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Posted
My guess would be:

 

Davis

 

Otsemobor - Fonte - Jaidi - Harding

 

Waigo - Morgan - James - Hammond - Lallana

 

Lambert

 

 

 

I personally would go with:

 

Bart

 

Otsemobor - Fonte - Jaidi - Harding

 

James - Morgan - Hammond - Waigo

 

Lallana

 

Lambert

 

Yeh, I think he'll pick a centre-half out with injury too.

Posted
Yeh, I think he'll pick a centre-half out with injury too.

 

Yeah, I only put that in so you'd have something to moan about.

 

If he is definitely out with that eye injury I'd pick Perry instead.

Posted
Yeah, I only put that in so you'd have something to moan about.

 

If he is definitely out with that eye injury I'd pick Perry instead.

 

well since we've been taken over there has been a disticnt lack of material to moan about :D

Posted

Away game. Connolly still recovering from injury, Defence not having played together before - expect Pardew will start cautiously with 4-5-1

 

Davies

Otsemebor - Fonte - Seaborne - Harding

Waigo - James - Schneiderlin - Hammond - Lallana

Lambert

Posted
Davis

 

Otsemebor - Fonte - Perry - Harding

 

James

 

Schneiderlin - Hammond

 

Waigo - Lallana

 

Lambert

 

Subs: Seaborne, Thomas, Antonio, Connolly, Mills, Wotton & Bart.

 

This is exactly the starting line-up i was waiting for someone to put up. seriously think he'll start with this. wouldn't be surprised if he started with Seabourne from what he said on the OS this morning about it but think he's gonna want to win this game so will be a little cautious. Millwall have the ability to sting us at the Den if were not careful.

 

2-1 the saints is my prediction. :)

Posted

+1 wif perry at cb, cnt see 3 new signings all starting, would be a risk to have 3 of 4 defenders who havnt played together. Seabourne wil be on the bench me thinks

Posted

Davis

James - Seaborne - Fonte - Harding

Waigo - Hammond - Morgan - Lallana

Connolly - Lambert

 

If Connolly can't start bring Ostemebor in, play James wide right and move Waigo upfront or just play 4-5-1 with James in front of the back four.

Posted

There are some big clues as to how Saints will line up against Millwall in the manager interview on Saints player.

 

They show long clips of training and the back four being coached by Wally Downes (defense coach) is...

 

Harding Seaborne Fonte Otsemobor

Posted

why does everything think pardew will put to new CB in together let alond add another new defender in Otsemobor

 

all of which would hardly know each other and ask them to play a very hard away game

 

????????????????????

Posted
why does everything think pardew will put to new CB in together let alond add another new defender in Otsemobor

 

Because as I said above...

 

There are some big clues as to how Saints will line up against Millwall in the manager interview on Saints player.

 

They show long clips of training and the back four being coached by Wally Downes (defense coach) is...

 

Harding Seaborne Fonte Otsemobor

Posted

Davis

Otsemobor, Fonte, Seabourne, Harding

Waigo, Hammond, James, Schneiderlin, Lallana

Lambert

 

Gotta play Seabourne as apart from Thomas we have no big centre back. Someone has to help Lambert out though.

Posted
Because as I said above...

 

There are some big clues as to how Saints will line up against Millwall in the manager interview on Saints player.

 

They show long clips of training and the back four being coached by Wally Downes (defense coach) is...

 

Harding Seaborne Fonte Otsemobor

that would mean changing 25% of the team...75% of the already leaky defence....those players barely know each others name..

 

I reckon..

 

Otsemobor Perry Fonte Harding

Posted
why does everything think pardew will put to new CB in together let alond add another new defender in Otsemobor

 

all of which would hardly know each other and ask them to play a very hard away game

 

????????????????????

 

Why wouldn't he?

 

He chucked Trottman straight in when we signed him. I'd rather play Fonte and Seaborne who have only had a couple of training session together than play Perry and Thomas that's for sure.

 

In an ideal world it would be Jaidi and Fonte.

Posted
Why wouldn't he?

 

He chucked Trottman straight in when we signed him. I'd rather play Fonte and Seaborne who have only had a couple of training session together than play Perry and Thomas that's for sure.

