Changes for Tuesday

[The Godfather]

Baptiste for Lynch - yes, he's ancient and slow, but still more composed on the ball and intelligent than that great big clumsy oaf.
Rangel for Kakay - the youngster has shown a few promising signs, but against a team like Bristol City we need experience (particularly after such an embarrassing defeat, which is bound to knock Kakay's confidence)
Lumley for Ingram - after that inept performance, Ingram has got to be dropped. Give Lumley a chance. Surely he's not going to be worse?
Wswolek for Cousins - I don't understand why Pawel is being left out. He is one of our best players (as he showed last season away at Fulham) and always contributes defensively, tracking back and getting stuck in. Cousins is simply dreadful.
Smyth for Scowen/Luongo - both Scowen and Luongo have been poor. Drop one of them and put two up front. Smyth at least has pace and energy.

Oh and stop telling our defenders, who don't have any skill or technique, to play tippy tappy football around the penalty area. The tactics are totally inappropriate for the players at our disposal. It's like asking Patrick Agyemang to be a deep-lying playmaker. Just don't do it.

Make these changes and we just might be competitive on Tuesday night (although without new loan signings, we're always going to struggle).

[West Acton]

Only thing I would disagree with is cousins. He was good first half never really put a foot wrong. Mass and Scowen have had plenty of chances to shine time to give someone else a chance

Lynch I am starting to hate with a passion arguably one of the worst defenders I have watched in the hoops

[lincoln ranger]

Baptiste for Lynch - yes, he's ancient and slow, but still more composed on the ball and intelligent than that great big clumsy oaf.
Rangel for Kakay - the youngster has shown a few promising signs, but against a team like Bristol City we need experience (particularly after such an embarrassing defeat, which is bound to knock Kakay's confidence)
Lumley for Ingram - after that inept performance, Ingram has got to be dropped. Give Lumley a chance. Surely he's not going to be worse?
Wswolek for Cousins - I don't understand why Pawel is being left out. He is one of our best players (as he showed last season away at Fulham) and always contributes defensively, tracking back and getting stuck in. Cousins is simply dreadful.
Smyth for Scowen/Luongo - both Scowen and Luongo have been poor. Drop one of them and put two up front. Smyth at least has pace and energy.

Oh and stop telling our defenders, who don't have any skill or technique, to play tippy tappy football around the penalty area. The tactics are totally inappropriate for the players at our disposal. It's like asking Patrick Agyemang to be a deep-lying playmaker. Just don't do it.

Make these changes and we just might be competitive on Tuesday night (although without new loan signings, we're always going to struggle).

Drop the axe on Ingram, Lynch, Bidwell, Cousins, Smith and one of Scowen or Lunogo and play a simple 4-4-2 with the following (as I'm pretty certain ZERO other loans will come in before Tues)

Lumley

Kakay
Leistner
Hall (got to be worth the risk, as he is a better option than Lynch and Baptiste)
Rangell

Wszolek
Scowen
Freeman
BOS

Eze
Smyth

[West Acton]

Can’t play that front two Lincs way to inexperienced and would get bullied by proper CB

[qprjeff1882]

Drop the axe on Ingram, Lynch, Bidwell, Cousins, Smith and one of Scowen or Lunogo and play a simple 4-4-2 with the following (as I'm pretty certain ZERO other loans will come in before Tues)

Lumley

Kakay
Leistner
Hall (got to be worth the risk, as he is a better option than Lynch and Baptiste)
Rangell

Wszolek
Scowen
Freeman
BOS

Eze
Smyth

So you would play a 35 yr old right back who hasn't played in ages at left back?

[lincoln ranger]

Can’t play that front two Lincs way to inexperienced and would get bullied by proper CB

I just don't know the answer then West? Maybe Smyth on the LW, BOS on the bench and hope we get either Wells or Hemed in on loan in time to play up top with Eze? Love Smith to bits, but he shouldn't be starting for us. Yes he can hold the ball up for us, win the ball in the air and is a danger at set piece, but he is so immobile and offers us little else in attack. Strikers need to be pacy to get in behind and cause defences problems. Ask any defender what they fear most in a sriker and I'm sure all would say a pacy striker as opposed to a battering ram type like Smith

[lincoln ranger]

So you would play a 35 yr old right back who hasn't played in ages at left back?

I would Jeff yes. He is a better option in my opinion than Bidwell at LB. Just shows how weak the squad is doesn't it?

[lincoln ranger]

Can’t play that front two Lincs way to inexperienced and would get bullied by proper CB

I also meant to say, let's see what Schteve comes up with on Tues. I hope for the life of me he doesn't persist with this 4-5-1 with Luongo, Scowen and Freeman all securing their mid field berths again week in week out...AND only playing 1 up front in a HOME game!!! I can see the crowd turning on him if he persists with it, the same way Holoway did. There's being stubborn and there's being downright bloody stupid, he has to realise one way or another for his own jobs sake!

[Fordy]

I’d play:
Lumley
Bidwell
Leistner
Baptiste
Kakay
Smyth
Scowen
Luongo
Pav
Eze
Sylla

[Awin]

Iam no fan of Freeman but Luongo deserves the bench more than him.

[mrbourne21]

Do think the problem here is you can’t have eze and Freeman in the same team . For all Holloway’s thoughts he knew this , take Sheff wed at home front front three of bos, Smyth and Sylla but no Eze and we tore them apart. To play both you have to move one to a wide forward role which don’t sort either Mclaren wants 433 so he gonna either have to drop one or play both as a midfield 3 but that a lot of work for Scowen and means Mas dropping out .

[Fordy]

I’d drop Leistner aswell but we haven’t got anyone else. Thought he was absolutely shocking today. Looked like a tug boat with lead boots on

[maidstone_hoop]

We need a win and I would go with the following -

lumley

rangel Leinster Hall bidwell

wsolev scowen luongo smyth/Samuel

Eze

Sylla

we can’t afford to have two luxury players in the first 11 right now in Eze and Freeman. I’d drop Luke and bring in people who want to graft.

Sylla is still our most natural goal scorer and I’d bring smith on second half.

think there’s also a argument as crazy as it sounds to play Washington on the left. At least he chases everything and works his Butt off.

[knocker]

Only thing I would disagree with is cousins. He was good first half never really put a foot wrong. Mass and Scowen have had plenty of chances to shine time to give someone else a chance

Lynch I am starting to hate with a passion arguably one of the worst defenders I have watched in the hoops

Disagree about Cousins. Spent most of the game out wide on the right and he's not in the same class as Pav.

[West Acton]

Do think the problem here is you can’t have eze and Freeman in the same team . For all Holloway’s thoughts he knew this , take Sheff wed at home front front three of bos, Smyth and Sylla but no Eze and we tore them apart. To play both you have to move one to a wide forward role which don’t sort either Mclaren wants 433 so he gonna either have to drop one or play both as a midfield 3 but that a lot of work for Scowen and means Mas dropping out .

We discussed this on the train trying for both into the side. Eze is great but would like see touch more urgency in his game and to quicken up on ball when he’s on it