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Post by Gassy on Aug 3, 2020 10:00:53 GMT
Interesting that no one seems to have room for Daly Suddenly every line up below this post has Daly in it! Daly is a weird one, haven't seen enough of him yet - but my understanding is he has bags of potential. Looking forward to him really kicking off this season, I think he's in Garners plans as a 3-5-2 personally Jaakola ----Baldwin - Ehmer - Kilgour Hare ------------------------Leahy --Barrett--Westbrooke--Nicholson -------Daly------JCH---
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Post by pirate on Aug 3, 2020 10:05:19 GMT
Based on current squad and what I have seen of the players I would choose to go with 4-3-3 .......................Jaakkola........................ Hare ..... Kilgour ...... Ehmer..... Leahy .........Upson .....Grant......Ogogo........ Nicholson .................................Barrett ......................Clarke-Harris................. I think the obvious weaknesses are defensively at LB and lack of creativity in the middle. What I am impressed with so far is we seem to be building a squad with some depth and players with the ability to change our shape and formation depending on game situations Id get in Joseph Mills of FGR Would be my choice too. FGR offered him a new contract, but Mark Cooper believes he is set to leave the club on a free, with both Plymouth and Swindon linked.
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Post by rusho'gas on Aug 3, 2020 10:09:27 GMT
Joseph Mills, cracking left back. Would be a very good acquisition, fast, overlapping and accurate crossing.
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Post by Bourne End Gas on Aug 3, 2020 10:13:02 GMT
Interesting that no one seems to have room for Daly Suddenly every line up below this post has Daly in it! Daly is a weird one, haven't seen enough of him yet - but my understanding is he has bags of potential. Looking forward to him really kicking off this season, I think he's in Garners plans as a 3-5-2 personally Jaakola ----Baldwin - Ehmer - Kilgour Hare ------------------------Leahy --Barrett--Westbrooke--Nicholson -------Daly------JCH--- Got a feeling Cam Hargeaves is going to be knocking at the door this season ! If plays like he did v Sunderland in pre season he must be in with a shout
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Post by kampucheagas on Aug 3, 2020 10:15:14 GMT
Interesting that no one seems to have room for Daly Suddenly every line up below this post has Daly in it! Daly is a weird one, haven't seen enough of him yet - but my understanding is he has bags of potential. Looking forward to him really kicking off this season, I think he's in Garners plans as a 3-5-2 personally Jaakola ----Baldwin - Ehmer - Kilgour Hare ------------------------Leahy --Barrett--Westbrooke--Nicholson -------Daly------JCH--- That’s a nice attacking line-up but I’m not sure who is going to do the dirty work in the midfield there! From the little I’ve seen of Barrett and from reports of Westbrooke, neither are known for their tackling I think we will see Grant in front of a back 3 and wouldn’t be surprised if Abs joins Westbrooke especially away from home The great thing is for once we are doing business early and in positions we all knew needed strengthening. I think we need a left back and maybe another striker on loan and we are good to go. Not sure when I’ll be doing the Dorset to Mem pilgrimage, probably not til next year, but it seems like we mean business for this coming season. No excuses for BG and his team from now on UTG
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Post by neilv93 on Aug 3, 2020 10:20:33 GMT
Bizarre shout but wouldn't shock me if we see Grant play in the centre of a back three - libero style, as my endless hours on FM20 allude to. He could be the one to step out of defence and into the base of the midfield to link play between units and he's got (albeit not great) experience at CB.
Not saying it will happen mind, very unlikely but I wouldn't be shocked to see that happen. It's actually amazing to see how many options we've got now, players and formations, especially if we announce Zain.
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Post by Qatar Gas on Aug 3, 2020 10:30:27 GMT
Will the five substitute rule only apply to the premier league next season or does it filter down to the football league? This rule could work in our favour with the likelihood of us having the strongest bench we have had for years.
