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Broja through the middle

Rest Silva

Start Nkunku, Madueke, Mudryk and Sterling

 

Provided the following are fit:

 

Petrovic

 

Gilchrist 

Disasi

Badiashile 

Maatsen

 

Gallagher (if he has not been sold)

Lavia

 

Madueke 

Palmer

Mudryk

 

Broja

19 minutes ago, loz said:

Broja through the middle

Rest Silva

Start Nkunku, Madueke, Mudryk and Sterling

 

5 forwards ? 

Or have you got Sterling at left back LOL

8 minutes ago, Sexyfootball said:

5 forwards ? 

Or have you got Sterling at left back LOL

Left back on the bench

               Petrovic

Disasi Gilchrist Colwill Maatsen

        Gallagher Caicedo

Madueke  Nkunku  Mudryk

                Jackson

 

A well-earned rest for Cole Palmer ...

A "Made-in-Cobham" centre back pairing ... 

A final run out for Jackson before he heads off to the ACoN

I would love to rest the midfielders, but I'm not sure we're going to have anyone else available ! 

I’m going to this one so expect a crushing defeat.

1 hour ago, Munkunku said:

I’m going to this one so expect a crushing defeat.

Take Sam Kerr a Davide Washington disguise and we will be set.

A Happy New Year to all who post on the match day threads!😀

Sunderland - Preston NE at half time currently. Sunderland lead 2-0. 

Preston looks like a decent side with some skillful players but we absolutely should win here. 

They are 11th in the Championship so they are doing similarly as we do in the Prem. 

Nice to see could they potentially turn this game around second half.

We have the first leg at Boro a few days after this one. So, I fully expect a few players to be rested. Hopefully Gilchrist gets his first start. Perhaps the likes of Matos and Castledine will get some minutes too. Preston are a decent team, but as long as we approach the game with the right attitude, we should win this one.

3 hours ago, forbzy said:

We have the first leg at Boro a few days after this one. So, I fully expect a few players to be rested. Hopefully Gilchrist gets his first start. Perhaps the likes of Matos and Castledine will get some minutes too. Preston are a decent team, but as long as we approach the game with the right attitude, we should win this one.

Would love to see Gilchrist get 90 minutes but otherwise think we should put out a strong team.

Petrovic 

Gilchrist Disasi Badiashile Gusto

Caicedo Enzo 

Madueke Nkunku Mudryk

Jackson 

If we can't beat PNE at home in a cup tie, then some serious questions have to be answered. 

Petrovic 

Gilchrist Badiashile Colwill Maatsen

Caicedo Enzo 

Madueke Nkunku Mudryk

Broja

Good opportunity for gilchrist to get some minutes and nkunku to build up some match fitness

Petrovic 

gilchrist disasi badi colwill

enzo caicedo 

madueke Gallagher sterling 

broja 

Matos off to Huddersfield on loan apparently. So looks like he is one younger player that won't be featuring.

15 minutes ago, forbzy said:

Matos off to Huddersfield on loan apparently. So looks like he is one younger player that won't be featuring.

Hopefully he gets decent minutes there

8 hours ago, Gonoir Beniashile said:

Hopefully he gets decent minutes there

Our loanees have had a pretty decent track record at Huddersfield in recent years. Hopefully that continues.

Petrovic

Gilchrist  Disasi  Colwill

Sterling  Gallagher  Caicedo  Maatsen

Madueke  Broja  Mudryk

No point risking Nkunku or Palmer imo.

2 hours ago, RIP Mourinho said:

Petrovic

Gilchrist  Disasi  Colwill

Sterling  Gallagher  Caicedo  Maatsen

Madueke  Broja  Mudryk

No point risking Nkunku or Palmer imo.

Interesting line up, but can't see us deviating from the 4-2-3-1 myself. 

Badiashile might be better as the middle centre back ahead of Disasi ? Why Sterling ahead of Gusto at RWB ?

35 minutes ago, Sexyfootball said:

Interesting line up, but can't see us deviating from the 4-2-3-1 myself. 

Badiashile might be better as the middle centre back ahead of Disasi ? Why Sterling ahead of Gusto at RWB ?

I think you're probably right. I'd like to see us try a back 3 again, think it really suits the current squad. 

Was just thinking to rest Gusto and avoid injury in a small-ish fixture, he'd be first choice going forward. Also not against Badi coming in for Disasi, think he's the better player of the two just know how much Poch seems to like Disasi. 

Our defence is too crap to play a back 4, we are conceding a lot of goals and the flaws of these players are being exposed time again. I think we need to consider going back to a back 5, until we can improve the quality we have at the back. Which means getting rid of people like Disasi, hopefully getting a fully fit Fofana back in, etc...