Yorkshire Saint Posted 24 July, 2019 Posted 24 July, 2019 4-2-2-2 Gunn Valery Bertrand Vestergaard Yoshida (or new cb) Hojberg © Romeo (or new cm) Redmond Djenepo Ings Che Subs: McCarthy Hoedt Slattery JWP Obafemi Long Prediction: 3-1 Southanpton (Che, Ings and Hoedt off the bench)
Saint_clark Posted 24 July, 2019 Posted 24 July, 2019 Yoshida is our first choice centre back at the moment. Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk
nta786 Posted 24 July, 2019 Posted 24 July, 2019 very early for a build up thread, should have waited after Koln game. if we make any new signings after that Koln game, then I highly doubt they will play, so reckon the first 11 for that game will only be anyone we have in our squad as of today. I think we will play 3 at the back, and look to counter attack with the pace of Redmond/Adams and Ings in the number 10 (and dare I say it, Long (who as a 2nd half sub will be key))
Manuel Posted 24 July, 2019 Posted 24 July, 2019 Still worry about the middle being light. Wanyama next to Romeu and that team looks good.
davefoggy Posted 24 July, 2019 Posted 24 July, 2019 never too early for a build up thread I'm desperate for the new season to begin!
Yorkshire Saint Posted 24 July, 2019 Author Posted 24 July, 2019 Looks like we are almost sold out too
alehouseboys Posted 24 July, 2019 Posted 24 July, 2019 Looks like we are almost sold out too Couple of thousand sold, couple of hundred left, will sell out early. Pre-season optimism but good feeling about coming season for a lot of us.
Faz Posted 24 July, 2019 Posted 24 July, 2019 Still worry about the middle being light. Wanyama next to Romeu and that team looks good. Wanyama left 3 years ago.
Lighthouse Posted 24 July, 2019 Posted 24 July, 2019 4-2-2-2 Gunn Valery Bertrand Vestergaard Yoshida (or new cb) Hojberg © Romeo (or new cm) Redmond Djenepo Ings Che No way they will all start and I'd be surprised if Djenepo gets on the pitch at all for a fixture like Burnley away. It will likely be JWP or Armstrong in his place.
Nordic Saint Posted 24 July, 2019 Posted 24 July, 2019 Yoshida is our first choice centre back at the moment. Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk I agree with you. Any new CB should be to replace Vestergaard rather than Yoshida or Bednarek.
Nordic Saint Posted 24 July, 2019 Posted 24 July, 2019 Vestergaard's lack of pace is the main reason we needed 3 central defenders rather than 2 last season. Yoshida, Bednarek and hopefully any new central defender should be capable of playing in a back 4.
Nordic Saint Posted 24 July, 2019 Posted 24 July, 2019 Couple of thousand sold, couple of hundred left, will sell out early. Pre-season optimism but good feeling about coming season for a lot of us. Absolutely. Not only will most our away allocations sell out but I predict this will be the 12th of our 12 top flight seasons at St Mary's when our home gates average over 30,000, which considering our capacity isn't much more than that is pretty good. For comparison, Pompey, who had a capacity in excess of 50,000 for much longer than that, only ever averaged home gates over 30,000 for 7 seasons, the last one being 66 years ago.
Micky Posted 24 July, 2019 Posted 24 July, 2019 Can't wait for us to get started to be honest, no matter what happens this season, I think we can all be confident that Ralph is at least going to play a good attacking brand of fast football. Got tickets for Burnley today, not many left, can't see them playing anything else but their dour, hard to break down style again this season. Old boys coming back to haunt us card, beware the Jay Rodriques and Jack Cork effect...! Thank God Crouchie retired. Sent from my SM-T590 using Tapatalk
oldsarum Posted 25 July, 2019 Posted 25 July, 2019 Can't wait for us to get started to be honest, no matter what happens this season, I think we can all be confident that Ralph is at least going to play a good attacking brand of fast football. Got tickets for Burnley today, not many left, can't see them playing anything else but their dour, hard to break down style again this season. Old boys coming back to haunt us card, beware the Jay Rodriques and Jack Cork effect...! Thank God Crouchie retired. Sent from my SM-T590 using Tapatalk Would say we’ve sold just over 1,500 so far, three blocks currently on sale although 2 of these nearly sold out, but 4 other blocks have yet to go on sale
Danbert Posted 25 July, 2019 Posted 25 July, 2019 No way they will all start and I'd be surprised if Djenepo gets on the pitch at all for a fixture like Burnley away. It will likely be JWP or Armstrong in his place. Djenepo still looks very raw to me, I can't see him getting a starting place from the off.
