I watched the DCFC highlights, and then thought I'd watch the LUFC ones too for additional insight. Didn't bother when I saw they were only just over a minute long! For me, if Whelan starts, we win.
Quote from: Duncan Shaw on May 16, 2019, 03:56:10 PMQuote from: brontebilly on May 16, 2019, 01:02:51 PMAshley Cole starting is also a huge plus for us, so we need a completely different set up on our right side to take advantage.He was absolutely mince at VP in that first half and we destroyed them time and time again down the right with AA and Elmo...I was going to ask about the significance of the full back Malone being suspended having picked up a late sending off, is that who Cole comes in for? If he’s that bad that was a really significant moment for us.
Quote from: brontebilly on May 16, 2019, 01:02:51 PMAshley Cole starting is also a huge plus for us, so we need a completely different set up on our right side to take advantage.He was absolutely mince at VP in that first half and we destroyed them time and time again down the right with AA and Elmo...
Ashley Cole starting is also a huge plus for us, so we need a completely different set up on our right side to take advantage.
Quote from: Lastfootstamper on May 16, 2019, 09:44:52 PMI watched the DCFC highlights, and then thought I'd watch the LUFC ones too for additional insight. Didn't bother when I saw they were only just over a minute long! For me, if Whelan starts, we win. Whelan to start for me too. Keep a steady ship (WBA notwithstanding) first half and then Conor when they're tiring in the second half. I know that last night isn't necessarily representative but it was striking how easily both attacks were slicing through both defences.
The main thing we need to get right is our mentality. I really don't think it was right in either game against west bromTactically, its unclear what we'll come up against. Derby won yday by going 442 diamond, w a plethora of attacking midfielders. Hourihane would really struggle to stem the sort of movement they were showing. But it would be a brave lampard to pick such an attacking line up. I don't think they could copy West brom. Though i didn't think West brom could play like that. And Derby would fancy their chances on the break with the likes of Mason, Lawrence, Wilson etcI began to wonder if Smith might mix it up. Maybe play two up top like the second half at Rotherham, with Jack and mcginn tucked in wide in a 'box midfield'. It would give us more solidity against those central runs and mean Tammy was less isolatedBut I suspect it will be the normal 433. I'm a bit worried thay Smith thinks we played better than we did. In which case, although there's a case for whelan, there's also a case for getting as much energy on the pitch and that means hourihaneThere's a case for green's greater pace against Cole, but he completely froze on Tuesday. If we don't think Cole can get up and down, maybe Kodjia wide right. But I think el ghazi would have the most joy as long as he's not too weak from fasting. Plus as someone said above, elmo overlapping could be a real weapon.
Eh?We were comfortably better than the Albion in both. We didn't freeze at all.
Talk around of doing something similar to when we beat Rotherham. As Albert and green been poor, play whelk sitting in front of back 4