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I know we have not seen the two new signings in action for us so this is a little preemptive but what would your starting line up for our next game be (obviously excluding those currently injured and assuming new signings ready to hit the ground running).

 

Mine would be:

Bazunu

KWP  ABK   Salisu   Perruad

Lavia   Alcaraz

JWP

Edozie   Onuachu   Sulemana 

 

Tough call between Diallo and Alcaraz for me in the above. Alcaraz looked pretty handy in the first leg against NUFC but didn’t look great this evening. I think Diallo does break the play up well even though he does have his faults at time.

Having a bench which includes DCC, Lyanco, Bree, Orsic, A Armstrong, Adams and Diallo isn’t bad. 

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McCarthy 

KWP ABK DCC Perruad

Alacraz Lavia 

Winger JWP Winger 

Adams 

 

Salisu has been i liability for a while. 
Have left wingers as Tbf, they’re all shit. 
Haven’t included new lads as don’t know if they’re any good. 

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Anyone but Bazunu in goal

Back four; with a RB playing at RB and a LB playing at LB (KWP, RP); Christ knows from our CBs - not sure it makes much difference.

Lavia and Alcarez/Diallo

JWP

Any two of our non-creative/non-scoring wingers - doesn't really matter which

New Crouch up front

 

Team almost picks itself. 

 

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I think most of us have the same idea, just a shame we're not the manager.

 

                            Bazunu (Willy/McCarthy)

KWP (Bree/Lyanco) - ABK (or DCC) - Salisu (Bednarek) - Perraud (KWP/Larios)

                    Lavia (hmm) - JWP (Diallo)

 Edozie (Moussa/Theo)   Alcaraz (Airbo/Ely)    Sulemana (Orsic/Armstrong)

                  Ounachu (Adams/Mara)

 

Biggest hole's still are in CM for me, we have 3 players for each position elsewhere. We just have to hope Lavia stays fit.

 

 

 

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Feels like it’s not that difficult to pick a decent team. 

Bazunu

KWP DCC Salisu Perraud

JWP Lavia Alcaraz

Sulemena Onuachu Orsic

 

Would seem pretty odd to bring in the new boys and not play them. 

ABK or Salisu for me, but ABK has looked really poor under Jones, possibly a young player going through the motions, and probably had a good relationship with Ralph.

 

 

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Wonder if the 5 at the back and two up front last night (for the first time since the Forest game I think?) is a suggestion of a desire to play two up top going forwards? Maybe Mara off Onuachu, as he seems to be able to finish and Onuachu supposedly likes to win flick ons etc.

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I feel it’s not difficult to pick a team. But we all know Nathan Jones likes to mix it up in terms of selection and tactics.

Currently I’d go:

Bazunu (reluctantly)
KWP, DCC, ABK (although he’s made of glass, so maybe Salisu), Perraud
Lavia, JWP, Alcaraz
Sulemana, Onuachu, winger (could literally be anyone, Stu’s always been good but injury problems, Edozie I like but he’s very week and I think is better as an impact player, Orsic I don’t know enough about)

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Being a squad game I’m going to cheat … but it does help show where we’ve got strength in depth and where we haven’t 

GK Bakunu

CB 2 from ABK, DCC and Salusu

FB KWP and Perraud 

DM Lavia

CM JWP and 2 from Stu and Alcaraz 

Wide 2 from Orsic, Edozie and Sulaman the magnificent 

CF Onuachu

I’ve discounted Tino as I don’t think we’ll see him this season.

I think we’ve got backup for all where I’ve not listed options (McCarthy, Bree, Diallo and Adams or Mara - added to the above it’s 19 of your match day squad) but they’re not good enough to start IMHO. And I’m not doing cart wheels about our GK or LB and need to reserve judgement on wide players and CF.

That still leaves all of Willy, Lyanco, Bednarek, Larios, Aribo, Ely, Theo, Djemepo and Adam A to find another sub or cover injuries.  I’d happily see them all go and rely on youth quite frankly.

Of course, none of the above will happen because, with the greatest of respect, I don’t know anything and we need a back 5.

 

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On 01/02/2023 at 08:40, Polaroid Saint said:

Bazunu

KWP ABK Salisu Perruad

Alcaraz Lavia JWP Sulemana

Onuachu Adams

 

(That's NJ's infamous* 442/Midfield Diamond + utilising Che for what he is supposedly best at, supporting a No.9).

Happy to see NJ try it for a couple of games at least. 

*Have we actually seen it yet?

 

 

 

I like the look of this line up

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On 01/02/2023 at 08:40, Polaroid Saint said:

Bazunu

KWP ABK Salisu Perruad

Alcaraz Lavia JWP Sulemana

Onuachu Adams

 

(That's NJ's infamous* 442/Midfield Diamond + utilising Che for what he is supposedly best at, supporting a No.9).

Happy to see NJ try it for a couple of games at least. 

*Have we actually seen it yet?

 

 

 

I think this would work nicely with Mara too, instead of Adams. Both seem to recently have taken to dropping a little deeper to pick the ball up so would enjoy playing off Onuachu as a focal point. You then let Sulemana push forward on the left, and on the right you have Alcaraz tuck in, to let KWP bomb past him. JWP can also advance a little knowing he'd have Lavia sat behind him, and Alcaraz for support.

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On 02/02/2023 at 00:18, Saint Garrett said:

Feels like it’s not that difficult to pick a decent team. 

Bazunu

KWP DCC Salisu Perraud

JWP Lavia Alcaraz

Sulemena Onuachu Orsic

 

Would seem pretty odd to bring in the new boys and not play them. 

ABK or Salisu for me, but ABK has looked really poor under Jones, possibly a young player going through the motions, and probably had a good relationship with Ralph.

 

 

Just seems so obvious that something like this suits this squad so much more than anything that they have been used in.

 

obviously something has happened with Orsic so that can be Stu or Edozie

 

Alcaraz bought for a reason and not being used

 

Sulamena being bought because of what he did playing wide and being played centrally 

 

crucially no Janny B in this line up either

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