there is a decent FULLBACK at Azzurri who will do a great job..
there is a decent FULLBACK at Azzurri who will do a great job..
I am thinking it's gonna be a goal fest. Throw defence out the window and just run at them all game until we knock the door down and put 4 past them.. After we have already conceded 3 ourselves.
We've locked in 2nd place, all Ernie needs to do in the next couple of weeks is the following;
- Get Roy scoring again. Easy enough, if he scores 1 he will be banging them in for fun again.
- Get Vargas and Pato into the squad and fully fit. Work out the best way to play them, whether that means both playing or one off the bench so be it.
- Sort out the communication between Jackson and Topor. Make them sleep in the same bed for the next few weeks if he needs to. They need to cover each others weaknesses better. That has been Topor and Boogs strong points this year.
Nothing too hard to work out. Let's start booking our GF tickets.
So Kanta in Boogs spot this weekend even though Brown is out to cover his midfield spot.
Not sure if I agree with this sort of tinkering so close to the finals.
Johnny K
Why does everyone forget about one of the few shining lights from our disastrous last season?
Have to tinker, as the current solution isn't good enough. Even in Brown's absence, McGree could probably step into DM alongside UG (or Cowburn possibly).
Ernie needs to sort out the defence, which has been very leaky the last two weeks, but also get some fluidity happening going forward too which has been missing. Arguably the attacking is more important, as that has been our identity this season so far. And especially early in the season, our defence was still pretty ordinary but we scored enough to cover it.
Ernie mind games
The Championship Chronicles - The Jetstream's review of the 2007/08 season. www.newcastlefootball.net/chronicles
my thoughts how we will line up
IVan
Toppa
Kanta
George
Urg
Mcgree/cowburn
Pato
Vargas
Dimi
Roy
That is an incredibly lazy front third.
I Agree, but Merrick did come out saying if Pato is fit he will be starting i just assumed that would be the case for Vargas also with him being our marquee
According to Fox publicity tonight the games this weekend are George v Wanderers and Arzani v Jets.
Cowburn has been put in the starting 11, presumably in the midfield. Big game for him, if he impresses he could earn a spot going into the finals