Team for Sheffield United

[I was there at Elm Park]

Federici
Rosenior Mills Pearce Bertrand
Cisse
Karacan Tabb
Matejovsky / Davies (Marek if fit)
Hunt Mooney

Subs: Hamer, Church, Long, Harper, Gunnarsson, two from Davies/Matejovksy/Henry/Robson-Kanu/Kebe

I know people will say this lacks width but we've lacked width all calendar year with wingers playing. Anyone who's seen the last two games will know that at the moment playing 4-3-3 makes it too easy for the opposition to isolate our front 3. If the quality is there then there is no reason why you can't play passing football through the middle which is why I've suggested Mooney as he looks like he might be better on the ball than Long. I would prefer Harper over Cisse but against Sheffield United you don't really want to be relying on your central defenders for the sole aerial presence, especially when Mills looked short of fitness yesterday. Imo we need experience and players who will graft at the moment. We saw last year that we haven't got a central midfield pairing that is good enough to cope with two wingers playing alongside them who may not graft and go missing which is why I don't recommend a flat 4-4-2. We need three from Cisse, Karacen, Tabb and Harper to play to add that experience and to make sure that we don't look outnumbered in the centre of the park like against Swansea.

[adamh4608]

THE FAN,S

[Harpers So Solid Crew]

.........FEDS..........

Rossy..Pearce..Mills...Armers

Henry..Tabb..Matey..Harper..Bertrand

................Hunt...............

Subs, everyone else.

Bertrand and Henry supplying width.

[Platypuss]

No chance with Armstrong if he's off to see a specialist.

[Harpers So Solid Crew]

Thats not good news then, seems we have too many unfit and injured at this early stage of the season.

[Royalwaster]

.........FEDS..........

Rossy..Pearce..Mills...Armers

Henry..Tabb..Matey..Harper..Bertrand

................Hunt...............

Subs, everyone else.

Bertrand and Henry supplying width.

Henry? You're not serious - he looked woeful yesterday! HRK would be a better bet, he at least showed some promise going forward.

[Harpers So Solid Crew]

Thats the same henry that Millwall loved, cant have become rubbish overnite, needs a chance, or could damage his confidence longer term.

[SteveRoyal]

---------------------Federici--------------------
---Rosenior---Mills-----Pearce---Bertrand---
---------------------Karacan--------------------
---Davies-------------------------------Tabb---
------------------Matejovsky*------------------
----------------Mooney----Long----------------

Subs: Hamer, Cisse, Henry, Harper, Robson-Kanu, N Hunt, Church

4-4-2 diamond. My guess is that our strikers all prefer having a partner up top, and whilst the diamond may look narrow, both Davies and Tabb can play out wide and both can put in a cross. Mooney looked good at Burton and Long looks better than Church, whilst Hunt isn't fit yet. Karacan does a job at CDM and Matejovsky is a CAM through and through.

*If Matejovsky is unfit, I'd rather have Davies CAM and Robson-Kanu/Henry RW.

Thats the same henry that Millwall loved, cant have become rubbish overnite, needs a chance, or could damage his confidence longer term.

My guess is that Henry hasn't adjusted to the 4-3-3 formation very well and prefers playing out wide and crossing, rather than cutting in and shooting. He's more of a winger than a striker.

[Harpers So Solid Crew]

may as well let him go then.

came across and shot well here tho

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARe7bmyOaWM

[winchester_royal]

Fed

Rosie
Mills (will only improve, writing him off after 1 meaningful game would be so stupid only HNA would consider it)
Pearce
Bertrand

Cisse
Karacan
Marek (siggurdsson if not fit)

Henry (Smith if signed)
Long
R-K

[Zammo]

Although I hate to do it, I will be steaming into Sheff Utd this weekend. I am hoping to pay for a holiday with the easy proceeds.

[brendywendy]

USA
murty, bikey, sonko,shorey
little, sidwell, convey
lita, kitson, doyle














oh

[Zammo]

They were truly great days.

[Big Foot]

Federici

Bertrand
Pearce
Mills
Rosenior

Karacan
Tabb
Matejovsky

Kebe
Mooney
Davies

[Deathy]

NO KEBE!!!

HRK has looked better on each occasion he has played this season and preseason, just the end product lacking, where as Kebe lacks in a lot more. Kebe for the bench, play HRK. Please.

[brendywendy]

didnt henry replace kebe, not HRK


he replaced church, who was just as anonymous in the middle as on the wings last night

[Big Foot]

Kebe > HRK

You know it makesssssssssssssss sense

[Deathy]

Kebe > HRK

You know it makesssssssssssssss sense

How does it? Kebe could be a great player. But he isn't improving at all. Half the time he doesn't even seem to know where the ball is or what he's doing with it, and as for end product, hit n miss.

HRK is taking on his marker and beating them, it's just his final ball is lacking, but for a more consistant wide man, he's far better than Kebe right now.

[Maguire]

Kebe > HRK

You know it makesssssssssssssss sense

X 100000000

[Big Foot]

Kebe > HRK

You know it makesssssssssssssss sense

How does it? Kebe could be a great player. But he isn't improving at all. Half the time he doesn't even seem to know where the ball is or what he's doing with it, and as for end product, hit n miss.

HRK is taking on his marker and beating them, it's just his final ball is lacking, but for a more consistant wide man, he's far better than Kebe right now.

HRK is only favoured over Kebe 'cos he's "1 of the youth team"

Kebe's hardly an all action winger - nor was the great Johnny Salad - but when we don't have the ball he isn't anonymous like HRK.