy for him to add Pratley who surely cannot be as bad again and then use Feeney or Silva from wide midfield plus Woolery or omit both flankers and try Clough and Madine.. I think that five in midfield in the first half gives us our best chance. and maybe throughout. If he prefers Danns to Pratley I'm OK with that but not to Spearing or Trotter
I daresay the back picks itself. If only Dervite could get injured! I really feel we would be better without him. The younger players have made some glaring errors back there .i.e Derik and Twardzik in his brief appearance. Taylor was fine last year. To pair two inexperienced younger players at the back v Brighton would be an obvious risk and in most circumstancse unwise but compared with Dervite...well I just don't rate him at all and he makes errors week in week out and he can neither kick nor head the ball accurately- major disqualifications for me.
Anyway I shall go there on Saturday and hope. It's a remote ground, ugly from the outside but welcoming within and they usually make visiting fans sit down. On my last visit two years ago we drew 1-1 with Ngog scuffing an equaliser after a brave breakaway by Eagles. And Bogdan played a blinder. This year...we are the underdogs. I just hope that Neil doesn't scupper our chances by his selections.. which in recent weeks have been for me a pre match downer-I hardly dare to look when the team is released.
Brighton have struggled all season when teams have set out to frustrate them and hit on the counter but they have brushed aside teams who seek to compete on even terms. They are one of the better attacking sides in the division.
I felt that we overcame Rotherham in the end when Trotter came on but also when he played five in midfield even including Silva and then Feeney with Woolery upfront. There's no point playing Madine without a partner upfront. We could maybe play Madine and Clough and one winger but I can't see Neil doing that?
In midfield in my opinion he has to play Trotter and Spearing..Davies will play too. I'd be happy for him to add Pratley who surely cannot be as bad again and then use Feeney or Silva from wide midfield plus Woolery or omit both flankers and try Clough and Madine.. I think that five in midfield in the first half gives us our best chance. and maybe throughout. If he prefers Danns to Pratley I'm OK with that but not to Spearing or Trotter
I daresay the back picks itself. If only Dervite could get injured! I really feel we would be better without him. The younger players have made some glaring errors back there .i.e Derik and Twardzik in his brief appearance. Taylor was fine last year. To pair two inexperienced younger players at the back v Brighton would be an obvious risk and in most circumstancse unwise but compared with Dervite...well I just don't rate him at all and he makes errors week in week out and he can neither kick nor head the ball accurately- major disqualifications for me.
Anyway I shall go there on Saturday and hope. It's a remote ground, ugly from the outside but welcoming within and they usually make visiting fans sit down. On my last visit two years ago we drew 1-1 with Ngog scuffing an equaliser after a brave breakaway by Eagles. And Bogdan played a blinder. This year...we are the underdogs. I just hope that Neil doesn't scupper our chances by his selections.. which in recent weeks have been for me a pre match downer-I hardly dare to look when the team is released.