West Brom

[Busheyboy]

Just looking ahead to Saturday, it would appear our midfield are in danger of being bullied and out muscled again, as Samba is banned and Mbia will probably be required at the back, so it looks like Granero and Ali in the middle, unless he brings Park into the middle and plays Hoilett and Adel wide with BZ up front. He surely can't play SWP or Cisse this weekend.
Not being negative but the last 2 home games have resulted in our midfield being outnumbered and out muscled. 3 in the middle would make more sense to me.
Being positive, it may be that when we play away, we are allowed to play more as the home team will be looking to take the game to us.

[dave58]

He might bring in Derry to help out the 2 midfielders with Hoillett & Taarabt out wide and Zamora up front, but if Traore is fit he must play, we must get our full backs back in the team as soon as possible its a real weakness for us at the moment.

[Busheyboy]

Derry would give our defence a bit more protection but is he likely to bring him in at the expense of Park?
IMO, don't think so

[loft54]

I think the reason he plays SWP and park is because they will track back where JH and AT wont and the way our defence is at the moment they could do with all the help they can get.

[themodfather]

derry may help....he could get run ragged though
onouha is dire
maybe get onouha in centre and hill left back?
fitting granero,faurlin and park into the mid is not working....if we sit back and let west brom attack , we will come unstuck.

[Jimmy Floyd Rabbit]

West Brom have only conceded 3 goals all season so far. Should be interesting against our goal machines.

[QPR Richard]

A big IF, but if Traore is fit, then I'd go with Hill and Nelsen in the centre of defence, and if fit, Fabio at RB. M'bia, Granero and Faurlin in midfield, with Tarraabt and Hoilett wide and Zamora up front.

We are going to need some steel in the engine room and M'bia would be a great fit. I think he could be a great ball-winner along with Faurlin, and lay it off to the likes of Tarrabt, Hoilett and Granero to do their thing. I think we would see the emergence of Granero as a great midfield play-maker if M'bia and Faurlin did the midfield donkey work.

And with three hardworking midfielders in the side, Tarrabt would have more opportunities to be creative and Hoilett could support Zamora getting goals.