| Who to start up top once Baston is settled 12:12 - Aug 7 with 3750 views | MRH1983 |
Presuming Gylfi plays behind the main striker who will start up top LLorento or Borjan? |  |
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| Who to start up top once Baston is settled on 12:27 - Aug 7 with 3270 views | pencoedjack |
A nice problem to have for a change
I have no idea btw |  | | |
| Who to start up top once Baston is settled on 12:28 - Aug 7 with 3250 views | Headmaster |
Could try both up top with Gylfi still behind them, see how it goes |  | | |
| Who to start up top once Baston is settled on 12:32 - Aug 7 with 3224 views | eddie71 |
I am assuming Baston, as we won't have spent 15mn on a backup striker. | | | |
| Who to start up top once Baston is settled on 13:14 - Aug 7 with 3040 views | awayjack |
Hopefully FG will have a range of tactics this season that give both plenty of match time. Gut feeling LLorente will get a few goals off the bench. [Post edited 7 Aug 2016 13:15]
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| Who to start up top once Baston is settled on 23:36 - Aug 7 with 2625 views | Tummer_from_Texas |
Against Burnley, you start the more experienced player, who has also been here a few more days.
After that, it's the hot hand. And managing egos perhaps, but let's hope not.
One thing I think is a given is that, when Llorente is our striker, Montero has GOT to be on the left wing. If we're really going to keep playing Wayne, do it with Borja.
We've been watching Montero making fools out of good players in the corner for enjoyable patches of two seasons now. Imagine what those last two seasons would have been like with a very talented 6'5" dude, one who has always been know for his abilities high in the air, waiting on the receiving end? |  |
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| Who to start up top once Baston is settled on 23:39 - Aug 7 with 2608 views | Swan91 |
whoever impresses more in training..... but i would say against burnley it should be llorente... he has actually had some pre season practice with us. | | | |
| Who to start up top once Baston is settled on 08:54 - Aug 8 with 2354 views | canhecatchit |
Why not play Llorente up front with Baston just in behind him |  |
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| Who to start up top once Baston is settled on 08:59 - Aug 8 with 2331 views | harryhpalmer |
If we play with a single striker, then it has to be the player in form.
The fact one player cost £15m should be no guarantee that he starts automatically. | |
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| Who to start up top once Baston is settled on 09:01 - Aug 8 with 2324 views | andrew |
| Who to start up top once Baston is settled on 08:54 - Aug 8 by canhecatchit |
Why not play Llorente up front with Baston just in behind him |
Think you may have forgot about gylfi Siggurdsson | |
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| Who to start up top once Baston is settled on 10:06 - Aug 8 with 2216 views | DafyddHuw |
| Who to start up top once Baston is settled on 23:36 - Aug 7 by Tummer_from_Texas |
Against Burnley, you start the more experienced player, who has also been here a few more days.
After that, it's the hot hand. And managing egos perhaps, but let's hope not.
One thing I think is a given is that, when Llorente is our striker, Montero has GOT to be on the left wing. If we're really going to keep playing Wayne, do it with Borja.
We've been watching Montero making fools out of good players in the corner for enjoyable patches of two seasons now. Imagine what those last two seasons would have been like with a very talented 6'5" dude, one who has always been know for his abilities high in the air, waiting on the receiving end? |
This post would make sense if Montero could cross the ball. So frustrating watching him beat 2 men and then run into a brick wall against the 3rd. |  | | |
| Who to start up top once Baston is settled on 10:40 - Aug 8 with 2145 views | ItchySphincter |
| Who to start up top once Baston is settled on 10:06 - Aug 8 by DafyddHuw |
This post would make sense if Montero could cross the ball. So frustrating watching him beat 2 men and then run into a brick wall against the 3rd. |
Myth. Out of Wayne, Nath and Jeff, Jeff is the only one who can on occasion put a ball into the six yard box. Wayne sometimes does but it's usually because he's mis-hit a shot. Nath can't cross and should be told not to attempt it. [Post edited 8 Aug 2016 16:52]
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| Who to start up top once Baston is settled on 11:25 - Aug 8 with 2071 views | jack247 |
| Who to start up top once Baston is settled on 10:40 - Aug 8 by ItchySphincter |
Myth. Out of Wayne, Nath and Jeff, Jeff is the only one who can on occasion put a ball into the six yard box. Wayne sometimes does but it's usually because he's mis-hit a shot. Nath can't cross and should be told not to attempt it. [Post edited 8 Aug 2016 16:52]
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None of them are great at it. Montero can get the ball in the box, but they are always looped crosses with no force on them.. Routledge floats them across. Unless Dyer has improved, he rarely gets enough height on his crosses. None of them really whip crosses in. 6'5 or not, it's difficult to score headers when you have to generate the power yourself.
I'd say the best crossers we have are Kingsley and Naughton.
It looks to me like the full backs are likely to provide a lot of the width anyway, freeing up the wingers to link with Gylfi and Llorente/Baston | | | |
| Who to start up top once Baston is settled on 12:26 - Aug 8 with 1992 views | jasper_T |
Naughton put in one good cross all of last season and he's been dining out on it on here ever since. He's as bad as Taylor. Both are stopped clocks with their delivery.
