Maaaaaaatt wrote:Mainland FC wrote:How many LB do you take in a squad of 26 though? Anything more than 2 + a player who can cover is gonna shortchange you elsewhere.theprof wrote:It is nice to have a problem like that - who do you play on the left.
well that was fun!
change in tactics from Baze and some clear intent fom the players. Kosta, Randall, Bell, Old, and the two CB's all stood up to be counted and made for some tough decisions in the coming weeks.
Old probably pushed McGarry out of the squad as he is easily now #2/#3 LB behind Libby and maybe de Vries (if fit).
RB remains an issue, but if Payne can play like he did last night then we have no issues there!
Kosta and Waine scoring as they did gave me hope that if Wood is injured at WC we have options.
I'll admit to not being Bell's biggest fan - but he made a massive difference last night. The Chileans dont like his physical style and I think that's what lead to their retaliation early on which in turn lead to the red card - which was totally deserved. So often refs turn a blind eye to the should grabs but if what we saw last night is the standard we'll get in July I'm happy.
The big decision for Baze now is who he puts at CB, and who is your starting keeper. Paulsen offers better distribution from the back which opens up our play, both he and Crocombe are decent enough shot stoppers.
At CB is it gonna be a Surman and Bindon pairing or will one of them make way for Boxall?
I am not convinced you can completely leave McGarry out. He does not have the delivery of De Vries, and Old is a better attacking player than McGarry at this level. But McGarry is versatile and would be an excellent backup option to have.
Cacace a lock, Old there to play LW and showed his LB credentials last night. Leaves De Vries or McGarry, and I think de Vries is a stronger option. If you take Cacace, de Vries, Old and McGarry when does McGarry get gametime outside of a very specific injury crisis?
Sucks for McGarry but he's playing in what's potentially our best position depth wise.
FDV looks like he’s out for a minimum 6 weeks, good chance he might not be ready in time if recovery doesn’t go well etc plus personally I’d rather McGarry then FDV