Hello and welcome to the weekend.
Losing at Secondhand Fridge won’t be the end of the world but it’s dispiriting enough to open a pre-match with those words, let alone have to ponder what that scenario might mean in real life.
The thing is though, we can win this game. We absolutely 100% can. We have the assets, players who have all season laid on some of the most entertaining football in the country, on the continent, in the world.
What’s screwed us over aren’t injuries, crap players or acts of God. What’s screwed us over is poor judgement. And for that we should take comfort. Eh? In the softly spoken words of Sir John Betjeman, ‘Do wot Aitch?’ Yes, take comfort because a daft plan can be reversed, an strategy that didn’t pan out abandoned.
If Walker was struck down with a lashed liver, Azza Blud hospitalised with a kippered kidney, there’s not much one can do but let the medics do their best. And pray earnestly, of course (belt and braces).
But this fiasco is redeemable.
I’ve put Carlo in again purely to make the point about Brad being stuck to his line and the fact that he’s annoying me doing it. King needs a proper rest up and no discussion to be entered into about it.
So you play the 3 men you can count upon and shore them up with a pair of tough guys sitting deep in front of them. Parker and Sandro would give us 5 men deal with Mata, with Benny and Kyle obviously wanting to move the ball up whenever they can.
You put Modric in the middle where he does the most damage. You put Lennon on the right, Bale on the left and tell him to bloody well stay there. Rafa off Ade’s shoulder and we should all be home in time for tea and medals.
Prediction? I hear people saying they hope we can nick a point. I think we can nick that single goal that will win us all three. 1-2 with the winner scored late.
So Lennon’s out… And then whoever Harry picks on the right, you will moan about it.
Bale CAN play there. VDV CAN play there. Niko CAN play. Gio CAN play there.
You might as well write your bitchy blog now and get it over with
Can’t believe the author is proposing that team. 3 at the back, including 2 full backs? You bloody idiot.
What annoys me is that you’ve clearly done an ‘Adrian Durham’ and just proposed something ridiculous just for the hits/replies (i.e. whatever you’re being paid for the crap adverts that surround this page. And it’s even more annoying that I’ve fallen for it …
I think you’re looking for things that are not there, Dave.
it’s not ‘ridiculous’,if you’ve got two holding midfield players.
I don’t care if we put an actual chicken on right wing…just keep everyone else where they are supposed to be.
…and on the advice of my physician and the threat of the missus, that’s all I have to say about that until game time.
Harry I think you have lost your marbles playing 3 at the back with 2 full backs! Is Gallas not fit?
Brad
Gallas King? kaboul BAE
Walker Parker Sandro Bale
VDV
Ade
Adebayor dubious, I dropped Gallas to accommodate Rafa :unsure:
Radical idea that using an attacking full back with pace in a RM position!!!
Lets go back to keeping both wied men… WIDE with pace!