Montero's aimless lofted chips might work with a striker that's taller than every centreback around him, you never know. | | | |
| Who to start up top once Baston is settled on 12:39 - Aug 8 with 1962 views | veng9 |
| Who to start up top once Baston is settled on 12:26 - Aug 8 by jasper_T |
Naughton put in one good cross all of last season and he's been dining out on it on here ever since. He's as bad as Taylor. Both are stopped clocks with their delivery.
Montero's aimless lofted chips might work with a striker that's taller than every centreback around him, you never know. |
Naughton had 3 assists last season which is pretty good considering he had to share half the minutes with Rangel. | | | |
| Who to start up top once Baston is settled on 12:41 - Aug 8 with 1951 views | jack247 |
| Who to start up top once Baston is settled on 12:26 - Aug 8 by jasper_T |
Naughton put in one good cross all of last season and he's been dining out on it on here ever since. He's as bad as Taylor. Both are stopped clocks with their delivery.
Montero's aimless lofted chips might work with a striker that's taller than every centreback around him, you never know. |
They won't. It's not just winning the ball ahead of centre backs, it's getting enough power on it to beat the keeper. Try throwing a ball up in the air and heading it as hard as you can. Then imagine a PL keeper in your way. It may work for knockdowns if we can get other players in and around Llorente though. | | | |
| Who to start up top once Baston is settled on 16:58 - Aug 8 with 1678 views | ItchySphincter |
| Who to start up top once Baston is settled on 11:25 - Aug 8 by jack247 |
None of them are great at it. Montero can get the ball in the box, but they are always looped crosses with no force on them.. Routledge floats them across. Unless Dyer has improved, he rarely gets enough height on his crosses. None of them really whip crosses in. 6'5 or not, it's difficult to score headers when you have to generate the power yourself.
I'd say the best crossers we have are Kingsley and Naughton.
It looks to me like the full backs are likely to provide a lot of the width anyway, freeing up the wingers to link with Gylfi and Llorente/Baston |
Rangel and Taylor can also cross. Nath needs to tear up the touch line using one two's with Leon or someone then when he get's to the byline he turns, gives it 10 yards back to Rangel who crosses it or passes it back to Nath just as he's about to hit the edge of the six yard box. Nath then either has a dip or puts it across face of goal. That's the way he's always played when he's playing well.
Asking him to cross it back or cut in to inside forward takes all the sting out of his game. | |
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| Who to start up top once Baston is settled on 18:53 - Aug 8 with 1586 views | DafyddHuw |
| Who to start up top once Baston is settled on 10:40 - Aug 8 by ItchySphincter |
Myth. Out of Wayne, Nath and Jeff, Jeff is the only one who can on occasion put a ball into the six yard box. Wayne sometimes does but it's usually because he's mis-hit a shot. Nath can't cross and should be told not to attempt it. [Post edited 8 Aug 2016 16:52]
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How can what I see with my own eyes be a myth? | | | |
| Who to start up top once Baston is settled on 18:55 - Aug 8 with 1574 views | Jackfath |
Have we signed Baston then? |  |
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| Who to start up top once Baston is settled on 18:56 - Aug 8 with 1570 views | Highjack |
| Who to start up top once Baston is settled on 12:41 - Aug 8 by jack247 |
They won't. It's not just winning the ball ahead of centre backs, it's getting enough power on it to beat the keeper. Try throwing a ball up in the air and heading it as hard as you can. Then imagine a PL keeper in your way. It may work for knockdowns if we can get other players in and around Llorente though. |
From what I've seen of Llorente he's more than capable of generating his own power on headers. |  |
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| Who to start up top once Baston is settled on 19:10 - Aug 8 with 1529 views | ItchySphincter |
| Who to start up top once Baston is settled on 18:53 - Aug 8 by DafyddHuw |
How can what I see with my own eyes be a myth? |
I can't help it if you're blind. If you think Jeff can't deliver a little dinked cross you can't see or you don't watch us. | |
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| Who to start up top once Baston is settled on 19:48 - Aug 8 with 1431 views | kyswans |
I think it'd be Baston, once he gets settled.
Llorente provides us another option late in games. Whether we're up 1-0 and we have to defend corners and hold the ball up, or if we're down 1-0 and he comes on so we can bomb the ball forward. Just makes sense.
Problem is I don't see either agreeing to a "backup" role. So we'll probably see them shuffled quite a bit. | | | |
| Who to start up top once Baston is settled on 08:01 - Aug 9 with 1249 views | premierjack |
I think in some games they will both play. FG will play 4 midfielders behind them in a diamond with no width. | | | |
| Who to start up top once Baston is settled on 08:33 - Aug 9 with 1190 views | Return_of_the_Jack |
Of course its going to be Baston (assuming we sign him)
You think we are going to play £15m for a player and not make him first choice striker?
Oh and Montero gets the ball in the box but they are never dangerous. |  | | |
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