• Team v Wigan

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:06 pm**

Interesting...

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:08 pm**

Is Guddy playing centre mid?

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:08 pm**

Weird. Churlinov obviously on his way out if Vitinho is preferred on the wing. I can’t say I understand that line up but I’m sure we’ll see it play out just fine in the end!

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:08 pm**

Do we think JBG playing a deeper CM role today? Interesting no Twine and Cork+Bastien only make the bench. Expected one of the three to play alongside Cullen.

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:08 pm**

Looks like we're going 2 attacking midfielders and Cullen, instead of 2 holding midfielders?

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:08 pm**

claretandy wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:06 pm
Interesting...

Is Cork not fully fit? I’d have staked my house on him playing today.

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:09 pm**

Just hoping we play Tella up front and not wide

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:09 pm**

Very surprised Cork isn't in the team. Very attacking. UTC

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:09 pm**

RVclaret wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:08 pm
Weird. Churlinov obviously on his way out if Vitinho is preferred on the wing. I can’t say I understand that line up but I’m sure we’ll see it play out just fine in the end!

Or he could just be injured?

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:09 pm**

Is this the 4222 that he was expected to play when he first came?

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:09 pm**

Could it be...

Cullen
JBG Tella
Vitinho Barnes Zaroury

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:10 pm**

CryerBFC wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:09 pm
Or he could just be injured?

Played for the 23s last Sunday and Saturday someone on here spoke to him at the charity dinner where he said he wasn’t injured

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:10 pm**

HiThere wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:09 pm
Could it be...

Cullen
JBG Tella
Vitinho Barnes Zaroury

I think Barnes and Tella up top with Barnes a bit deeper, Cullen and JBG in a 2

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:12 pm**

Maybe Roberts in centre mid and Vitinho at right back?

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:12 pm**

HiThere wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:08 pm
Looks like we're going 2 attacking midfielders and Cullen, instead of 2 holding midfielders?

That's what we've been playing, Cullen sitting and brownhill and JBG behind Barnes.

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:14 pm**

Cullen
Vitiniho jbg zaroury
Barnes tella

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:15 pm**

Taylor injured too?

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:16 pm**

claretandy wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:14 pm
Cullen
Vitiniho jbg zaroury
Barnes tella

We're really going for goals if that's how we line up.

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:16 pm**

Cullen
JBG. Vitinho?

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:17 pm**

Andreshotboots wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:15 pm
Taylor injured too?

With Vitinho able to go into LB/RB, I think he's just not made the bench and we're going ultra-attacking.

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:18 pm**

Ampth7 wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:16 pm
Cullen
JBG. Vitinho?

Cannot see Vitinho playing in an 8 type role, just does not have the attributes to play there.

——-Cullen JBG——-
Vitinho————Zaroury
——Tella Barnes ———

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:19 pm**

Roberts..Ekdal..Beyer..Maatsen
………Cullen……JBG
Vitinho…..Tella………Zaroury
……………..Barnes

For me and happy enough I am with it.
Cullen holding, JBG foraging further forward.

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:20 pm**

Gudmundsson played CM for the 2nd half against PNE and at Blackpool after Brownhill went off and Twine came on.

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:21 pm**

I think it’s just two attacking midfield players. We’ve seen city do it a lot with de bruyne and David silva originally playing together in cm with just Fernandinho behind.

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:21 pm**

RVclaret wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:08 pm
Weird. Churlinov obviously on his way out if Vitinho is preferred on the wing. I can’t say I understand that line up but I’m sure we’ll see it play out just fine in the end!

Strange indeed, feel like we lack width and he's always positive in his play. Although hopefully we've got enough firepower for them

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:22 pm**

I think its brilliant when trying to forecast the starting 11 is so difficult and then knowing which players VK has picked where they are going to play.

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:25 pm**

Churlinov looks decent too. Wonder what's happened there.

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:26 pm**

Twine injured again?

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:26 pm**

KRBFC wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:20 pm
Gudmundsson played CM for the 2nd half against PNE and at Blackpool after Brownhill went off and Twine came on.