 

In an ideal world it would be Jaidi and Fonte.

both CB spots..?

 

wiho will take charge of calling for them to push up for offside..? full backs will not really know them and they will now really know the full backs...they would have had a handfull of training session together (fonte and seaborne) who will be the main ball attacker who will be the one that drops behind..?

 

that simply cannot be sorted out in 2 days suffieciently to deal with millwall away...

 

I just cannot see him giving TWO new CB a start on sat.....unless he has no other choice

Posted
both CB spots..?

 

wiho will take charge of calling for them to push up for offside..? full backs will not really know them and they will now really know the full backs...they would have had a handfull of training session together (fonte and seaborne) who will be the main ball attacker who will be the one that drops behind..?

 

that simply cannot be sorted out in 2 days suffieciently to deal with millwall away...

 

I just cannot see him giving TWO new CB a start on sat.....unless he has no other choice

 

All vaild points but what makes you think having Perry would make it so much better? he doesn't seem the sort to come out and command a backline, even with a wealth of experience I don't think he's the man for the job.

 

Ideal world Jaidi would be fit and we'd have an easy home game and just bed in Fonte, we're not in that position and I think we have to take a bit of a gamble.

 

Play Davis to add a bit of experience, he never stops talking to the back four and they're going to need that and infront of him I'd go with both Searborne and Fonte - good players don't need weeks to get to know eachother imo.

Posted
All vaild points but what makes you think having Perry would make it so much better? he doesn't seem the sort to come out and command a backline, even with a wealth of experience I don't think he's the man for the job.

 

Ideal world Jaidi would be fit and we'd have an easy home game and just bed in Fonte, we're not in that position and I think we have to take a bit of a gamble.

 

Play Davis to add a bit of experience, he never stops talking to the back four and they're going to need that and infront of him I'd go with both Searborne and Fonte - good players don't need weeks to get to know eachother imo.

but seaborne is an average league 1 player...not a world beater

 

how the hell can davis command the back line and make the call for them all to push up from an offisde...?

 

remember when we were in the CCC (with better players) and burley bought in some half decent additions..remember the magic word..?

 

"gelling"...new player need to get to know each other..and playing 2 new CBs with a new RB away to Millwall will be criminal imo...

 

if those two CBs were Terry and Vidic, then we would not have a problem...but they are not

Posted
both CB spots..?

 

 

I just cannot see him giving TWO new CB a start on sat.....unless he has no other choice

 

 

Why not? they cannot be worse than any of our other options. In fact after listening to the Pardew interviaw I would say that there is a fair chance that he does go for Seaborne and Fonté,simply because they provide more in midfield than any of the others. I think that once you see this new defensive stability

actually passing the ball you will see a different midfield. When you hoof the midfield is completely bypassed and nullified.

Posted
Why not? they cannot be worse than any of our other options. In fact after listening to the Pardew interviaw I would say that there is a fair chance that he does go for Seaborne and Fonté,simply because they provide more in midfield than any of the others. I think that once you see this new defensive stability

actually passing the ball you will see a different midfield. When you hoof the midfield is completely bypassed and nullified.

well...we shall see tomorrow..

Posted
but seaborne is an average league 1 player...not a world beater

 

how the hell can davis command the back line and make the call for them all to push up from an offisde...?

 

remember when we were in the CCC (with better players) and burley bought in some half decent additions..remember the magic word..?

 

"gelling"...new player need to get to know each other..and playing 2 new CBs with a new RB away to Millwall will be criminal imo...

 

if those two CBs were Terry and Vidic, then we would not have a problem...but they are not

 

I never said that Davis would be telling the defenders when to step forward, just that he'd be more vocal than Bart.

 

Obviously Fonte has to play and Harding is a given on the left. I'd go with James to give a bit more stability and then it's a toss up between Perry, Thomas and Seaborne, I really don't think Perry is going to be a leader or much of an organiser at the back.

 

I guess a lot of it comes down to how vocal Fonte and Seaborne are, Pardew is obviously in a much better position than any of us to make the call.

 

If he think it's better to go with Perry/Thomas and Fonte then so be it, either way I don't think it will be a huge problem. Good players adapt quickly, just like Trottman and Jaidi.

