Does Duff stick with same 11 he has past few games Or Does he swap Cole for Watters Thought we looked much better when watters came on yesterday
I think Cole’s absolute strength is bullying mistakes out of teams who try and play out from the back. Him and Norwood must be a nightmare to play against as they don’t give you a second when they are playing with full energy which can’t possibly last for 90 minutes. I reckon Duff must instruct them to run their blood to ‘watter’ and when spent, replace them…with Watter(s).
Watters didn't do enough to replace our top scorer. Wycombe I would have the same starting line up as yesterday.
Same 11 for me. What's going to be interesting is how Wycombe look without Gareth Ainsworth. They bullied us at Oakwell, but we look much more physical now than we did back then. I don't think we'll roll over as easy.
Watters was dogga when he came on. Didn't give anywhere near the effort that Cole, Norwood and Tedic did
Bodan and Watters need to raise their intensity levels for me. It’s ok bringing them on when we’re leading, but if we’re chasing a goal we’re gonna need more.
A week's rest. Same team, same bench, then depending on how the game's going, give key personnel a rest before possibly the biggest five days in our recent history.
Wycombe lost at Burton yesterday despite playing against ten men for half the match. We’ll beat them as well
I think he might well bring in Watters or Tedic just because Wycombe are a physical side. I know we weren’t as good earlier in the season as we are now but they did a proper number on us at Oakwell. I thought Watters did ok when he came on yesterday. He made some good runs & got his body between the defenders & the ball well from balls down the channel that we kept playing.
I thought they had good home form Wycombe? I know it's a long way but should sell that out only 1k tickets
No way should we bring in Wattets for Cole. Given the partnership he has built with Norwood it would be crazy. Watters looks way off the pace and even Tedic doesn't look good enough to replace either of the current pairing up front. just hope to god neither of them gets injured. Great comment by MD re Devantes substitution and about how he responded. Good illustration of how cohesive this outstanding group of players are.
If t ain't broken.....no need to fix it. Wycome will be a difficult and totally different challenge to what we have faced recently. It will be another good test of this squad. Cole did a number yesterday in the first half but we needed more physicality and the ball to stick more up top, Duff changed things and it worked. Stick with our original line up.....change if/ when required.
Their PPG at home is 1.89. Our PPG away from home is 1.71. It’s a tricky away fixture before two of the biggest home games this season. It’s no guaranteed win, but the team should be looking for revenge after the game at Oakwell.
Same team, same effort. The ploy of replacing Cole and Norwood is paying off. Don't change anything. Cole was ok yesterday, he makes those charging runs from midfield and has enough skill to keep the ball at his feet. Just think back to the Derby game when he did just that and then scored. He has fitted into our hard working system very well.