JBG and brownhill were both playing as 8s at Blackpool.

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:27 pm**

I was at Blackpool and sometimes it feels like when sides go ultra attacking in personnel it can actually lead to fewer goals. A bit like the problems playing against 10 men.

So I am a little nervous, I wish we had Cork in, when he plays we win, but hopefully they could play me in there and we would still win today.

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:28 pm**

KRBFC wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:26 pm
Twine injured again?

Seen him on the club video walking in with the rest, not sure if that suggests he is or isn’t.

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:29 pm**

I know there's only 11 players there but it somehow feels like 12 or 13, I dunno.

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:29 pm**

It wasn't long ago we were complaining about us having no forwards on the bench. Now we have 3 and only one defender.

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:30 pm**

As someone alluded too already, Churlinov is injured.
I think we'll play 4132.

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:32 pm**

superdimitri wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:30 pm
As someone alluded too already, Churlinov is injured.
I think we'll play 4132.

Says who?

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:33 pm**

Twine arrived with team. Wigan looked tired after the long walk to Burnley

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:33 pm**

Surprise that Cork isn't starting, however glad to see Maatsen back he was a big miss last week, and 3 strikers on the bench.

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:40 pm**

RVclaret wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:32 pm
Says who?

He's has issues regaining fitness after his long injury and then his illness.
You have seen when he's played he's struggled.

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:41 pm**

superdimitri wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:40 pm
He's has issues regaining fitness after his long injury and then his illness.
You have seen when he's played he's struggled.

He played for the 23s last weekend and said it was a management decision.

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:43 pm**

After studying it further we do have a superb squad.
Muric injured, BPF good cover.
FB injured, Vitinho will drop back in either side.
CB injured, Al-Dakhil first on and Cork as second choice.
Wide injured, JBG goes out and Cork comes on.
Striker injured, take your pick. Any one from three

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:43 pm**

RVclaret wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:41 pm
He played for the 23s last weekend and said it was a management decision.

I know he did. Already read that post. He played no doubt to improve his fitness and match sharpness. He's not ready for first team quite yet.

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:47 pm**

Out injured or not available I make it THB, Rodriguez, Benson and Brownhill.

Have I missed any?

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:47 pm**

Dervisoglu is a real surprise for me. Can’t imagine any situation where he could get on.

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:48 pm**

Very interesting - thinking it’s probably a system that has been worked on in training to break down teams that sit in their own half for 90 minutes.

I have a feeling that Guddy will be playing central

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:51 pm**

Tricky Trevor wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:43 pm
After studying it further we do have a superb squad.
Muric injured, BPF good cover.
FB injured, Vitinho will drop back in either side.
CB injured, Al-Dakhil first on and Cork as second choice.
Wide injured, JBG goes out and Cork comes on.
Striker injured, take your pick. Any one from three

Good that we do have such strength in depth as our squad is being severely tested with the recent spat of injuries.

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:52 pm**

RVclaret wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:18 pm
Cannot see Vitinho playing in an 8 type role, just does not have the attributes to play there.

——-Cullen JBG——-
Vitinho————Zaroury
——Tella Barnes ———

That’s what I thought as well

Iloveyoubrady wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:21 pm
I think it’s just two attacking midfield players. We’ve seen city do it a lot with de bruyne and David silva originally playing together in cm with just Fernandinho behind.

Then I thought this yeah - a really fluid 4-1-4-1

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:56 pm**

CoolClaret wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:52 pm
That’s what I thought as well

Then I thought this yeah - a really fluid 4-1-4-1

That is what I was thinking

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:57 pm**

CoolClaret wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:52 pm
That’s what I thought as well

Then I thought this yeah - a really fluid 4-1-4-1

We’ve been playing the 4-1-4-1 lately with Brownhill and JBG the two 8s. Without Brownhill I’m not sure who in that 11 plays as the second 8. Soon find out…

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:58 pm**

How’s this for a shot?
JJ Watt is in the house and the pitch looks football perfect.

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Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 3:01 pm**

Great that Maatsen is back

Come on super Burnley

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