Let’s assume Igor is out - who would you select?
Will LB revert back to the diamond or stick with the back 5?
Do Williams and Solly come back in?
Does Pratley start following his MOM performance on Friday?
Could Reeves make the bench to give us more attacking options?
I trust LB but for what it’s worth I’d go for the following...
Phillips
ADS Bauer Sarr Purrington
Bielik
Cullen Pratley
Aribo
Williams Taylor
Subs:
Maxwell
Solly
Pearce
Morgan
JFC
Reeves
Parker
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Actually quite like that 11, would be tough on Sarr but a big decision is needed there
Wouldn’t be disappointed if that was the 11. Really hopeful of a big game from Williams.
i can see the same starting 11
People wont like it as Dijksteel has done well but Chris has that "lead by experience" aura about him that we saw with the penalties and think we need it for Sunday from one of him or Pearce back there
Bauer has done well as Captain but think he himself does better when he doesnt have that responsbility on his shoulders - Nor has Sarr done enough to be dropped still
Solly Bauer Pearce Page
Aribo Bielik Cullen
Forster-Caskey
Parker Vetokele
Other than that, I would start as we did Friday, unless by some miracle Igor is available to replace Josh
Phillips
Dijksteel Bauer Sarr Purrington
Williams Cullen Pratley Bielik Aribo
Taylor
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Parker is is not good enough, Simon Church with character. He doesn't trap the ball, any time he has it he never gets forward, he works hard yeah but every player should work hard.
We can't play the same way we tried from the off against Doncaster, Sunderland will eat us alive and we can't play 5 at the back, Bielik is too ambitious to rely on as a defender and Purrington isn't good enough going forward as a wing back.
Overload the midfield, hold on to the ball, hope for a bit of magic from Aribo, Williams or Taylor and try and hurt them from set pieces and balls across the box
Edit: thought I would just add I know playing 1 up top and 5 midfielders appears negative but when you only have 1 good striker on the books, no genuine attacking full backs with pace and no wingers what other formation is there?
Dijksteel has played well recently and should start, especially if they have any pace down their left. Tough call on Sarr. He has been better than Pearce this season but does have a mistake in him. But did we see his bad side on Friday? Hopefully, and his class form since Christmas will be back.
Think Bowyer has handled JFC poorly. Yes he was out a long time but he should have had a bit more gametime. Now we have no idea how match fit he is.
Hewie Kinsey
Bailey Haydock Tocknell
Kenning Matthews Firmani Edwards Glover
Sub. Peacock
Sick of the moaners getting on Daisy Edwards back and the pock-marked git who keeps calling out "Hewie you streak of piss".
Where have the missing 40k fans gone? Fekking owner
No-One from the recent 11 deserve to be dropped......that means Dijikstel (not fucking ADS please !!!) Purrington, Sarr, Morgan & even Parker all start. You don't go round fucking up your best team in the final. Only change might be Willuans for Parker......but I still think a natural striker should start. I'd even have Igor on the bench if he wasn't fit. If not ffs put a strikef from The U23's or Recco (if fit) on the bench. We MUST have a striking option to bring on. You have SEVEN subs to choose from - surely one must be a natural striker.
Pratley is good coming on from the bench & we are better off with Biliek in midfield than as part of a back 3 or back 5. The 2nd half at Donny & Friday night showed that we ain't good with that formation. Play the way we did from March onwards......1 defeat in 12 doesn't lie
Dijksteel Bauer Sarr Purrington
Bielik
Cullen Pratley
Aribo
Taylor Parker
Maxwell Solly Pearce Lapslie Williams Reeves Forster-Caskey
Harsh on Morgan I know but he played his part in the semi finals and we need a couple of older heads in and around the squad on Sunday
Beilik
Cullen. Williams
Aribo
Taylor. Parker
Maxwell
Solly
Pratley
Pearce
Morgan
Waqim
Forster Caskey
only team change is Williams for Morgan, would def keep Morgan on bench for his lovely passing range if we are chasing the game. Page has not played at all and cant be ready, would rather the young striker from France (Waqim?) on the bench as an option. Harsh on Lapslie. Am assuming Vet won’t make it.
Thought the bench on Friday was a bit unbalanced, puzzled why Lapslie was ahead of Reeves, indeed Marshall would have been a better option instead of Lapslie, seeing that we had JFC and Pratley to play centre midfield already, as he gives something slightly different. Williams looked good when he came on, but then coming on when most of the players had already been out there for 95 minutes is a lot easier than starting.
Defensively we weren't good on Friday, whether this was just a one off or our defence needs changes is something for Bowyer to consider. Indeed the starting 11 was pretty young other than the front two, maybe more experience is needed for such a tense occasion.
On the opening day we had 3 strikers and hardly anyone else, now we could change the whole midfield and defence and actually not be much weaker. Yet only half 1 and a half strikers. Funny old game.
DP
Bauer
Pearce
Sarr
Anfernee
Purrington
Cullen
Bielik
Williams
Aribo
Taylor
Actually, if Igor can walk he has to start over Parker.