Pavilionaire
Well-known member
- Jul 7, 2003
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I write this as a supporter of Dean Wilkins.
Right now the Albion are little more than a collection of kids who, in footballing terms, are still in nappies, and has-beens who are well past their sell-by date.
Wilkins needs to find his starting XI and formation AND STICK TO IT. My take is as follows:
Goalkeeper: Either start Henderson when available or sell him at the first opportunity. He is one of our few cashable assets.
Full-backs: Never start Mayo or Hart. Play Whing, and if we can't get him long-term stick El-Abd at right-back. We need a left-back desperately - I'd go back to Millwall and sign Bagayoko, he impressed me pre-season. Rents still too raw.
Centre-backs: Lynch and Hinsh all the way. Butters only in an emergency.
Midfield: Play 3 across the middle with Cox in the hole behind the front two. Get rid of Frutos - he hasn't got the stomach for a fight, poor goal return.
Attack: Play Revell in his proper position of centre-forward, slightly right with Jakey slightly left and Cox bursting through. Sam Williams doesn't look up to it to me - he doesn't have the workrate and doesn't win enough headers.
My team (4-3-1-2)
1. Henderson
2. Whing
3. El-Abd
4. Lynch
5. Hinsh
6. Carpenter
7. Hammond
8. Hart
9. Revell
10.Robinson
11.Cox.
The key to the season is getting Hammond back to his best and getting Carpenter fit and on song.
Right now the Albion are little more than a collection of kids who, in footballing terms, are still in nappies, and has-beens who are well past their sell-by date.
Wilkins needs to find his starting XI and formation AND STICK TO IT. My take is as follows:
Goalkeeper: Either start Henderson when available or sell him at the first opportunity. He is one of our few cashable assets.
Full-backs: Never start Mayo or Hart. Play Whing, and if we can't get him long-term stick El-Abd at right-back. We need a left-back desperately - I'd go back to Millwall and sign Bagayoko, he impressed me pre-season. Rents still too raw.
Centre-backs: Lynch and Hinsh all the way. Butters only in an emergency.
Midfield: Play 3 across the middle with Cox in the hole behind the front two. Get rid of Frutos - he hasn't got the stomach for a fight, poor goal return.
Attack: Play Revell in his proper position of centre-forward, slightly right with Jakey slightly left and Cox bursting through. Sam Williams doesn't look up to it to me - he doesn't have the workrate and doesn't win enough headers.
My team (4-3-1-2)
1. Henderson
2. Whing
3. El-Abd
4. Lynch
5. Hinsh
6. Carpenter
7. Hammond
8. Hart
9. Revell
10.Robinson
11.Cox.
The key to the season is getting Hammond back to his best and getting Carpenter fit and on song.