What would your 11 be Id go.. Smith Lofthouse MDG Roberts Earl Styles Connell Hourihane Phillips Watters Cosgrove Subs: Killip Cotter Lopata Craig Marsh O'Keefe Russell Jalo if fit would start but dont look good from Managers Interview
That midfield won't work and didn't work tonight. Hourihane or Connell or Russell. Craig and Phillips. Don't need two holding midfielders.
Smith Lofthouse Roberts Pines Earl Styles Craig Hourihane Connell Jalo Cosgrove Killip Cotter Mael Russell Phillips Watters Marsh Back up squad pushing for a place on the bench oKeefe Benson Lopata Yoganathan potential new starters to push for a first team place a new GK, LB Georgie Guest and a striker. These new signing would potentially push Smith, Styles or Connell and Cosgrove on to the bench. Then Watters, Killip and Russell out of the matchday squad. Big decision to drop Phillips to the bench it was him or Connell. Jalo has to be let off the leash. Cotter and Lofthouse getting the nod for me over Okeefe in the matchday squad.
It's a shame about Jalo. He reminded me of Buckayo Saka tonight. I think his performance highlighted we might need to sign somebody of that ability on the left. The three with Cosgrove or Marsh in the middle would be a handy option. Before tonight I thought we needed a left back and striker. I'm not so sure now. Lofthouse looked immense but I think we could do with a nippy outlet on the left up top.
Team as a 4231 as mentioned on another thread Smith Mael Pines Roberts Earl Craig Hourihane Jalo Phillips Styles Cosgrove No Luca starting in that formation for me Wingbacks are not fullbacks in my book so Mael and Earl look best placed for RB and LB
Think connell would definitely be in mine mate. Rediscover his form and he will be immense again. Id play Lofthouse in that right back position all day long over Mael aswell. Looks like a pretty good squad so far though and as another poster says its a great headache for Clarke!
