Relegation Watch

[Lastfootstamper]

If we play with intensity and fire we can beat Arsenal. 2 up front. Put Luiz under the spotlight. That can happen.

However Dean won't do that. Sit back, show respect and we'll lose.

Which two, the two that we've needed to show some gumption but still can't muster a solitary goal between them to save our lives, those two?

Davis played very well yesterday.

He's played 498 minutes as a PL centre-forward. He has 0 goals, 0 assists. Amongst whatever attributes he might bring to the side, a goal threat isn't one of them.

[ChicagoLion]

If we play with intensity and fire we can beat Arsenal. 2 up front. Put Luiz under the spotlight. That can happen.

However Dean won't do that. Sit back, show respect and we'll lose.

Which two, the two that we've needed to show some gumption but still can't muster a solitary goal between them to save our lives, those two?

Davis played very well yesterday.

He's played 498 minutes as a PL centre-forward. He has 0 goals, 0 assists. Amongst whatever attributes he might bring to the side, a goal threat isn't one of them.

Agree but does not give the ball away like Samatta.

[Legion]

Our current two first-choice strikers are amongst the worst I think I have ever seen. Davis is destined never to score and Samatta is a shadow of his pre-lockdown self.

[ChicagoLion]

Smith should see if he can pick a team that does not include Samatta AEG or Trez.
We need 11 who give a shit.

[PaulWinch again]

If we play with intensity and fire we can beat Arsenal. 2 up front. Put Luiz under the spotlight. That can happen.

However Dean won't do that. Sit back, show respect and we'll lose.

Which two, the two that we've needed to show some gumption but still can't muster a solitary goal between them to save our lives, those two?

Davis played very well yesterday.

He's played 498 minutes as a PL centre-forward. He has 0 goals, 0 assists. Amongst whatever attributes he might bring to the side, a goal threat isn't one of them.

Agree but does not give the ball away like Samatta.

That is a low bar at the moment. The reality is Davis should not be anywhere near starting in the Premier League.

[Ian.]

Our current two first-choice strikers are amongst the worst I think I have ever seen. Davis is destined never to score and Samatta is a shadow of his pre-lockdown self.

Have we ever had a situation where our centre halves pose a greater threat than our forwards. We all knew it when that window closed last year as well.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

A draw and a win may just be enough.

Reasons to be cheerful.

1. We play our penultimate game with Arsenal after Bournemouth and Watford.
2. West ham are now safe so it's not the winner takes all shoot out with them.

I know it's the hope that kills but we do still have hope.

[Loxton01]

Our issue is we struggle to select a side without at least one of el ghazi trez or samatta

Trez tries very hard if he could morph into el ghazi body we might have a player

Davis starts for me he has more presence than Samatta. Samatta has had two games not got close to being a threat

I think McGinn pushes up as the nr 10.

Grealish needs to step up he has been crap for me since lockdown if he is as good as everyone makes out he should be doing more

[Legion]

Point 2 is not yet mathematically accurate.

[sickbeggar]

We've got 4 midfielders with  28 goals between them. Even the likes of Luiz and Mcginn have hit the target more than Davis and Samatta, I have no problem with Davis starting in an attacking midfield role but up front? I know arsenal can be iffy, but him and Samatta wouldn't trouble Norwich

[SoccerHQ]

I’d say we’re the big worry. We need to win both games, which is a massive ask. If we don’t do that the other teams are totally irrelevant.

4 points will be enough IF Watford lose their final two and Bournemouth only take 3 points from their final two games. It's hardly a 100/1 shot.

We will know what's required before start of Arsenal game given Bournemouth and Watford play before us.

Still a small possibility 34 points could be enough.

[Sexual Ealing]

Expecting either of our strikers to actually score is now in the realm of fantasy. The question is: what else do they offer? Samatta offers nothing. Davis is a handful and gives the midfielders a chance to join attacks. It's an absent cerebellumer.

[Toronto Villa]

I would play Samatta off the shoulder of Davis. Not as a second striker necessarily. We don’t need a winger. Have Jack play around them with Targett, Elmo offering width.

[Sexual Ealing]

I would play Samatta off the shoulder of Davis. Not as a second striker necessarily. We don’t need a winger. Have Jack play around them with Targett, Elmo offering width.

If we could come up with an attacking formation without including AEG or Trezeguet I'd be all for it.

[Legion]

We could, but Smith won't. He has morphed into Eric Black.