How do you pick a team vs Burnley…

[Champagneblade]

We have played a few games with a back 4 since Wilder come back. So your leap of faith comment seems a little off.

If Robbo was touch and go maybe he comes back in.

If not, it’s a back 4 and unfortunately for us that means we will get destroyed by Burnley.

I feel we would need Osborn in the midfield as they’ll have a majority of the ball with Cullen and Berge.

The leap of faith comment was meant to be that he could be backing young Curtis for his debut. Perhaps that didn’t come across

 

[SLB]

What's that scene from Mike Bassett when he puts a player on and said "I don't know you just do what you want"

Should be Wilders next team selection\game plan

Isn't it already that?

 

[Constantly Optimistic...]

Bring back Vini, point to prove v Berge, it has to be Wes. RWB? Curtis/Ozzie. I really hope JLT is back. 442? Trusty and Garbage out. Larouci can keep pace with their wingers. Midfield Blaster, Hamer. Vini and Brookes. Upfront has to be BBD and one from McB, Osula or Archer. So...
Lg1 Wes,
Curtis/Ozzie, Holgate, Anel/JLT if fit, Larouci.
Hamer, Brookes, Vini, Blaster in any order.
BBD, McB/Cams/Osula.
Have this option throughout the game.
I may have missed something, somewhere, but these are my thoughts.

 

[Alex Cheeseright]

Does it matter what formation we play, who plays where and if we press or play a zone....the team is not good enough at this level. The only way we win is if Burnley have an off day, our eleven by some miracle play with their heads up for the full 90 and the luck is on our side. Even then, we may get a draw. Over 90 minutes we have shown teams that we can't last physically or mentally. Just like Brentford, they'll take their time and wait for the opportunities when the arise, and they will.
So having said that, play Curtis and Brooks with Arblaster. Why not? What do we have to lose? Hells bells put Sydie Peck in for shits and giggles.

 

[JJBlade]

I say we do them a favour and try to let them catch Forest

 

[Ginger Gnome]

Should put pressure on their idiotic pissing around at the back and go 4-3-3, defence is shit whatever we pick, so may as well attack instead.

 

[dsr-burnley]

Let's hope Berge gets moved to CH as Burnley keep using him at the end of games. Great attacking player but as a non tackling, scared of heading player what are they doing?

Berge was at centre half for the last part of the game on Saturday, because we have 6 centre halves and 5 of them were suspended or injured. It'll be O'Shea (back from suspension) and Esteve on Saturday - but if there's another injury ...

 

[dsr-burnley]

Mcburnie ripped them to pieces at the lane last year . They couldn't cope with his height and strength

Probably only 3 of the side that played last year will be playing on Saturday. (Only 2 if Muric gets dropped for giving away two pathetic goals in two weeks,)

For that matter, only 4 (or 5 if Muric gets dropped) of the side that beat you earlier in the season, will be playing.

 

[Ndiayewillalwaysloveyou]

10-10 with the two s in goal

 

[Ndiayewillalwaysloveyou]

Berge was at centre half for the last part of the game on Saturday, because we have 6 centre halves and 5 of them were suspended or injured. It'll be O'Shea (back from suspension) and Esteve on Saturday - but if there's another injury ...

Can we have Cullen or Brownhill next season for CM? Out of contract?

 

[Bladezz]

Can we have Cullen or Brownhill next season for CM? Out of contract?

And throw in Charlie Taylor too

dsr-burnley

 

[Bell4]

Bring back Vini, point to prove v Berge, it has to be Wes. RWB? Curtis/Ozzie. I really hope JLT is back. 442? Trusty and Garbage out. Larouci can keep pace with their wingers. Midfield Blaster, Hamer. Vini and Brookes. Upfront has to be BBD and one from McB, Osula or Archer. So...
Lg1 Wes,
Curtis/Ozzie, Holgate, Anel/JLT if fit, Larouci.
Hamer, Brookes, Vini, Blaster in any order.
BBD, McB/Cams/Osula.
Have this option throughout the game.
I may have missed something, somewhere, but these are my thoughts.

I’ve printed your post out and tippexed over anything Souza .

Now I like it

 

[dsr-burnley]

Can we have Cullen or Brownhill next season for CM? Out of contract?

Can't have Cullen. He's under contract till 2026.

Brownhill is out of contract this summer but with a club option for an extra year. He's on high wages, apparently, so who knows.

Taylor is out of contract too, and the manager isn't a fan. He'll be available.

 

[BobblesBlade]

The leap of faith comment was meant to be that he could be backing young Curtis for his debut. Perhaps that didn’t come across

Yeah that would be a big leap of faith. Curtis hasn’t done much to even be sitting on the bench but hey ho Keith Andrew’s will be happy. Just a shame the other young right backs at the academy miss out in this way.

Blades way

 

[espoo blade]

…with 7 (SEVEN as they used rondo on the Vidiprinter)

I hope to God Robbo is back so we can at least wang the ball into their box a bit which saw them shit their pants last season.

If not then even with Wilder’s slavish attraction to 3-5-2 then he’s going to have to make a leap of faith somewhere.

Logical approach is to just accept you can’t do five and just have a go:

Teflon Grbic
Holgate Anel Trusty Larouci
Hamer Arblaster Osborn
BBD McBurnie Archer

Alternatively you’re looking at:

Invisible Ivo
Holgate Anel Trusty
Curtis Hamer Arblaster Osborn Larouci
Brereton-Diaz McBurnie

Who knows? Maybe the young lad takes to it like Arblaster has?

Just force them to pass back to Muric as often as possible?

EDIT: tbh, forcing us to pass back to Grbic as often as possible would also be a reasonable tactic

 

[Bladezz]

Can't have Cullen. He's under contract till 2026.

Brownhill is out of contract this summer but with a club option for an extra year. He's on high wages, apparently, so who knows.

Taylor is out of contract too, and the manager isn't a fan. He'll be available.

Would take Brownhill and Taylor instantly!

 

[Balham]

Yeah that would be a big leap of faith. Curtis hasn’t done much to even be sitting on the bench but hey ho Keith Andrew’s will be happy. Just a shame the other young right backs at the academy miss out in this way.

Blades way

Which other right backs? Sachdev was on loan at Oldham and (I may be wrong here) is ineligible as a result, Seriki is on loan at Rotherham and we released Starbuck at the end of last season.

 

[brownblade]

Arblaster schooling Sander would be fun to watch.

 

[HeCanDoMagic]

Mcburnie ripped them to pieces at the lane last year . They couldn't cope with his height and strength

What an enjoyable game that was. Loved it. Great atmosphere, great game, just class.

 

[Tony_Kaufman]

 

[Varkanoid]

Does it matter what formation we play, who plays where and if we press or play a zone....the team is not good enough at this level. The only way we win is if Burnley have an off day, our eleven by some miracle play with their heads up for the full 90 and the luck is on our side. Even then, we may get a draw. Over 90 minutes we have shown teams that we can't last physically or mentally. Just like Brentford, they'll take their time and wait for the opportunities when the arise, and they will.
So having said that, play Curtis and Brooks with Arblaster. Why not? What do we have to lose? Hells bells put Sydie Peck in for shits and giggles.

If there is only one team we need to beat now its Burnley. This is a must win to save face. Finish above Burnley and I`m happy.

 

[Alex Cheeseright]

If there is only one team we need to beat now its Burnley. This is a must win to save face. Finish above Burnley and I`m happy.

Agree