Your team v Oldham?

[Sothall_Blade]

____________Howard

Freeman Basham Collins K.Wallace

________Reed Coutts__________

Done______Baxter_______Adams

__________Sharp_____________


Subs:- Long, McGahey, J.Wallace, Woolford, JCR, Sammon

Struggling for another fit sub despite the "massively bloated" squad (one from McCeveley, Kennedy, Cuvelier, Scougall, McNulty?)

 

[HighfieldBlade]

That line-up looks pretty good to me.
Any news on Brayford? Is he fit to play?

 

[RMBlade]

That line-up looks pretty good to me.
Any news on Brayford? Is he fit to play?

http://www.s24su.com/forum/index.php?threads/updates-from-adkins.42503/

That thread should help if you haven't already seen it.

 

[coaxingstar71]

I've picked a team that I think will win on Saturday..........


Manchester City.

 

[brownie4583]

Howard
Freeman Collins Basham Wallace
JCR Baxter Reed Adams
Sharp Done

 

[groveblade]

- - - - - - -- - - - - Howard
Freeman - - McGahey - - - Collins - - - K Wallace
- - - - - - - - Basham - - - Reed
Done - - - - - - - - Baxter - - - -- - - - - Adams
- - - - - - -- - - - - Sharp

Subs: Long, Woolford, J Wallace/DiMaio, Scougall, JCR, McNulty(?)/Diego de G, Sammon


Not happy with that CB partnership but hopefully putting Basham in CM would help us to be stronger in the middle of the park and get a grip of the game > taking pressure off the back 4. Would be tempted to start with Scougall instead of Reed... good thing is that plenty of options off the bench if need to push for a win late on.

UTB!

 

[Tyler Durden]

Howard on the left wing with Billy at centre-half and Scougall in an attacking goalkeeper role.

 

[Patrick Suffaux]

Sharp, Done, Adams, Baxter and Basham should all be a permanent fixture.

The other 6 places are up for grabs in my opinion as no one has proved themselves to be reliable in any way shape or form.

 

[Liaminho9]

McGahey had a solid second half against Rochdale

 

[Ricky]

Gary Sinclair

Freeman McGahey Collins Wallace

Basham Baxter Reed

JCR Sharp Done


Subs: Long, academy defender, Coutts, Woolford, Adams, McNulty, Sammon.

I think this game will suit Done more than Adams and away from home we need a regular outlet, which JCR should offer.

 

[1danewhitehouse]

--------------------Howard

Freeman-McGahey--Collins--Wallace

---------------Basham--Coutts
--------------------Baxter
Done--------------------------------Adams
--------------------Sharp

Subs:
Long
Jake Phillips/Ioan Evans (assuming none of Flynn, Kennedy, Alcock etc make it).
Scougall
Reed
JCR
Sammon
McNulty

 

[1danewhitehouse]

Actually, probably go for Woolford ahead of an academy defender on the bench as he can cover LB if needed

 

[Darthblade]

____________Howard

Freeman Basham Collins K.Wallace

________Reed Coutts__________

Done______Baxter_______Adams

__________Sharp_____________


Subs:- Long, McGahey, J.Wallace, Woolford, JCR, Sammon

Struggling for another fit sub despite the "massively bloated" squad (one from McCeveley, Kennedy, Cuvelier, Scougall, McNulty?)

____________New GK

Freeman Basham New CH K.Wallace

Done New CM Coutts Adams

Sharp Sammon


Subs:- Howard, McGahey, J.Wallace, JCR, Baxter, McNuts, Collins

UTB & FTP

 

[Woodwardfan]

Long/ Howard

3.
Collins McGahey Wallace

5.
Reed Basham
Freeman (W.B.) Adams (W.B.)
Baxter( No.10")

2.
Done
Sharp.


Baxter given licence to roam and pull all the strings against his old club.

Just imagine that team with Kennedy, Edgar and Brayford in it.

Also Harris, Brayford, Freeman, Ryce, K. Wallace, Flynn, Done can all play the vital roles of wing back in 3-5-2.

