team for boxing day

[wilderabeast]

My selection would be.
5-3-2

Kuipers

Hinshlewood
Virgo
Butters

El abb
Jones

Oatway
Hammond
Nicholas

McGammon
Robinson

Subs May-reid-hart,jarrett, molango

 

[Tom Bombadil]

Why drop Reid?

 

[wilderabeast]

why drop reid good steady player like hime alot

just prefer el abb would like to see him in the wingback pos

 

[Tom Bombadil]

But el-abd is a central defender by instinct, if you're playing with wing backs you need someone who is more comfortable on the ball and more likely to get forward.

 

[Publius Ovidius]

Kuipers

watson Butters Hinch Harding

Reid Nikolas Oatway Hammond

ChickenMcflurry Virgo

Subs: Robinson, Molango, Jarrett, mayo, may

I think we need to wqin this one, but I cant see anyone in that squad actually scoring at the moment.

 

[perseus]

But el-abd is a central defender by instinct, if you're playing with wing backs you need someone who is more comfortable on the ball and more likely to get forward.

The wing-back system in professional football does not work like that any more (as far as I can see: watching the Albion is not the best way to sus it); when one wing-back goes forward the back line reverts to a back four. I do not know what happens when the opponents attack down one wing.

Ostensibly, the full back on the other side is out of the game unless he takes up a new position. Could push him up to the half-way line for a surprise tactic for a break-away. As far as I can see by watching the Albion, having three centre backs and they all get in each other way and Kuipers is apt to do a wobbly. I think we might be better off without Danny Cullip. Four at the back is the only way. Trouble is we haven't got any decent wingers.

Wing-backs are not that good as they rarely get to the by-line and cross. They always cross from deep.

 

[Tom Bombadil]

I see your grasp of tactics is as sound as your grasp of suitable sights for football stadia.

 

[perseus]

I expect the back four really have got to be all round defenders capable of playing both in the cnetre of defence as well as full-back at a pinch. By your observations El-Abd seems to fit this role. I have never been particularly struck by this ability. He has not really showed when I have been watching. Coming over the half-way line he has never looked convincing and I never seen him tested by a winger. Better than Virgo at right back who seem out of place there.

 

[Harry Lime]

Kuipers

Hinshlewood
Virgo
Butters

El abb
Jones

Oatway
Hammond
Nicholas

McGammon
Robinson

That looks good to me, although Watson is arguably better suited to a wingback role than El-Abd.

 

[Trigger]

Kuipers

Reid
Hinshelwood
Butters
Mayo

Nicolas
Oatway
Carpenter
Jarrett

McGammon
Molango

 

[BensGrandad]

Kuipers

Hinshlewood
Virgo
Butters
Mayo

Reid
Oatway
Carpenter
Nicholas

McCammon
Robinson/ Molango ( 1 playing other sub)

Subs:

Jarrett
Hart
Jones
Robinson/Molango (whoever is not starting)
May