MaVilla Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 (edited) Should play a B / development team vs Swansea imo (ohare, Revan, davis, whelan etc - ie first team players not getting games and youth), we need to rest our key players they have had a terribly busy couple of months, and the next few weeks are important in the league. Our key players have looked tired the last few games. Don't want to down play the cup, would love a good run as much as the next man, but with our current injury and thread bare squad currently I think we need to prioritise things. Edited January 1, 2019 by MaVilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raver50032 Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Might need a blue pill to get myself up for this one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OutByEaster? Posted January 2, 2019 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted January 2, 2019 I think selection for this will be fascinating. People are looking for a side made up of players from the fringes, but we've got a fringe like Wayne Rooney. In goal, I think it's a straight choice between the new boy and Steer and I think you have to give it to Kalinic as it's almost a free one for him. That's the simple stuff. Defence - here are the players that don't usually get a game - Elmohamady, Revan. I'm not sure Revan is good enough (insert your own joke about Elmohamady here). I think it's important for Chester to get a rest, so for me I think we're either looking at putting Bree back in at Centre back next to Elphick or taking a big chance on a youngster - personally I'd take Bedeau over Revan there. We could, it we're feeling brave give Revan a game at left back. So, I reckon the back five will be somewhere between: -------------------------------------Kalinic------------------------------------- Elmohamady----------Bree----------Elphick---------------Hutton And -------------------------------------Kalinic------------------------------------- Elmohamady--------Bedeau--------Elphick---------------Revan In midfield, I think it's fairly clear we could do with giving McGinn and Hourihane a rest - with Grealish, Lansbury and Doyle-Hayes all injured, that might not be as easy as it sounds. I think Whelan and Bjarnason are a given - but the third slot is very difficult - if Doyle-Hayes can be played, then he probably should be, he's incredibly similar to Whelan in a lot of ways and I'm not sure how the balance would work, but it'd be an interesting experiment. From what we hear he's not and it might be an opportunity for Jack Clarke, it'd be a big step up for him, but he's a reliable sort of character, personally I think it might be too soon, but a lot will depend on the boss's desire to rest players - he could give McGinn and Hourihane a half each. So either: ----------------------------------Whelan---------------------------- ---------------------Clarke--------------Bjarnason------------ Or: -----------------------------------------------Whelan--------------------------------------- ------------------McGinn/Hourihane--------------Bjarnason------------------- On the wings things are much simpler, we have four wingers, none of them are injured and for me it's a straightforward chance for Adomah to continue to find his sharpness on one side and a choice between Kodjia and El Ghazi on the other. There could be an opportunity for Blackett-Taylor to feature from the bench. Up front, sixteen-in-twenty Tammy never seems to tire, but it would seem sensible to give him a break - a chance for Scott Hogan and Keinan Davis to prove their worth. I think he'll start with Hogan. I'd (wildly) guess at a line up something like this: -------------------------------------------Kalinic------------------------------------- Elmohamady----------Bedeau----------Elphick---------------Hutton -------------------------------------------Whelan------------------------------------ -----------------------------McGinn--------------Bjarnason-------------------- El Ghazi-----------------------------------------------------------------Adomah ------------------------------------------Hogan-------------------------------------- Subs: Steer, Revan, Clarke, Hourihane, Davis, Kodjia, Bolasie. I think the need for a couple of those to play shows the inadequacies in parts of our squad. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted January 2, 2019 Moderator Share Posted January 2, 2019 Is O'Hare injured? I'd like to see him feature in the Grealish role if possible, but I suppose that's wishful thinking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted January 2, 2019 Moderator Share Posted January 2, 2019 22 minutes ago, BOF said: Is O'Hare injured? I'd like to see him feature in the Grealish role if possible, but I suppose that's wishful thinking. Injured apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Steer Bree Elphick Chester Revan Whelan Doyle-Hayes Bjarnason El Ghazi Adomah Hogan no interest in cup and only reason playing guys at the back is so can gel with each other in Bree, Elphick and Chester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 We play Swansea for a third time within three months on Saturday. There have been 2 previous