23 May 2025 08:05:57
Te main battle on Sunday will be won or lost in midfield Sangare Anderson and MGW against Fernandez Caicedo and Palmer on paper Chelsea have the better players so I would add Yates or Dominguez to the mix to break up Palmers runs and his distribution going forward and leave Hudson Odoi on the bench.
23 May 2025 09:58:31
If Sangare plays on Sunday we haven't a chance against their midfield. He's slow, no energy and can't carry the ball. Obviously I have some sympathy as the lad has had malaria and the effects can last for months. Yates for me. Hudson-Odoi is our best technical player and can manipulate the ball in most situations and will have a point to prove against Chelsea. So if he's 100% fit must play. Give Morato and Danilo the day off. Tense game but we have to take it to them.
23 May 2025 10:27:52
If definately start CHO. 9 of our team should be guaranteed starters if fit, so in a 4231 the selection dilemma is 4 players for 2 in central midfield. The 4 contenders are Sanghere ( playing very well lately ) Dominquez ( incredible work rate) Anderson ( energy, strength and skill, a great signing ) and Yates ( the least skilful of the 4 technically but the heartbeat of the team).
Personally i'd have Anderson and Yates ( harsh on the other 2 I know). Chelsea are a hugely talented ( and expensive ) team but young with disciplinary problems all season. They had 6 booked in their game against us, a very feisty affair. They are rightly missing Jackson. because of his unnecessary elbow to an opponents face. This will be even more edgy with what’s at stake. Yates will wind them up, provoke them and should also be delegated to shackle their brilliant playmaker Palmer. Everything comes through him. Stop Palmer and stifle their attacking full backs and wingers and the game is ours comrades.
Easier said than done. In Nuno we trust. It’s going to be a humdinger.
Personally, I’m not one of those glued to the progress of the other matches but I guess any goals scored elsewhere will invariably be made known by the crowd………. if I were Nuno I’d be telling the lads to focus on beating Chelsea then see where we are!
Coyr!
23 May 2025 10:30:26
I agree RHR. For a start Yates must play to man mark Palmer. Of course alongside Anderson and I agree if HO fit he must play. To be fair to Sangare he has been picked on merit and has begun to show why we paid a lot of dosh for him. This match is a crunch for Nuno. By that I mean he has to out wit his Chelsea counterpart. We have the players that can beat Chelsea, so he has the nouse to pick them, I hope.
The atmosphere will be electric for many reasons, all of which should inspire those wearing Garibaldi Red.
No more so than our own Yatesy who will get those who can swim, diving into the Trent.
23 May 2025 11:58:28
He doesn't start Yates maybe uses him second half occasionally.
As Danny Murphy observed on MOTD Nuno has a diamond midfield that works well, but Cole Palmer can be left free and there lies the problem. Dominguez might be a key player in this fixture.
23 May 2025 13:25:17
Pros of playing Sangare instead of Yates, 1) Can pass forward 2) Can stay on feet and 3) doesn't flap arms around players and 4) doesn't concede as many fouls
Sangare all day for me, he's getting better match by match after a slow start to the season.
23 May 2025 13:57:42
Dominguez and Ando with MGW sitting between them, all more than capable of putting a shift in. Usual back 4, the above in midfield with CHO and Elenga either side of Woody. ?.
23 May 2025 17:56:07
Love Yatesy, one of our own and all that but he's the last choice out of the four that Stokey states. As well as his obvious strengths, he gives far too many free kicks away, his passing and first touch isn't as good as the others but he does wind up opponents. Anderson always starts plus one more, if only playing two in the middle. Wouldn't be surprised though if it's the same as against West Ham.
23 May 2025 18:18:47
I actually think anderson gives teams stick mv matey. Good team player. As I've said in past, cannot shoot like yates to save his life. But unlike yates. Looks up sees a simple ball, and just brings so much to the midfield. Again clap my hands to defence ??? but our shooting is shocking as the pals poet says.