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Post by Gassy on Aug 3, 2020 10:40:28 GMT
Suddenly every line up below this post has Daly in it! Daly is a weird one, haven't seen enough of him yet - but my understanding is he has bags of potential. Looking forward to him really kicking off this season, I think he's in Garners plans as a 3-5-2 personally Jaakola ----Baldwin - Ehmer - Kilgour Hare ------------------------Leahy --Barrett--Westbrooke--Nicholson -------Daly------JCH--- That’s a nice attacking line-up but I’m not sure who is going to do the dirty work in the midfield there! From the little I’ve seen of Barrett and from reports of Westbrooke, neither are known for their tackling I think we will see Grant in front of a back 3 and wouldn’t be surprised if Abs joins Westbrooke especially away from home The great thing is for once we are doing business early and in positions we all knew needed strengthening. I think we need a left back and maybe another striker on loan and we are good to go. Not sure when I’ll be doing the Dorset to Mem pilgrimage, probably not til next year, but it seems like we mean business for this coming season. No excuses for BG and his team from now on UTG Yeah that's a good point - As I actually wrote it out I felt like we were missing a CDM there, but not sure where to put them. We have quite a few formations would could play really and we seem to have a good squad depth meaning we can be very versatile. We could easily play 442, 451, 352, 343, 433, 4231 - which is a HUGE advantage. Ogogo is a quality player, but as it looks now he may be someone on the bench, which shows the depth and quality in our squad.
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Post by lpgas1 on Aug 3, 2020 10:50:30 GMT
Jak Alfie Harries Ehmer Josh, Zain,Grant, Abs, Luke JCH, Nicholson. Looks pretty impressive on paper. Shame we dont play on paper!
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Post by cj on Aug 3, 2020 11:56:16 GMT
This is what I would like to see as its very attacking and threats coming from everywhere. But I feel defensively in midfield we would be putting pressure on ourselves. -------------------- Jaakkola ------------------- -------- Kilgour -- Baldwin -- Ehmer -------- -- Hare ------------ Grant ---------- Leahy -- ---- Westbrooke - Barrett - Nicholson ---- ----------------------- JCH ---------------------
Maybe take a CB out and add Ogogo next to Grant?? Making it a 4231.
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Post by lastminutewinner on Aug 3, 2020 11:56:47 GMT
That’s a nice attacking line-up but I’m not sure who is going to do the dirty work in the midfield there! From the little I’ve seen of Barrett and from reports of Westbrooke, neither are known for their tackling I think we will see Grant in front of a back 3 and wouldn’t be surprised if Abs joins Westbrooke especially away from home The great thing is for once we are doing business early and in positions we all knew needed strengthening. I think we need a left back and maybe another striker on loan and we are good to go. Not sure when I’ll be doing the Dorset to Mem pilgrimage, probably not til next year, but it seems like we mean business for this coming season. No excuses for BG and his team from now on UTG Yeah that's a good point - As I actually wrote it out I felt like we were missing a CDM there, but not sure where to put them. We have quite a few formations would could play really and we seem to have a good squad depth meaning we can be very versatile. We could easily play 442, 451, 352, 343, 433, 4231 - which is a HUGE advantage. Ogogo is a quality player, but as it looks now he may be someone on the bench, which shows the depth and quality in our squad. Dont need one. We will just win all games 5-4 like the Newcastle of old.
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Post by TAGas on Aug 3, 2020 12:09:08 GMT
................Jaakkola...........
......Kilgour....Ehmer....Baldwin......
Hare................................Leahy
..................Grant...................
Nicholson........Westbrooke..........Barret
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Post by Topper Gas on Aug 3, 2020 12:26:42 GMT
Why would any Rovers can choose a side with just JCH upfront on his own? Under DC we were awful to watch when we played one up top and last season JCH spent most of the time unhappy when played alone upfront.
It'll be interesting to hear how we line up in pre-season, with 4 or 5 at the back as that then dictates the rest of the line up.
I wonder where the final piece of the jigsaw fits, LB, LW or No 10 (possibly the Blackburn striker?)?
BG/TW look like they've been playing L1 Fantasy Football this summer with Wael's money rather than just online!
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Post by neilv93 on Aug 3, 2020 12:36:24 GMT
Why would any Rovers can choose a side with just JCH upfront on his own? Under DC we were awful to watch when we played one up top and last season JCH spent most of the time unhappy when played alone upfront. It'll be interesting to hear how we line up in pre-season, with 4 or 5 at the back as that then dictates the rest of the line up. I wonder where the final piece of the jigsaw fits, LB, LW or No 10 (possibly the Blackburn striker?)? BG/TW look like they've been playing L1 Fantasy Football this summer with Wael's money rather than just online! Depends on the set up. 3-5-2 with another striker means, likely, Nicholson/Barrett missing out. 3-4-3 means, likely, any one of Grant/Upson/Ogogo/Hargreaves missing out. Any 4ATB set-up means only two CBs starting which doesn't bode well when we have Kilgour/Ehmer/Baldwin/Harries/Davies to choose from when all fully fit. Ultimately, at present, the striking department is our weakest area for depth IMO so makes sense to only play one up front, especially when that one is arguably the best, and most complete, forward in the third tier. JCH is so good that, for me, the key thing is getting as many talented, creative players (Barrett, Nicholson, Westbrooke) in the team around him to provide quality service.
