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Blackburn v Charlton | Sat 16 Dec | 3pm KO | Match Preview, Predictions, News & Views

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  • SDAddick said:

    There is no reason why the attacking three from last Saturday should start again tomorrow. They were all absolutely awful, and for Holmes and Marshall it wasn't for the first time in recent weeks. That said, I fear they will start again.

    This is my guess on the starting XI, for whatever it's worth:
    .............Amos
    Solly Konsa Pearce Sarr
    ........JFC Aribo
    Clarke Holmes DaSilva
    ..........Magennis

    Bench: Phillips, Lennon, Jackson, Marshall, Reeves, KAG, Best

    You forgot Empty Chair, he's been a favourite on the bench for the last few games, no reason to drop him now....
  • Based on our poor performance last week, I'd start Best and give Mag a rest. I know that won't happen of course.
  • 2-0 to Blackburn

    We'll defend valiantly, but concede an unlucky goal, then a second as we go for the equaliser

    Sounds about right

  • Blackburn slipping up means 2-1 CAFC
  • If we play like we did against Portsmouth when we were allegedly 'fired up' we will get nothing at all from this match.
  • KR has said that as well as Bauer, Fosu and Kashi another player is injured, but he will not say who. I am always wrong, let us hope it is the result and not the goal score 2-0 defeat for us
  • ross1 said:

    KR has said that as well as Bauer, Fosu and Kashi another player is injured, but he will not say who. I am always wrong, let us hope it is the result and not the goal score 2-0 defeat for us

    Bet it's Reeves !
  • ross1 said:

    KR has said that as well as Bauer, Fosu and Kashi another player is injured, but he will not say who. I am always wrong, let us hope it is the result and not the goal score 2-0 defeat for us

    Bet it's Reeves !
    What, did he go and bump his big Thunderbird head at the training ground?
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  • 'We picked up one last Saturday who we knew wouldn't be right but we’re keeping that to ourselves' - sounds like Reeves or possibly Clarke
  • SDAddick said:

    There is no reason why the attacking three from last Saturday should start again tomorrow. They were all absolutely awful, and for Holmes and Marshall it wasn't for the first time in recent weeks. That said, I fear they will start again.

    This is my guess on the starting XI, for whatever it's worth:
    .............Amos
    Solly Konsa Pearce Sarr
    ........JFC Aribo
    Clarke Holmes DaSilva
    ..........Magennis

    Bench: Phillips, Lennon, Jackson, Marshall, Reeves, KAG, Best

    Can Sarr or DaSilva play right back? At the moment, Solly isn't looking worth a starting place. Or perhaps play Konsa, Pearce and Sarr as a back three, five across the middle and Magennis and Best up front?
  • 'We picked up one last Saturday who we knew wouldn't be right but we’re keeping that to ourselves' - sounds like Reeves or possibly Clarke

    Was Reeves on the pitch long enough to get injured? With his past form, I suppose so
  • I’m looking for another performance to the one we gave up at Bradford, and
    another backs to the wall win. Ricky is due a goal, and Marshall needs to start hitting the net. Bradford hadn’t lost in 38 games at home, and we done the job there, why not again this Saturday?
    I’m meeting up with a Blackburn lass who I met on this day 7 years ago at the waca cricket ground at the ashes, as well as a couple of lifers again, so I’m really looking forward to this one.
    I’m going for a 2-1 win. COYR’s!!!
  • Expecting a heavy defeat 4-1. Hope to be proved wrong....
  • I can’t see anything other then a Blackburn win!! We were very poor last Saturday and their strike force is much stronger than ours!! Blackburn 3-1
  • Difficult to see anything other than a comfortable home win. 2-0 Blackburn
  • Think we will get spanked. We are miles behind the best teams in this division in both quality and depth of squad. 0-3.
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  • SDAddick said:

    There is no reason why the attacking three from last Saturday should start again tomorrow. They were all absolutely awful, and for Holmes and Marshall it wasn't for the first time in recent weeks. That said, I fear they will start again.

    This is my guess on the starting XI, for whatever it's worth:
    .............Amos
    Solly Konsa Pearce Sarr
    ........JFC Aribo
    Clarke Holmes DaSilva
    ..........Magennis

    Bench: Phillips, Lennon, Jackson, Marshall, Reeves, KAG, Best

    Can Sarr or DaSilva play right back? At the moment, Solly isn't looking worth a starting place. Or perhaps play Konsa, Pearce and Sarr as a back three, five across the middle and Magennis and Best up front?
    I was thinking now that we have center backs coming back to fitness is might be worth taking a look at a back three. We have a lot of good center backs, and it would help cover for Pearce's lack of pace and ability with the ball. It would also give our central midfielders a bit more freedom.

    The problem remains, right wingback. I don't think Solly had the pace or athleticism to do it. I think DaSilva would be good on the other side. Maybe you could play Marshall there, akin kind of to what Dortmund did last year under Tuchel where they'd play with one winger (Dembele, Pulisic) and one defender (Schmeltzer, Durm).

    I like the idea of a 3-4-2-1 with two attackers having the freedom to roam

    Amos
    ...... Konsa Pearce Sarr
    Marshall JFC Aribo DaSilva
    .... Clarke........... Holmes
    .............. Magennis
  • Blackburn 3 - Charlton 1
  • 1-2 - Pearce with an unlikely “Shirtliff esque” double
  • Don't give us a hope. Prepare for a good result.
  • SDAddick said:

    SDAddick said:

    There is no reason why the attacking three from last Saturday should start again tomorrow. They were all absolutely awful, and for Holmes and Marshall it wasn't for the first time in recent weeks. That said, I fear they will start again.

    This is my guess on the starting XI, for whatever it's worth:
    .............Amos
    Solly Konsa Pearce Sarr
    ........JFC Aribo
    Clarke Holmes DaSilva
    ..........Magennis

    Bench: Phillips, Lennon, Jackson, Marshall, Reeves, KAG, Best

    Can Sarr or DaSilva play right back? At the moment, Solly isn't looking worth a starting place. Or perhaps play Konsa, Pearce and Sarr as a back three, five across the middle and Magennis and Best up front?
    I was thinking now that we have center backs coming back to fitness is might be worth taking a look at a back three. We have a lot of good center backs, and it would help cover for Pearce's lack of pace and ability with the ball. It would also give our central midfielders a bit more freedom.

    The problem remains, right wingback. I don't think Solly had the pace or athleticism to do it. I think DaSilva would be good on the other side. Maybe you could play Marshall there, akin kind of to what Dortmund did last year under Tuchel where they'd play with one winger (Dembele, Pulisic) and one defender (Schmeltzer, Durm).

    I like the idea of a 3-4-2-1 with two attackers having the freedom to roam

    Amos
    ...... Konsa Pearce Sarr
    Marshall JFC Aribo DaSilva
    .... Clarke........... Holmes
    .............. Magennis
    Like the look of this team - just wish we had a better option than Magennis.
  • Think ForeverAddickted has the line up right. Reckon we will have 30% possession and 50% of the goals, 1-1, magennis
  • Might have been mentioned already but KR has claimed we have another injury from someone that appeared against Portsmouth. My money is on Reeves
  • This is the CAS Trust view of the game

    https://castrust.org/
  • Blackburn away in December? Not a favourite venue and with yet more injuries no chance of a good result. 3-0 Blackburn and a long trip home for the 500 or so faithful.
  • Blackburn away in December? Not a favourite venue and with yet more injuries no chance of a good result. 3-0 Blackburn and a long trip home for the 500 or so faithful.

    Bit of an optimistic figure even in my blinkered opinion.
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