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MK Dons v Charlton | Sat 17 Feb | 3pm KO | Match Preview, Predictions, News & Views
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Comfortable away win 4-0.1
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On the way. Have to say it’s the first time I’ve spent 90 quid on a league 1 game but it’s a lovely day for it. Liver on alert.1
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I agree that Clarke has been our biggest loss this season, and he's still going to get my vote for POTY! To think he was supposed to be a stop gap until Reeves was fit, is laughable now!Briston_Addick said:
Clarke was my player of the season up to the point he got injured. In fact given what's happened since he'll still probably get my vote!Elthamaddick said:
I actually think we miss Clarke more than anyone at the momentSDAddick said:
I agree that is a problem with that team, as was the case against Doncaster. But I don't think that Aribo adds a tremendous amount of dynamism when he's played as a 10. I think that kind of nullifies his ability to have driving runs from deep, because if he picks the ball up deep there isn't the 10 ahead of him to drag players out of position, and there will be more players behind the ball. And I can't really see him bombing on past Josh to stretch defenses. He can certainly get in the box, but making that run into the box from thr 10 role is easier to defend than from the 8 position.wmcf123 said:
Reeves over Aribo? No thanks .SDAddick said:
I think DaSilva would make a very good wingback, but I just don't think Solly has the legs at the moment. He looks to be struggling just as a normal fullback.johnnybev1987 said:killerandflash said:Is this the game to start Reeves? Up against former club etc
I was quite impressed by Ajose's cameo on Tuesday, indeed I'd be tempted to play him alongside Josh (not that it will happen)
I dont see why we dont try 3-5-2 feels like we have the personnel now. Ajose up front with Big Josh should work. Solly/JDS both would be good wingbacks, obviously a couple might end up missing out but worth a shot and we would be pretty solid with a back 3 of Bauer, Pearce, Konsa
Also, starting 3 at the back against a team who plays one up front isn't usually the best tactical approach. It can often leave two spare central defenders, which is one too many.
I thought Kaikai showed flashes of some real quality, but he looked raw and rusty, to be expected to some extent. I think bringing Reeves back in against his former club is the play here.
Mark Marshall has badly drifted out of games in recent weeks (though he did have the assist Saturday). But I think Reeves is far less effective on the right for us, and Kaikai and Fosu could both play there, but both prefer either playing through the middle or on the left.
Also, I agree that Ajose provided something different and looked to make really aggressive runs in behind on Tuesday in his short cameo, and that despite not being a huge fan of his I was impressed. But I don't know that he's a 60-70 minutes solution right now. He's not played much football this year, and we know he struggles to impact the game at the best of time. I think his place is still impact sub.
Amos
Solly Konsa Bauer DaSilva
........JFC.....Kashi
Marshall Reeves Fosu
..........Magennis
That team looks formulaic and rigid- as has been the problem all season
I think the player who adds more dynamism is Kaikai. The problem is he didn't make many runs behind Josh on Tuesday, and when playing on the left he didn't make those out to in runs that we desperately need. Now that may still be to come, it's his first start for us and he clearly has some ability. But what he did on Tuesday was all in front of the defense.
Against Donny Reeves did actually get beyond Josh at times, and played as a false 9 for a bit, but that's not his strong suit.
In short, we desperately miss Stephy.
Clarke was the man who made Robbo's 4-2-3-1 formation work: a good link between defence, midfield and attack and able to hit a bloody good pass (not necessarily the obvious pass either). Without him it's been a predictable give-the-ball-to-Holmes/Fossy/Stephy-and-let-them-run-into five-defenders-with-no-help type of approach to matches.
Would anyone really be surprised if MK win tomorrow?
More grief for Robbo - 2-1 defeat
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Come on Charlton the bollocks have only just stopped swinging from last week!
All we are saying is give us a performance for 90+ minutes...
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A box I assume?Sillybilly said:On the way. Have to say it’s the first time I’ve spent 90 quid on a league 1 game but it’s a lovely day for it. Liver on alert.
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Yes mate. 10 of us. Birthday celebration (not mine).killerandflash said:
A box I assume?Sillybilly said:On the way. Have to say it’s the first time I’ve spent 90 quid on a league 1 game but it’s a lovely day for it. Liver on alert.
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We're so inconsistent I wouldn't be surprised if we smashed them this afternoon.0
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Just score 4 goals Charlton0
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As far as I know, Reeves starts1
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Probably the right call against his former club. He was obviously very poor in the first half against Doncaster but better, still not great, in the second. But of our fit and available players he is the one who I think is best suited to operating in little pockets of spaceto create chances for others. He really, really needs to turn up today.Sage said:As far as I know, Reeves starts
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I think he will really be up for it today and with the big pitch that MK Dons have, he will have more space between the lines to hurt them.SDAddick said:
Probably the right call against his former club. He was obviously very poor in the first half against Doncaster but better, still not great, in the second. But of our fit and available players he is the one who I think is best suited to operating in little pockets of spaceto create chances for others. He really, really needs to turn up today.Sage said:As far as I know, Reeves starts
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We live in hope, he must be due at least one decent game during a season.Sage said:
I think he will really be up for it today and with the big pitch that MK Dons have, he will have more space between the lines to hurt them.SDAddick said:
Probably the right call against his former club. He was obviously very poor in the first half against Doncaster but better, still not great, in the second. But of our fit and available players he is the one who I think is best suited to operating in little pockets of spaceto create chances for others. He really, really needs to turn up today.Sage said:As far as I know, Reeves starts
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Looking on Twitter, it gives off the impression that Marshall is on the bench..?0
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One of Slade’s, surely?Henry Irving said:2 -
Just shouted “cmon U reds” to the lads on the pitch from the box in an otherwise deserted stadium. They ignored me. b’stards.2
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Throw a pig at them.Sillybilly said:Just shouted “cmon U reds” to the lads on the pitch from the box in an otherwise deserted stadium. They ignored me. b’stards.
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Is Pearce no6? If so looks like he’s in the squad from the pic on the os0
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No Fosu again0
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Could well see it being something like...Amos
Solly Konsa Bauer Dasilva
Kashi
Forster-Caskey Aribo
Reeves
Magennis Kaikai
But likely to be more like...Amos
Solly Konsa Bauer Dasilva
Kashi Forster-Caskey
Reeves Aribo Kaikai
Magennis0 -
So is Aribo playing in the no 10 role or Reeves?
Or is it 442?0 -
My normal stance is that away from home anything other than a defeat is a bonus.
However our home form has been so abysmal that anything other than a win today is inadequate if we have serious, genuine promotion aspirations.
I hope someone locks Reeves in the dressing room bog so Robinson can't play him.0 -
Come on mate, you know better than that!Henry Irving said:So is Aribo playing in the no 10 role or Reeves?
Or is it 442?
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I've been calling for a 433 for a while now. Thibk we will see Kashi sitting and dropping in to allow the full backs to push up and provide the width. Aribo and JFC in front of him. Reeves and Kaikai either side of Mag.ricky_otto said:
Come on mate, you know better than that!Henry Irving said:So is Aribo playing in the no 10 role or Reeves?
Or is it 442?0 -
A must win game. The trouble is I can't see where the goals are going to come from. No Fosu, presumably injured and Marshall dropped! Does KR forget it was his cross that we scored from last week. How is Reeves chosen ahead of him?0
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Love childredman said:A must win game. The trouble is I can't see where the goals are going to come from. No Fosu, presumably injured and Marshall dropped! Does KR forget it was his cross that we scored from last week. How is Reeves chosen ahead of him?
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