 

[SwissBlade]

Long/ Howard

3.
Collins McGahey Wallace

5.
Reed Basham
Freeman (W.B.) Adams (W.B.)
Baxter( No.10")

2.
Done
Sharp.


Baxter given licence to roam and pull all the strings against his old club.

Just imagine that team with Kennedy, Edgar and Brayford in it.

Also Harris, Brayford, Freeman, Ryce, K. Wallace, Flynn, Done can all play the vital roles of wing back in 3-5-2.

That back three would put fear into any blades fan!

 

[jt64]

Would go with the OP's lineup

 

[Ricky]

Long/ Howard

3.
Collins McGahey Wallace

5.
Reed Basham
Freeman (W.B.) Adams (W.B.)
Baxter( No.10")

2.
Done
Sharp.


Baxter given licence to roam and pull all the strings against his old club.

Just imagine that team with Kennedy, Edgar and Brayford in it.

Also Harris, Brayford, Freeman, Ryce, K. Wallace, Flynn, Done can all play the vital roles of wing back in 3-5-2.

You can't just throw any players into a 3-5-2 and expect it to work. It's quite a specialist formation. You need two wide centre halves, one right footed and one left footed, who are mobile, capable of defending in wide areas and good on the ball. They need to be either side of someone who can organise things and hold them together. You then need two wing backs who are quick, fit and very good going forward. That back three is horrific and having those two as wing backs would leave us very lop sided. Adams should never be given any defensive responsibility beyond helping out the full back.

I like the idea of 3-5-2 and I hope we can get together a squad with the capability of playing this way within it. Our best bet with what we've got would be Brayford, Collins and McEveley(shudder) as the back three with Flynn and probably Woolford as wing backs. Freeman/Brayford and Harris could play the wing back roles but that would leave us tilted towards a more defensive set up. To maximise the formation I think it's much more important that the wing backs are good offensively than it is that they're good defensively, giving you an actual 3-5-2 rather than a 5-3-2. If they're poor defensively there's still three centre halves and a defensive midfielder to make up for it. If they're poor going forwards then you'll really struggle for width and a threat from wide areas and attacks will always go through the middle.

 

[SwissBlade]

You can't just throw any players into a 3-5-2 and expect it to work. It's quite a specialist formation. You need two wide centre halves, one right footed and one left footed, who are mobile, capable of defending in wide areas and good on the ball. They need to be either side of someone who can organise things and hold them together. You then need two wing backs who are quick, fit and very good going forward. That back three is horrific and having those two as wing backs would leave us very lop sided. Adams should never be given any defensive responsibility beyond helping out the full back.

I like the idea of 3-5-2 and I hope we can get together a squad with the capability of playing this way within it. Our best bet with what we've got would be Brayford, Collins and McEveley(shudder) as the back three with Flynn and probably Woolford as wing backs. Freeman/Brayford and Harris could play the wing back roles but that would leave us tilted towards a more defensive set up. To maximise the formation I think it's much more important that the wing backs are good offensively than it is that they're good defensively, giving you an actual 3-5-2 rather than a 5-3-2. If they're poor defensively there's still three centre halves and a defensive midfielder to make up for it. If they're poor going forwards then you'll really struggle for width and a threat from wide areas and attacks will always go through the middle.

I agree, its a specialised formation, not sure that Flynn is fit enough to play as a wingback, but with a fully fit side, i'd go with this:

Howard
Basham Brayford Kennedy
Freeman Baxter J. Wallace K.Wallace
Reed
Sharp Adams

Bench
Long
Done
Sammon
Scougs
McGahey

 

[bartman]

____________Howard

Freeman Basham Collins K.Wallace

________Reed Coutts__________

Done______Baxter_______Adams

__________Sharp_____________


Subs:- Long, McGahey, J.Wallace, Woolford, JCR, Sammon

Struggling for another fit sub despite the "massively bloated" squad (one from McCeveley, Kennedy, Cuvelier, Scougall, McNulty?)