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Post by eastgas on Aug 3, 2020 18:03:10 GMT
Interesting that no one seems to have room for Daly I could only base my line up on who I have seen and what I know about the player. Daly could be a very capable player I just haven’t seen enough of him yet to put him in my team. He looked very sharp in the couple of games I have seen him and he seems to work very hard which I do like in a player. Fingers crossed he develops into a great player for us
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Post by Topper Gas on Aug 3, 2020 18:08:50 GMT
Little and "shift" are you having a laugh? If Little stays next season I hope BG's made it clear what he expects from him.
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Post by eastgas on Aug 3, 2020 18:13:45 GMT
Why would any Rovers can choose a side with just JCH upfront on his own? Under DC we were awful to watch when we played one up top and last season JCH spent most of the time unhappy when played alone upfront. It'll be interesting to hear how we line up in pre-season, with 4 or 5 at the back as that then dictates the rest of the line up. I wonder where the final piece of the jigsaw fits, LB, LW or No 10 (possibly the Blackburn striker?)? BG/TW look like they've been playing L1 Fantasy Football this summer with Wael's money rather than just online! I think that’s a tough one, one player up front in his own can become very isolated under GC style of play. I am hoping this year we will look to get the ball down and play and with the players we are signing it looks as though this is the plan. I think JCH as a focal point of the attack and supported by Nicholson, Barrett and Westbrooke could work very well. Getting two strikers into the starting line up could mean having to leave other players out e.g wide players. It will be interesting to see what BG does but I am feeling very positive that for once we have many players and we can play many formations to change things up if needed.
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Post by james246 on Aug 3, 2020 21:24:29 GMT
Why would any Rovers can choose a side with just JCH upfront on his own? Under DC we were awful to watch when we played one up top and last season JCH spent most of the time unhappy when played alone upfront. It'll be interesting to hear how we line up in pre-season, with 4 or 5 at the back as that then dictates the rest of the line up. I wonder where the final piece of the jigsaw fits, LB, LW or No 10 (possibly the Blackburn striker?)? BG/TW look like they've been playing L1 Fantasy Football this summer with Wael's money rather than just online! I think that’s a tough one, one player up front in his own can become very isolated under GC style of play. I am hoping this year we will look to get the ball down and play and with the players we are signing it looks as though this is the plan. I think JCH as a focal point of the attack and supported by Nicholson, Barrett and Westbrooke could work very well. Getting two strikers into the starting line up could mean having to leave other players out e.g wide players. It will be interesting to see what BG does but I am feeling very positive that for once we have many players and we can play many formations to change things up if needed. For me there should always two strikers on the field, unless in the later stages we are shutting the game down when in a winning position.
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Post by eastgas on Aug 3, 2020 21:58:48 GMT
I think that’s a tough one, one player up front in his own can become very isolated under GC style of play. I am hoping this year we will look to get the ball down and play and with the players we are signing it looks as though this is the plan. I think JCH as a focal point of the attack and supported by Nicholson, Barrett and Westbrooke could work very well. Getting two strikers into the starting line up could mean having to leave other players out e.g wide players. It will be interesting to see what BG does but I am feeling very positive that for once we have many players and we can play many formations to change things up if needed. For me there should always two strikers on the field, unless in the later stages we are shutting the game down when in a winning position. I think it’s how people look at and interpret a formation. I would say Liverpool, Man U, Man City etc play with 1 focal point striker and 2 wide players cutting in and providing support. You could say that is 3 strikers or 1 striker. Its the way I think rovers will go this season. To play with 2 strikers would most likely mean we play 4-4-2 which very few teams use now.
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Aug 4, 2020 5:57:52 GMT
................Jaakkola...........
......Kilgour....Ehmer....Baldwin......
Hare................................Leahy
..................Grant...................
Ayunga........ Westbrooke..........Nicholson
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I'm surprised Barrett is in so many people's line ups. He is technically good but he has been very disappointing so far, yes he was carrying too much weight last season but even with that aside, he's still not proven at this level. I'm not sure if we are going to go with full backs or wing backs. If we had full backs then I would have included Ogogo in the middle. I don't know enough about Grant though and also Daly is unlucky not to be in here.
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