FT: MIDDLESBROUGH 2 - 3 CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

[Hilts]

Re: MIDDLESBROUGH v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

I’m hoping this is one of those messages that come back to bite me, I really hope so but Harris shouldn’t be near that 11.

Id prefer him to Watters.

[OurManFlint II]

Re: MIDDLESBROUGH v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

Looks like a return to three centre backs and wing backs.

he had to try something i suppose

[2b2bdoo]

Re: MIDDLESBROUGH v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

Id prefer him to Watters.

Not sure I do and I’m not sure they should be the options either.

[MacAdder]

Re: MIDDLESBROUGH v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

Looks like he's gone narrow with a 442 to me.
O'Dowda might be allowed to roam a bit to give a bit of width with one of the forwards covering.
Who knows what to expect :shrug:

Cmon City :ayatollah:

[Hilts]

Re: MIDDLESBROUGH v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

Looks like he's gone narrow with a 442 to me.
O'Dowda might be allowed to roam a bit to give a bit of width with one of the forwards covering.
Who knows what to expect :shrug:

Cmon City :ayatollah:

It looks 3 5 2 or 5 3 2 to me.

I really hope Ng or Simpson arent LB.

[Tuerto]

Re: MIDDLESBROUGH v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

Looks like he's gone narrow with a 442 to me.
O'Dowda might be allowed to roam a bit to give a bit of width with one of the forwards covering.
Who knows what to expect :shrug:

Cmon City :ayatollah:

That's no 442, surely?

[MacAdder]

Re: MIDDLESBROUGH v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

It looks 3 5 2 or 5 3 2 to me.

I really hope Ng or Simpson arent LB.

Maybe but at least it looks like he is trying something a little different with two up top, hopefully Harris and Robinson can get something going between them.

[Ninja]

Re: MIDDLESBROUGH v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

That's no 442, surely?

No chance, 5-3-2 effectively.
You wouldn't mind it if we had a creative midfielder in there and good wingbacks, but we don't.

[Hilts]

Re: MIDDLESBROUGH v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

That's no 442, surely?

No. If it was that would be a bonkers team line up.

[MacAdder]

Re: MIDDLESBROUGH v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

That's no 442, surely?

Looking at it again probably 532.

Feck knows what it'll end up like though :hehe:

[City123]

Re: MIDDLESBROUGH v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

No chance, 5-3-2 effectively.
You wouldn't mind it if we had a creative midfielder in there and good wingbacks, but we don't.

Odd to go with a back 5 and drop Nkounkou who looked good going forward but not defensively, as is not playing one creative midfielder when you have the security of 3 centre backs

[MacAdder]

Re: MIDDLESBROUGH v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

Sawyers should be in for Ralls.

[Ninja]

Re: MIDDLESBROUGH v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

Odd to go with a back 5 and drop Nkounkou who looked good going forward but not defensively, as is not playing one creative midfielder when you have the security of 3 centre backs

It looks literally like a vote of no confidence in his players to me.
He's not confident enough in his centre-backs to play a 2-man pairing, and he's not confident enough in his central midfielders to play 2 in there and allow them to be put under a bit more pressure.
It seems a complete waste to stick 2 up front in this scenario as we have less width and zero creativity through the middle.

[Hilts]

Re: MIDDLESBROUGH v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

It looks literally like a vote of no confidence in his players to me.
He's not confident enough in his centre-backs to play a 2-man pairing, and he's not confident enough in his central midfielders to play 2 in there and allow them to be put under a bit more pressure.
It seems a complete waste to stick 2 up front in this scenario as we have less width and zero creativity through the middle.

I dont think he has confidence in the 2 centre backs.

As for playing 2 in the centre hes picked a side to battle by the looks. Id have played Colwill or Sawyers.

[OurManFlint II]

Re: MIDDLESBROUGH v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

Id prefer him to Watters.

Agree. Whilst Harris isn't the answer to our goal scoring problems, i actually think he's half decent footballer but a bit of an enigma in regards to what his best position is. Plus we might need these players next season in Lee Juan :angry: