If You Could Be Your Teams Manager

Anyone else fed up with their managers shit tactics (4-5-1) and player selections (Bowyer)?
Here you can choose what line up you would play in for your teams next game, obviously taking into consideration injuries & suspensions. I know it's kind of a pointless thread as it wont effect the teams real life score etc but it would be good to see peoples opinions on their teams selection.

Our next game is against Arsenal away (which unfortunately im going to). McLeish will no doubt pick this team.

Yes it's against Arsenal and we will lose but this team cant create a thing, especially with McLeishs bum boys Bowyer and Fahey starting. I would play this and at least have a bit more attacking threat.

I'd Sack Rafa!

I'd at least give Nunez a run out, that's for sure.

-------------Duke
Mcshane-Ayala-Gerrard-Kilbane
-----------Cairney
------Bullard-----Bostock
-----------Koren
--------Vine----Simpson


Basically, no holding midfielder EVER. We have a good first 11 so no need for one. Also this season we've been keeping the ball on the deck and the width is made by full backs. It would work if we had attacking full backs which is why I stuck Kilbane in cos hes much better going forwards than Dawson. I put Bostock in for Garcia cos Bostock can create. Also move Bullard further up the pitch, play Cairney in the back 4 and he can distribute the ball to the full backs/Bullard/Bostock.

BenSmith wrote:I'd at least give Nunez a run out, that's for sure.

As in Antonio Nunez

At the moment:

-----------------Reina

Kelly----Soto----Agger----Rafa Benitez(Aurelio when fit)

--------Lucas--Gerrard--Merieles

Maxi-------------Torres-----------Pacheco

Aaron wrote:At the moment:

-----------------Reina

Kelly----Soto----Agger----Rafa Benitez(Aurelio when fit)

--------Lucas--Gerrard--Merieles

Maxi-------------Torres-----------Pacheco

I think the OP needs to appreciate his manager more. He's turned you into a top half/ mid table Premier League side within 1 season and signed players that wouldn't even think about joining the club 1 year ago.

I love our manager, but i'd do these things:

Sell Pulis
Play Bialkowski more
Give Wotton a run out
Stop lumping it up to Lambert
And Give Mills a few games too.


----------------Davis

Butters----Fonte----Martin----Harding

-------Spider--Hammond--Chaplow

Lallana-------------Lambert-----------Puncheon

That would be my lineup, good attacking team I have there

I'd tell the press about our formidable challenges we've had recently against Northampton, but also remind them about our famous victories against Trabzonspor and great draws against Urecht.

Dan wrote:I'd tell the press about our formidable challenges we've had recently against Northampton, but also remind them about our famous victories against Trabzonspor and great draws against Urecht.

I think you would be the kind of manager that would bring a real feel-good factor to your club.

Sell Almunia.

Jay.Davies11 wrote:

Dan wrote:I'd tell the press about our formidable challenges we've had recently against Northampton, but also remind them about our famous victories against Trabzonspor and great draws against Urecht.

I think you would be the kind of manager that would bring a real feel-good factor the your club.

James is the Vine upfront for you Rowan? If so how is he doing for you guys, he only ever got one goal for us.

ForestFCFan i see where you're coming from with him getting us 9th last season but we were lucky, yes we played well between October to January however if it werent for our defence last season we would have been relegated. We cant create chances because he accomodates his favourite players despite having the likes of Derbyshire, Beausejour, Zigic etc on the bench.

bcfcben wrote:James is the Vine upfront for you Rowan? If so how is he doing for you guys, he only ever got one goal for us.

ForestFCFan i see where you're coming from with him getting us 9th last season but we were lucky, yes we played well between October to January however if it werent for our defence last season we would have been relegated. We cant create chances because he accomodates his favourite players despite having the likes of Derbyshire, Beausejour, Zigic etc on the bench.

He made his debut yesterday, on loan from QPR. He had a decent game yesterday... didn't get much service but is definately the type of striker we need. Works hard and gets stuck in.

Fair enough, for some reason he was never really given a chance with us. I think we only signed him to prevent, our then Championship title rivals, Albion from getting him meaning he spent most of his time coming on as a sub.

I would sell Diaby. Pretty much sorted for the treble then.

Liebherr wrote:I love our manager, but i'd do these things:

Sell Pulis
Play Bialkowski more
Give Wotton a run out
Stop lumping it up to Lambert
And Give Mills a few games too.


----------------Davis

Butters----Fonte----Martin----Harding

-------Spider--Hammond--Chaplow

Lallana-------------Lambert-----------Puncheon

That would be my lineup, good attacking team I have there

I like the way Jaidi isnt in your team alls he is good at is going up for corners

Punch Purslow in the fucking balls. Repeatedly. Then appoint Rafa Benitez as manager and resign myself.

Do the right thing.

Aaron wrote:Do the right thing.

Give the players a hug and massage their ego's?

BenSmith wrote:I'd at least give Nunez a run out, that's for sure.

And get rid of Collins. Come back Paddy Kisnorbo! :!

yarnbury11 wrote:

BenSmith wrote:I'd at least give Nunez a run out, that's for sure.

And get rid of Collins. Come back Paddy Kisnorbo! :!

And Naylor! Gutted that Bruce is suspended, means Collins and Naylor partnership again, yippee

Wish he'd loan a couple of defenders in.

Naylor isn't that bad technically, he's just a bit slow and un-aware of the stuff thats going on around him. Probably cause he's getting a bit old, he won't be much use after this season and if we're gonna push for promotion it's people like him who need replacing with good quality players who are proven at ths level. No more gambles on people like Nunez! (even though he might turn out ok, he could also be total gash)

yarnbury11 wrote:Naylor isn't that bad technically, he's just a bit slow and un-aware of the stuff thats going on around him. Probably cause he's getting a bit old, he won't be much use after this season and if we're gonna push for promotion it's people like him who need replacing with good quality players who are proven at ths level. No more gambles on people like Nunez! (even though he might turn out ok, he could also be total gash)

Yeah exactly, all our defenders are sluggish and we need someone with at least a bit of pace in there. I don't really know what I'd do for the next game, our results have been so weird recently.

I want to see what this Nunez is like, must be decent if he started in the World Cup. Probably lacks the physique though.

I'd give my pal Aidan White a run out. He's quick and energetic which is just what we need, we can get experienced players in other positions.

Do you actually know him? But yeah, I would too, he can play anywhere down the left side and has bags of pace.

Oh also, found out coolhead lives in MK earlier.

Drop O'Shea for Rafael
Not play Anderson on left
Play Obertan more
Give Eikrem a chance.

BenSmith wrote:Do you actually know him? But yeah, I would too, he can play anywhere down the left side and has bags of pace.

Oh also, found out coolhead lives in MK earlier.

Yeah, been out with him a few times, first name terms and all that before he signed for Leeds he played footbal for his school and he never used to try at all, then when he did he would skin the whole team and score with ease.

Ah, how did you discover that?