igsey Posted 25 July, 2019 Posted 25 July, 2019 Doubt Djenepo will be starting any games soon, I think he's going to need a few months to get up to speed unless we have some injuries. If he's fit, JWP should be starting after an excellent second half to last season. Vestergaard's lack of pace is the main reason we needed 3 central defenders rather than 2 last season. Yoshida, Bednarek and hopefully any new central defender should be capable of playing in a back 4. Agreed, but against a hoof-ball team like Burnley I think he needs to play, if we go with two CBs I'd choose Vest for height and Yoshi for his pace.
mcbendy Posted 29 July, 2019 Posted 29 July, 2019 I wouldn't be surprised at all if the starting eleven and shape is the same as we saw against Feyenoord. For me, Romeo is a big miss. Even with five at the back we look vulnerable.
Yorkshire Saint Posted 3 August, 2019 Author Posted 3 August, 2019 Revised team .. subject to transfers: Gunn Valery Bertrand Maya Vest Jan JWP Hojberg Adam's Redmond Ings Bench: Forster Stephens Romeu Obafemi Long Boufal Cedric
Yorkshire Saint Posted 3 August, 2019 Author Posted 3 August, 2019 Revised team .. subject to transfers: Gunn Valery Bertrand Maya Vest Jan JWP Hojberg Adam's Redmond Ings Bench: Forster Stephens Romeu Obafemi Long Boufal Cedric
benjii Posted 4 August, 2019 Posted 4 August, 2019 So light in midfield and pressing won't help all that much as Burnley are happy to whack it long anyway. Would gladly take a point.
beatlesaint Posted 4 August, 2019 Posted 4 August, 2019 I hope Ralph doesn’t try to shoe horn JWP into the side as the second deep midfielder. We will be over run by teams for a past time.
Manuel Posted 4 August, 2019 Posted 4 August, 2019 A win on Saturday could comfortably lift us out of the bottom half.
DT Posted 4 August, 2019 Posted 4 August, 2019 This has 0-0 written all over it (genuinely) they won't get a nil
Dan Johnson Posted 5 August, 2019 Posted 5 August, 2019 Burnley Preparations likely affected by Maguire to Utd as Leicester are heavily being linked with a move for Tarkowski as a replacement.
Saint Garrett Posted 5 August, 2019 Posted 5 August, 2019 (edited) Gunn Valery Bednarek Vestergaard Yoshida Bertrand Romeu Hojbjerg Redmond Ings Adams Difficult to leave out JWP and kind of expecting him to leave Romeu out, but would personally play him. Could flex it by dropping one of the forwards for JWP. Wouldn't be surprised if Ralph played Stephens rather than Yoshida tbh, which would be a shame. Edited 5 August, 2019 by Saint Garrett
John Boy Saint Posted 5 August, 2019 Posted 5 August, 2019 Gunn Valery Bednarek Vestergaard Yoshida Bertrand Romeu Hojbjerg Redmond Ings Adams Difficult to leave out JWP and kind of expecting him to leave Romeu out, but would personally play him. Could flex it by dropping one of the forwards for JWP. Wouldn't be surprised if Ralph played Stephens rather than Yoshida tbh, which would be a shame. Like you say harsh to leave out JWP but then unless Burnley switch to playing Barcelona style football, he is likely to be getting a crick in his neck as he watches the ball sail repeatedly over his head. Think Ralph already has Yoshida written in Biro on his team sheet, he knows his value to defence.
skintsaint Posted 5 August, 2019 Posted 5 August, 2019 Burnley Preparations likely affected by Maguire to Utd as Leicester are heavily being linked with a move for Tarkowski as a replacement. Could be good timing for us. Their transfers this summer have been pretty uninspiring. Confident we can get at least a point here. Three would be nice but rarely do that on the first game of the season!