I would swap Adams for JCR and have Scougall on bench but I think the line up you have shows one up front doesn't have to be negative

 

[Ricky]

I agree, its a specialised formation, not sure that Flynn is fit enough to play as a wingback, but with a fully fit side, i'd go with this:

Howard
Basham Brayford Kennedy
Freeman Baxter J. Wallace K.Wallace
Reed
Sharp Adams

Bench
Long
Done
Sammon
Scougs
McGahey

I do think Basham would be the best option at RCB but without him in midfield we lack legs there and I'd rather play Brayford RCB, where I think he'd actually be very good, and have more of a natural attacking wide player in the RWB position.

If we had a better option than McEveley at LCB (a Kilgallon clone ideally) then I'd be happy enough to see us give it a try but we'd still be lacking in terms of personnel.

 

[Woodwardfan]

You can't just throw any players into a 3-5-2 and expect it to work. It's quite a specialist formation. You need two wide centre halves, one right footed and one left footed, who are mobile, capable of defending in wide areas and good on the ball. They need to be either side of someone who can organise things and hold them together. You then need two wing backs who are quick, fit and very good going forward. That back three is horrific and having those two as wing backs would leave us very lop sided. Adams should never be given any defensive responsibility beyond helping out the full back.

I like the idea of 3-5-2 and I hope we can get together a squad with the capability of playing this way within it. Our best bet with what we've got would be Brayford, Collins and McEveley(shudder) as the back three with Flynn and probably Woolford as wing backs. Freeman/Brayford and Harris could play the wing back roles but that would leave us tilted towards a more defensive set up. To maximise the formation I think it's much more important that the wing backs are good offensively than it is that they're good defensively, giving you an actual 3-5-2 rather than a 5-3-2. If they're poor defensively there's still three centre halves and a defensive midfielder to make up for it. If they're poor going forwards then you'll really struggle for width and a threat from wide areas and attacks will always go through the middle.

It's all about opinion and my approach would be to blast Oldham out of the water with a team that has goals from everywhere. Scunny scored 4 there last weekend and won 4-2. We are short of players for certain positions in all formations but 3-5-2 involves three defenders staying put and having no other responsibility than defending, supported by Freeman and Basham at the slightest whif of danger. Can be a very safe formation like Holland played it in the World Cup.

Never expected anyone to agree with me but I'll plug 3-5-2 as always and it's all about opinion.

 

[SwissBlade]

I do think Basham would be the best option at RCB but without him in midfield we lack legs there and I'd rather play Brayford RCB, where I think he'd actually be very good, and have more of a natural attacking wide player in the RWB position.

If we had a better option than McEveley at LCB (a Kilgallon clone ideally) then I'd be happy enough to see us give it a try but we'd still be lacking in terms of personnel.

I agree on Brayford, McEv might work there as he can be quite mobile, but I think Basham is extremely overrated in centre mid.

 

[Pedro Verde]

Can be a very safe formation like Holland played it in the World Cup.

Have they being playing it in the Euros ?
If they have its not worked

 

[Patrick Suffaux]

Sharp, Done, Adams, Baxter and Basham should all be a permanent fixture.

The other 6 places are up for grabs in my opinion as no one has proved themselves to be reliable in any way shape or form.

Building on from this I suppose you have to play Howard. I would opt for Alcock, Edgar, Collins and Wallace across the back four. JCR takes the remaining place on ability to change a game.

Howard
Alcock, Edgar, Collins, Wallace
JCR, Basham, Baxter, Done
Sharp, Adams

 

[SUFC Handsworth]

Is Kennedy fit to play at Oldham???

Howard
Alcock-Kennedy-Collins-Freeman
JCR-Reed-Basham-Done
Baxter
Sharp

Subs: Long, K Wallace, McGahey, Adams, Sammon, Scougall, Flynn

If Kennedy isn't fit I'd be tempted with McGahey after last week's second half.

Don't know if this is the thread to mention it, but over 2,000 tickets sold is a great effort from our away day support. Train day out tomorrow and can't wait.

 

[biggey blade]

Not to sure if Kennedy is fit but I have heard alcock is still injured I would go for

Howard


Freeman mcgahey Collins Wallace

Basham

Coutts baxter

Jcr adams

Sharp