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Post by mat1scfc on Mar 7, 2024 9:48:48 GMT
Quiet on here. I'd rather we play a back 4 but, based on current injury news and DC's recent preferences, I can us being a back 3: Ben Wright-Horsfall-Pye Hippo-Sarcevic-Camps-Powell-Bristow Madden-Tanto With basically anyone who's fit on the bench - Smith, Byrne, Touray, Cass, CLE, Bailey and Wootton. Bit light on attacking subs but that's a good 18. No square pegs in that formation and we've looked much better defensively in the last couple of games but.... the goals have dried up and we've been best in a 4, on the front foot and not sitting in games and only giving ourselves a half or so to score - as per Gils and Swindon. I guess it's how much DC trusts his players and whether he thinks we need to grind out a win first. A repeat of Crewe or Tranmere would be a disaster. Still. Be brave. My preferred line up would be a back 4. Bristow LB as we're at home, but if DC wants more solidity he could play Pye there and Cass RB. Hippo gets a chance as he's been one of the brighter sparks recently then I'm ambivalent whether it's Madden or CLE in the diamond or 4-2-3-1/4-1-4-1 I'll go for: Ben Wright-Horsfall-Pye-Bristow Camps CLE-Sarcevic-Powell-Hippo Tanto Of course this all assumes Camps and Wright are back! (Slight edit / update) wouldn't mind the 4141 set up you've selected there but the only thing I'd change is the wide players. I'd have Evans on the left and hippolyte on the right Cutting in
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Post by Barmy Blue Army on Mar 7, 2024 9:56:22 GMT
My news may be out of date but DC said in the Swindon pre-match Wright was a potential for week after Colchester.
Probably a bit optimistic though given our track record though and we don't want to risk anything so perhaps bench at best. If so, drop in Cass at RB/RCB and Pye at LCB.
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Post by mat1scfc on Mar 7, 2024 10:14:17 GMT
My news may be out of date but DC said in the Swindon pre-match Wright was a potential for week after Colchester. Probably a bit optimistic though given our track record though and we don't want to risk anything so perhaps bench at best. If so, drop in Cass at RB/RCB and Pye at LCB. This was my understanding too. Although camps was supposed to be back for Colchester but in the Colchester pre match interview, challinor said he would be ready for the next match so camps must of had a set back and maybe he isn't even ready for Newport
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Post by timberwolf on Mar 7, 2024 10:16:55 GMT
Quiet on here. I'd rather we play a back 4 but, based on current injury news and DC's recent preferences, I can us being a back 3: Ben Wright-Horsfall-Pye Hippo-Sarcevic-Camps-Powell-Bristow Madden-Tanto With basically anyone who's fit on the bench - Smith, Byrne, Touray, Cass, CLE, Bailey and Wootton. Bit light on attacking subs but that's a good 18. No square pegs in that formation and we've looked much better defensively in the last couple of games but.... the goals have dried up and we've been best in a 4, on the front foot and not sitting in games and only giving ourselves a half or so to score - as per Gils and Swindon. I guess it's how much DC trusts his players and whether he thinks we need to grind out a win first. wouldn't mind the 4141 set up you've selected there but the only thing I'd change is the wide players. I'd have Evans on the left and hippolyte on the right Cutting in Worth a go especially if he keeps switching them about. Getting evans more involved in games as well would be a bonus.
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Post by timberwolf on Mar 7, 2024 10:20:52 GMT
On the day grimsby and donny were there for the taking with a case of playing them just at the right time. A wins a win though, seems like we're trying at present to explain away every win / good performance that's happened recently with a 'opposition poor/ good time to play, etc', we're 2nd because we've been more consistent than all but one other team over the season which is all that matters. Fine, but others have caught us up recently and like it or not i feel our results have to improve since the start of the new year has seen. For me i,d like at least 8 points from our next 4 with a real bare minimum of 6.
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Post by Barmy Blue Army on Mar 7, 2024 10:29:47 GMT
My news may be out of date but DC said in the Swindon pre-match Wright was a potential for week after Colchester. Probably a bit optimistic though given our track record though and we don't want to risk anything so perhaps bench at best. If so, drop in Cass at RB/RCB and Pye at LCB. This was my understanding too. Although camps was supposed to be back for Colchester but in the Colchester pre match interview, challinor said he would be ready for the next match so camps must of had a set back and maybe he isn't even ready for Newport Yeah. Just listened to it back and you're right. He was hopeful at some or someone would be back this week. I guess we'll find out tomorrow!
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Post by nelly on Mar 7, 2024 11:39:01 GMT
This was my understanding too. Although camps was supposed to be back for Colchester but in the Colchester pre match interview, challinor said he would be ready for the next match so camps must of had a set back and maybe he isn't even ready for Newport Yeah. Just listened to it back and you're right. He was hopeful at some or someone would be back this week. I guess we'll find out tomorrow! Marsden.
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Post by ricky on Mar 7, 2024 11:43:11 GMT
Is Wright fit? I'd be very pleased if so. I’d heard he’s pretty much out for the season. If you say something like this it would be good to know where you heard it from? it’s stressful enough following County at the moment with all these injuries threatening to derail us, also doesn’t tally with what DC says.