Posted
Why not? they cannot be worse than any of our other options. In fact after listening to the Pardew interviaw I would say that there is a fair chance that he does go for Seaborne and Fonté,simply because they provide more in midfield than any of the others. I think that once you see this new defensive stability

actually passing the ball you will see a different midfield. When you hoof the midfield is completely bypassed and nullified.

 

Been saying this for so long it's spot on imo.

 

Fonte is exactly the type of player i'd have bought in as a priority this window.

Posted

------------------Davis-----------------

 

--Thomas----Perry----Fonte----Harding--

 

-----------------James------------------

Antonio---Hammond--Schneiderlin--Lallana

 

-----------------Lambert----------------

 

 

Subs:

Bialkowski, Otsemobor, Seaborne, Waigo, Gobern, Wotton, Connolly.

 

Can't see the manager risking three new defenders at once unless they've been having a bloody good workout in training together, or starting 4-4-2 away from home, or starting with Wotton in midfield, so that leaves what I've put up there, with my main doubts being Davis/Bart, Perry/Seaborne and Waigo/Antonio.

Posted
------------------Davis-----------------

 

--Thomas----Perry----Fonte----Harding--

 

-----------------James------------------

Antonio---Hammond--Schneiderlin--Lallana

 

-----------------Lambert----------------

 

 

Subs:

Bialkowski, Otsemobor, Seaborne, Waigo, Gobern, Wotton, Connolly.

 

Can't see the manager risking three new defenders at once unless they've been having a bloody good workout in training together, or starting 4-4-2 away from home, or starting with Wotton in midfield, so that leaves what I've put up there, with my main doubts being Davis/Bart, Perry/Seaborne and Waigo/Antonio.

 

 

Thomas? get out of here, we need to win this game.

Posted
------------------Davis-----------------

 

--Thomas----Perry----Fonte----Harding--

 

-----------------James------------------

Antonio---Hammond--Schneiderlin--Lallana

 

-----------------Lambert----------------

 

 

Subs:

Bialkowski, Otsemobor, Seaborne, Waigo, Gobern, Wotton, Connolly.

 

Can't see the manager risking three new defenders at once unless they've been having a bloody good workout in training together, or starting 4-4-2 away from home, or starting with Wotton in midfield, so that leaves what I've put up there, with my main doubts being Davis/Bart, Perry/Seaborne and Waigo/Antonio.

 

Watch the manager interview on Saints player and video clips of training and you will see that all three new signing and Harding have been working together as the defensive unit.

Posted
Watch the manager interview on Saints player and video clips of training and you will see that all three new signing and Harding have been working together as the defensive unit.

 

I'm not paying for that load of crap...

 

I know from experience that you can chuck strikers into any team, their mistakes don't cost goals and the don't need to know what their teammates are going to do to be effective.

 

However, with defenders it takes time to learn each others' methods of play, their decision making tendencies and strengths and weaknesses, and even something like two defenders being called "Dan" can cause problems with communication in time-stressed situations, so it's a hell of a risk slinging three newcomers in at once - though it's obviously the longer term goal.

 

Depending on how Pardew decides to address it, it might be easier to assimilate Harding with the other 3 already working as a unit than drip feed them in gradually.

 

Jaidi's current injury makes all of this that bit more urgent, of course.

Posted

I dont understand the arguement about not playing two new CBs. Assuming we play Fonte, anyone we play with him will only have known him for two days, whether thats Perry or Seaborne it doesnt matter. I think it will be Seaborne as MLG's evidence sounds convincing

 

With what we know now, my revised starting line up is:

 

Davis

 

Otsemobor - Fonte - Seaborne - Harding

 

---James - Hammond - Schniederlin---

 

Waigo------------------------Lallana

 

-------------Lambert----------------

Posted

Unless AP & the coaching staff are 100% happy with what they've seen of the 3 new signings in practice, then I'd doubt he'd go for 3 new faces at the back, as it would be a risk.

So I'd probably go with.

 

- - - - - - - - -Bart

 

Ostemobor - Fonte - Perry - Harding

 

James - Hammond - Schniederlin - Lallana

 

- - - - -Waigo - - Lambert

 

Would put Connolly in for Waigo but if not 100% better to come on as an impact sub letter on in the game.

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