Fabrice29

Any update on this LeG? We have a good set of professional's despite what some on here think (Bertrand one for example who seems to have a reputation which is far from the reality) so I personally don't see it being the case. Thanks

And yet we still showed enough ambition to appoint Koeman and finished 6th the season after. Weird.

Think Davis will play.

They very rarely do that.

He's injured. Not overlooked.

Come on then. What do we know of him? Remember him doing a solid job at Watford.

Appointment is lined up by the sounds of it. Like most new managers with a tough 1st fixture it's a case of observing the first game then cracking on with the winnable one. No doubt he'll be in attendance on Wednesday.

Don't see us playing 3 at the back unless we expect United to start with a front two.

No point in making loads of changes if players are ok fitness wise. All much of a muchness anyway so might as well stay consistent if we can. Obafemi or Ings in up top. Bednarek in for Hoedt. Gunn foe McCarthy. Vestergaard is a no against Vardy imo. Stephens at right back if you want but that's about it for me.

MLG right. Awful thread headline. Anyway, reads very much as a fan appeasement piece to me.

Etherington was on the radio weeks ago saying the same thing but stating he nor the players had an issue as it worked well because his coaches did all that.

They play 442. No different to us. Hughes and Pereya cut in from wide so we can match them up as long as we are aware they'll play narrowly. And you say that's their primary assets but they play very directly to a target man to get those involved so we have to deal with that. Stephens is ok on the ground but is awful in the air and he and Cedric will be targeted lile all of last season. Deeney or Success will exploit that so Veatergaard will be needed to deal with it and our CM's will need to be on hand to get second balls and deal with the power of Doucoure and Capoue. Since the time they started together, we scored twice and then they didn't start together again until yesterday and we scored for the first time since.

This is genuinely a terrible idea haha. Anyone protesting from within the ground is laughable really. You've paid to get in. If you want to send a message that will stick with them after they've stepped out the stadium then don't go.

McCarthy Cedric Vestergaard Hoedt Bertrand Redmond Lemina PEH Moi Long Ings Once the meltdown over City is over the team basically picks itself. Vestergaard has to play as he was simply signed to deal with the types of strikers Watford have. Lomg and Ings are the only combination that gets us goals and Moi back in over JWP. We'll win. 2-0.

Got promoted twice after Markus died. Also two Wembley trips some succesful seaons in the Prem up until last year. But yeh, completely went down hill after he died and Katrina has done nothing

Haven't scored since Long and Ings started together agaimst Brighton. Shocked we haven't gone back to that since and we absolutely need to if we are to stand any chance of getting out of our half against City next week.

Might want to re read that tbh

Shall we say the same for outfield players who aren't part of the plan? Or should they knucjle down and fight for a place or like Hesketh, Carillo, Reed, Boufal should they go on loan if theres an offer. Clear from Hughes press conference last week Forster has had opportunities to go on loan, fair enough if he doesn't fancy it or those particular ones don't suit but no point moping around or not coming in and we wouldn't expect it from outfield players.

Agreed. However the other option is to play Austin and Gabbiadini and completely surrender any will to hold up the ball or stretch defences at all. Then we can all moan about how unfit, not match fit, isolated or just **** they are...again.

We're a better team with him in it, sadly. He's our best target man. Whether we want the target man to stretch defences, or to win headers or to hold up the ball, he's the best at those things and as a team we need someone in our side to do that as we don't really have the quality to play through teams.

McCarthy Cedric Vestergaard Yoshida Bertrand PEH Lemina Armstrong Ings Redmond Long Cant believe actually pick Gabbi still. Would have Gallagher and Austin on the bench.

Both playing tonight. Yoshida I find it a bit weird he's not in the team before tonight but hopefully he does well and can get back in. Gabbiadini I'm surprised that everyone is surprised. Hughes doesn't fancy him and its been clear since he came. The few times he has played he's look isolated and is unable to link play. Clearly Hughes trusts Austin over him and even Long brings alot more to the game than Manolo when he plays. Ok he's scored an important goal last season but do people actually watch him play and say "he played well". He's just as useless as Austin is outside the box and its quite clear Hughes trusts Austin more in the box so I dont think its a surprise that Austin is ahead of him when it comes to picking subs. Feel for him tonight if he has to play with Davis behind him but its a big chance for him tonight to prove a point and show he's got more to his game and enough to start games.

Haha yes totally this. Came in to mention this myself. Really evident when talking about ambitions for the season. Reed was even more ambitious than Hughes but still got silence

If Wellbeck was coming the telegraph journalist who is well in with both Arsenal and Saints would be all over it. So keep an eye on him and until he says different I'm not believing it. He'd be great mind.

By the same logic if we signed a striker before we sold Long that would also be shambolic right? Would you feel sorry for Long?