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Post by geordiehatter on Mar 7, 2024 12:55:30 GMT
I feel like 4 games a bit short to define as a really worryingly bad run of form, especially when we consider the two nil-nils feel like a case of steadying the ship after shipping a few too many goals. I'm actually feeling quite confident about Saturday, fully expect our rested squad to produce a winning display. Mind you I've felt that before not always proved the case! 4 wins might be a bit short but one win at EP since the new year is disturbing. On the day grimsby and donny were there for the taking with a case of playing them just at the right time. Expected a reaction against swindon which never really happened so god knows what saturday has in score for us. Just feel any result could easily happen and will not come as a shock. I completely can see where you're coming from there. Add in the look of Newport's last few results- running Mansfield close last week it sounds like, but also a couple of heavyish defeats... and it's certainly not one that would be figuring on my betting coupon, even if I didn't have a 'horse in the race'.
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Post by vicar on Mar 7, 2024 13:02:54 GMT
4 wins might be a bit short but one win at EP since the new year is disturbing. On the day grimsby and donny were there for the taking with a case of playing them just at the right time. Expected a reaction against swindon which never really happened so god knows what saturday has in score for us. Just feel any result could easily happen and will not come as a shock. I completely can see where you're coming from there. Add in the look of Newport's last few results- running Mansfield close last week it sounds like, but also a couple of heavyish defeats... and it's certainly not one that would be figuring on my betting coupon, even if I didn't have a 'horse in the race'. They may have run Mansfield close result wise but I watched the game and they were never really in it.
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Post by geordiehatter on Mar 7, 2024 13:02:57 GMT
Quiet on here. I'd rather we play a back 4 but, based on current injury news and DC's recent preferences, I can us being a back 3: Ben Wright-Horsfall-Pye Hippo-Sarcevic-Camps-Powell-Bristow Madden-Tanto With basically anyone who's fit on the bench - Smith, Byrne, Touray, Cass, CLE, Bailey and Wootton. Bit light on attacking subs but that's a good 18. No square pegs in that formation and we've looked much better defensively in the last couple of games but.... the goals have dried up and we've been best in a 4, on the front foot and not sitting in games and only giving ourselves a half or so to score - as per Gils and Swindon. I guess it's how much DC trusts his players and whether he thinks we need to grind out a win first. A repeat of Crewe or Tranmere would be a disaster. Still. Be brave. My preferred line up would be a back 4. Bristow LB as we're at home, but if DC wants more solidity he could play Pye there and Cass RB. Hippo gets a chance as he's been one of the brighter sparks recently then I'm ambivalent whether it's Madden or CLE in the diamond or 4-2-3-1/4-1-4-1 I'll go for: Ben Wright-Horsfall-Pye-Bristow Camps CLE-Sarcevic-Powell-Hippo Tanto Of course this all assumes Camps and Wright are back! (Slight edit / update) wouldn't mind the 4141 set up you've selected there but the only thing I'd change is the wide players. I'd have Evans on the left and hippolyte on the right Cutting in I personally feel that wingers 'cutting in' is a scourge of the modern game and should rightfully be discouraged, perhaps even outlawed. And don't even get me started on 'underlapping' full backs (which now I've written down I feel like I might have just dreamt about, but I'm staunchly in opposition to all the same).
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Post by geordiehatter on Mar 7, 2024 13:06:21 GMT
I completely can see where you're coming from there. Add in the look of Newport's last few results- running Mansfield close last week it sounds like, but also a couple of heavyish defeats... and it's certainly not one that would be figuring on my betting coupon, even if I didn't have a 'horse in the race'. They may have run Mansfield close result wise but I watched the game and they were never really in it. Is that right? Fair enough. To be honest I was going entirely on the post-match interview with their manager, so it's entirely likely he could have a not so objective view! He basically reckoned his team had limited the visitors to v few chances, and the game came down to a single refereeing error.
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Post by herbiedumplings on Mar 7, 2024 13:18:38 GMT
They may have run Mansfield close result wise but I watched the game and they were never really in it. Is that right? Fair enough. To be honest I was going entirely on the post-match interview with their manager, so it's entirely likely he could have a not so objective view! He basically reckoned his team had limited the visitors to v few chances, and the game came down to a single refereeing error. Oh goody! Another team whose strategy is first and foremost to stop the other team scoring. We do so well against teams like that.
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Post by mat1scfc on Mar 7, 2024 13:22:23 GMT
wouldn't mind the 4141 set up you've selected there but the only thing I'd change is the wide players. I'd have Evans on the left and hippolyte on the right Cutting in I personally feel that wingers 'cutting in' is a scourge of the modern game and should rightfully be discouraged, perhaps even outlawed. And don't even get me started on 'underlapping' full backs (which now I've written down I feel like I might have just dreamt about, but I'm staunchly in opposition to all the same). im fully on the side of right footed players on the right wing and vice versa. But then you need players who can cross well like jodi Jones. Hippolyte isn't good at crossing/pull backs and I don't really know about CLE
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Post by Nik on Mar 7, 2024 13:41:42 GMT
2-1
Olaofe Wootton
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