supersonic Posted 5 August, 2019 Posted 5 August, 2019 got a 1-0 defeat to a 92nd minute Ashley Barnes winner written all over it
the saint in winchester Posted 5 August, 2019 Posted 5 August, 2019 got a 1-0 defeat to a 92nd minute Ashley Barnes winner written all over it OR : got a 1-0 defeat to a 92nd minute Jay Rodriguez winner written all over it
del boy Posted 5 August, 2019 Posted 5 August, 2019 I can't believe we're going into the first game of the season without a new CB (he says, unaware of the last-minute cunning plan that will shock everyone) Oh, wait a minute, yes I can, it's like every other window The outscoring the opposition tactic seems quite high risk, and not something we've pulled off for a while now, but in Ralph we trust COYS
Micky Posted 5 August, 2019 Posted 5 August, 2019 got a 1-0 defeat to a 92nd minute Ashley Barnes winner written all over it OR : got a 1-0 defeat to a 92nd minute Jay Rodriguez winner written all over it Or got a 0 - 1 win to a 92nd Danny Ings winner written all over it.
suewhistle Posted 5 August, 2019 Posted 5 August, 2019 No, you'll only see that on the Burnley boards..
ErwinK1961 Posted 5 August, 2019 Posted 5 August, 2019 Or got a 0 - 1 win to a 92nd Danny Ings winner written all over it. You think Ings will make it to 90mins?
Red Posted 5 August, 2019 Posted 5 August, 2019 Or got a 0 - 1 win to a 92nd Danny Ings winner written all over it. Willing to bet you £100 Ings will not score in Burnley match if you are up for it?
Roo1976 Posted 5 August, 2019 Posted 5 August, 2019 You think Ings will make it to 90mins? theres no way he will score a 92nd min winner unless he comes off the bench.
saints-til-i-die Posted 5 August, 2019 Posted 5 August, 2019 Anyone know if Ralph was back at staplewood today? They usually post lots of pics of training during the week. Nothing at all so far.
stevy777_x Posted 5 August, 2019 Posted 5 August, 2019 Anyone know if Ralph was back at staplewood today? They usually post lots of pics of training during the week. Nothing at all so far. 2 days off after a game which means they start training on Tuesday not Monday. You therefore won’t see any pics today.
JRM Posted 5 August, 2019 Posted 5 August, 2019 For those making the journey apparently we’re in the privileged position of being the first away side to visit after renovation of the away end this summer , exciting times https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/2019/august/supporter-notice--information-on-new-ladbrokes-stand-seats/
Micky Posted 5 August, 2019 Posted 5 August, 2019 You think Ings will make it to 90mins?Must admit, that was always the obvious flaw in my plan! Sent from my SM-T590 using Tapatalk
Micky Posted 5 August, 2019 Posted 5 August, 2019 (edited) Willing to bet you £100 Ings will not score in Burnley match if you are up for it?Wrong bloke mate, you're after Heisenberg, he's the resident "cheeky side bet" merchant. Thanks anyway. Sent from my SM-T590 using Tapatalk Edited 5 August, 2019 by Micky
whelk Posted 5 August, 2019 Posted 5 August, 2019 Willing to bet you £100 Ings will not score in Burnley match if you are up for it? What a pr1ck
saints-til-i-die Posted 5 August, 2019 Posted 5 August, 2019 2 days off after a game which means they start training on Tuesday not Monday. You therefore won’t see any pics today. Do they always have two days off after a game? I could’ve sworn they are usually in training on Monday.
Red Posted 5 August, 2019 Posted 5 August, 2019 What a pr1ck You should know! Well picked avatar btw. Just keep your nose out where it doesn't belong.
John Boy Saint Posted 5 August, 2019 Posted 5 August, 2019 Do they always have two days off after a game? I could’ve sworn they are usually in training on Monday. Definitely not if they have been naughty boys and lost on a Saturday with a major brain fart involved Maybe having had a busy month of pre season - its got to the stage where rest is just as as good as training before ramping it back up for the weekend.
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