meetings between the two clubs in the FA Cup. We were away on each occasion in 1924 and then again in 1925. We won both games 2-0 and 3-1 respectively. There has been only one other cup game between the two clubs. That was again at Swansea, this time in the League Cup in 1965 and we won that one 3-2 as well. Our visitors have never won the FA Cup but were beaten semi finalists twice in 1926 when they were beaten 3-0 by Bolton and in 1964 when they lost 2-1 to Preston. We have 7 wins, have been runners up 4 times and have appeared in 21 semi finals. It has been two seasons since we went past the Third Round of this competition and this will be the 62nd year since we last won it by beating The Busby Babes in 1957. It is high time that we won it again. We once sang "7 times we've won it no-one else can catch us up". We can't sing that now and I don't see us winning it this year. I would therefore give the kids a game against what is most likely to be Swansea's second string and let them enjoy the experience. Hopefully we will soon be in a position to take this competition more seriously again in the hope that we can add an 8th win that will ease the pain of our 2000 and 2015 Cup Final defeats a little and end the years of hurt in this our competition that began way back in 1958. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted January 2, 2019 Moderator Share Posted January 2, 2019 1 hour ago, John said: I would therefore give the kids a game against what is most likely to be Swansea's second string and let them enjoy the experience. As much as it pains me to say it - there are no kids ready for this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 I can dream 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markavfc40 Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 With Hause expected to sign tomorrow, Lansbury having been back in training for around a week now and a feeling that he may change the system and go with two up top I'd expect to see something like this: Kalinic Bree Elphick Hause Hutton Adomah Bjarnason Lansbury El Ghazi Davis Hogan We can then put a few of the regulars on the bench (Elmo, Whelan, Bolasie, Kodjia) alongside a couple of youngsters but I'd expect to see Chester, Hourihane, McGinn and Abraham given a complete rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted January 2, 2019 Moderator Share Posted January 2, 2019 I’d be amazed if he goes two up top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markavfc40 Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 (edited) 13 minutes ago, TrentVilla said: I’d be amazed if he goes two up top. I think he'd like to play Hogan but I don't really see him working up top on his own but could see him working alongside Davis. I'd imagine Hogan may have played through the middle on his own under Smith at Brentford though so could well be wide of the mark. At the moment we are pretty blessed with wide men and strikers but, with the need to rest Hourihane and McGinn and Grealish out, are lacking options in the middle which is why I think a change in system may help in terms of using the squad. Edited January 2, 2019 by markavfc40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted January 2, 2019 Moderator Share Posted January 2, 2019 If Lansbury and Hause are available then we finally have options. There's even the possibility of picking a team that could win the game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted January 2, 2019 Moderator Share Posted January 2, 2019 Depending n the away fans, this one looks like it might now be up to 40k. That's quite something. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 We might also see Neil Taylor at left back as Smith said he could be in contention for the Swansea match. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keener window-cleaner Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Looking forward to this one! Will be my first FA-cup game, and forst time in the North Stand. Hope we'll see some of the fringe players like Lansbury and O'Hare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WakefieldVillan Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Kalinic Bree Elphick Hause Taylor Jedinak Bjarnsson Lansbury Adomah Hogan Kodjia Subs; Steer, Elmohamady, Revan, Whelan, Bolasie, El Ghazi, Davis Important to rest/not risk; Chester, McGinn, Hourihane, Abraham 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 I’d start Steer, Bree and maybe Adomah from Qpr game. Everyone else can be reserve team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 If play steer for this one. I wouldn't want kalinic in goal for a reserve team we are likely to lose. For me id play elphick revan lansbury adomah Hogan davis Taylor whelan Rest Mcginn Tammy bolaise chester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herman22 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 There are players who are screaming out to be rested. Chester, McGinn, Hutton, Hourihane, Abraham and maybe 1 or 2 others. I'd like to see: Kalinic Bree Elphick Hause Ravan O'Hare Jedi Lansbury Adomah Hogan ElGhazi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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