by Royal Ginger » 09 Jan 2021 13:56
by Pepe the Horseman » 09 Jan 2021 13:56
Snowflake RoyalSnowflake Royal Fairly strong side to start with a blend of reserve for me. I want them to win because I want the younger lads to get more game time. And some our players are only just back and could use the minutes.
Something like:
...................Southwood
Esteves, Holmes, McIntyre, Bristow
...................Semedo, Swift
....Aluko,.........Olise, ..........Baldock
........................Puscas
Cabral, Richards, Dorsett, Watson, East, Onen, Melvin-Lambert, Lawless, Ejaria
If I knew which of the youth were ok at LW I might put them in for Baldock as he's not ideal there.
This is a team the first XI have comprehensively beaten in their last three league games.
by Royals and Racers » 09 Jan 2021 13:57
by Zip » 09 Jan 2021 13:57
Snowflake RoyalSnowflake Royal Fairly strong side to start with a blend of reserve for me. I want them to win because I want the younger lads to get more game time. And some our players are only just back and could use the minutes.
Something like:
...................Southwood
Esteves, Holmes, McIntyre, Bristow
...................Semedo, Swift
....Aluko,.........Olise, ..........Baldock
........................Puscas
Cabral, Richards, Dorsett, Watson, East, Onen, Melvin-Lambert, Lawless, Ejaria
If I knew which of the youth were ok at LW I might put them in for Baldock as he's not ideal there.
This is a team the first XI have comprehensively beaten in their last three league games.
by Snowflake Royal » 09 Jan 2021 13:57
ZipSnowflake RoyalZip
I don’t think so. There is always the risk of injury. We are very much in the promotion mix in a very congested season. We also don’t have a big squad these days. Our players need a break.
No one suggested we play the entire first team.
If Cabral gets injured for example, Southwood will have to come in and has played three games. A less dismissive approach the cup and it would be four with at least one more to come. You can replicate that all over.
Where have I said someone has suggested we play our entire first team? Bizarre thing to say. Pauno clearly isn’t bothered about the Cup. He may think very differently if we were mid table....just as we hit the bar.
In truth this team he has selected has outplayed Luton in the second half and we are desperately unlucky to be going out.
by Pepe the Horseman » 09 Jan 2021 13:58
Royals and Racers If Preston win at Wycombe this afternoon we will have a free Saturday on January 23rd.
by bcubed » 09 Jan 2021 13:58
Ascotexgunner I really hate that we treat the FA Cup like this but it's a difficult one. Squad is light, playoffs a serious possibility and the fact the senior deadwood in our team offer bugger all really gives the manager a problem.
by Snowflake Royal » 09 Jan 2021 13:59
Royal Ginger Utter crap pair of missed sitters. Young or not they should be ashamed of themselves.
Have a bit of professional pride.
by Zip » 09 Jan 2021 13:59
CountryRoyal I think we’ve absolutely done the right thing today, and it was an enjoyable game too. As others have said we just don’t have the luxury of risking ANY of our first team players. On this awful pitch I even cringed a bit at seeing Olise playing.
by URZZZZ » 09 Jan 2021 14:00
by Royal Ginger » 09 Jan 2021 14:01
Snowflake RoyalRoyal Ginger Utter crap pair of missed sitters. Young or not they should be ashamed of themselves.
Have a bit of professional pride.
Aluko missed the only genuine sitter.
by Hound » 09 Jan 2021 14:01
Snowflake RoyalZipSnowflake Royal No one suggested we play the entire first team.
If Cabral gets injured for example, Southwood will have to come in and has played three games. A less dismissive approach the cup and it would be four with at least one more to come. You can replicate that all over.
Where have I said someone has suggested we play our entire first team? Bizarre thing to say. Pauno clearly isn’t bothered about the Cup. He may think very differently if we were mid table....just as we hit the bar.
In truth this team he has selected has outplayed Luton in the second half and we are desperately unlucky to be going out.
Point being we can give players a break AND put out a stronger squad.
Hell, just a stronger bench could have done it.
And with a smaller squad you need to give your back up players every opportunity to play and be fresh.
Terrible management IMO.
by Zip » 09 Jan 2021 14:02
Snowflake RoyalZipSnowflake Royal No one suggested we play the entire first team.
If Cabral gets injured for example, Southwood will have to come in and has played three games. A less dismissive approach the cup and it would be four with at least one more to come. You can replicate that all over.
Where have I said someone has suggested we play our entire first team? Bizarre thing to say. Pauno clearly isn’t bothered about the Cup. He may think very differently if we were mid table....just as we hit the bar.
In truth this team he has selected has outplayed Luton in the second half and we are desperately unlucky to be going out.
Point being we can give players a break AND put out a stronger squad.
Hell, just a stronger bench could have done it.
And with a smaller squad you need to give your back up players every opportunity to play and be fresh.
Terrible management IMO.
by Hound » 09 Jan 2021 14:04
by Zip » 09 Jan 2021 14:04
HoundSnowflake RoyalZip
Where have I said someone has suggested we play our entire first team? Bizarre thing to say. Pauno clearly isn’t bothered about the Cup. He may think very differently if we were mid table....just as we hit the bar.
In truth this team he has selected has outplayed Luton in the second half and we are desperately unlucky to be going out.
Point being we can give players a break AND put out a stronger squad.
Hell, just a stronger bench could have done it.
And with a smaller squad you need to give your back up players every opportunity to play and be fresh.
Terrible management IMO.
Oh give it a rest Ian
Pauno knows what he is doing as he’s proven this season. We did enough to win with the team we had bar some poor finishing. They offered nothing much and relied on an error from one of the senior played you’d have picked
We did fine, FA Cup esp this season is a pain in the backside, and it was great to see some of the lads step up and give a good impression
by Pepe the Horseman » 09 Jan 2021 14:05
URZZZZ IMO that’s a missed opportunity
Should be using the cup either to try and progress or experiment with something new. Playing that combination on the right hand side and Baldock by himself neither helps our chances of winning as they don’t work or gives us the chance to learn something new
Puscas and Swift IMO should have been given a run out
Performance much improved in the second half mind until the subs which lost us the momentum we seemed to have generated
by Hound » 09 Jan 2021 14:07
ZipHoundSnowflake Royal Point being we can give players a break AND put out a stronger squad.
Hell, just a stronger bench could have done it.
And with a smaller squad you need to give your back up players every opportunity to play and be fresh.
Terrible management IMO.
Oh give it a rest Ian
Pauno knows what he is doing as he’s proven this season. We did enough to win with the team we had bar some poor finishing. They offered nothing much and relied on an error from one of the senior played you’d have picked
We did fine, FA Cup esp this season is a pain in the backside, and it was great to see some of the lads step up and give a good impression
Yep this. We did enough to win and I was very impressed with that second half. Lovely approach play and just not quite finishing off the many chances we created. Esteves excellent in the second period. So much better from him.
by bcubed » 09 Jan 2021 14:08
URZZZZ IMO that’s a missed opportunity
Should be using the cup either to try and progress or experiment with something new. Playing that combination on the right hand side and Baldock by himself neither helps our chances of winning as they don’t work or gives us the chance to learn something new
Puscas and Swift IMO should have been given a run out
Performance much improved in the second half mind until the subs which lost us the momentum we seemed to have generated
by Pepe the Horseman » 09 Jan 2021 14:09
Snowflake Royal And with a smaller squad you need to give your back up players every opportunity to play and be fresh.
by SCIAG » 09 Jan 2021 14:10
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