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Addicks v's Birmingham Match thread 08/02/14

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  • Addick90
    Addick90 Posts: 676
    How's the pitch holding up? Looks very dark over charlton?
  • JWADDICK
    JWADDICK Posts: 846
    Christ almighty England must win the World Cup we have so many top notch managers and coaches just on this site I'm surprised it's even a question. Perhaps we should ban SCP from picking a team until all the numpty's on here have had their say.
  • crookester
    crookester Posts: 1,328
    I am surprised at the lack of width but it's a technically strong midfield. Looking forward to this.....coyr
  • Redmidland
    Redmidland Posts: 44,700
    Brum have a good away record this season...won 4 out of last 6 away....we need to get at them from the off
  • It could be Jackson/AA on left and Reza on right in 4-5-1 for all we know.
  • Jodaius said:

    People criticising the team selection, who would you have picked instead? Genuinely interested.

    Hopefully the fact that ceddy comes in for loic will finally put to bed the conspiracy theories about who is picking the team.

    The right back on the bench at right back, Wilson right mid and Cousins in the centre with Poyet (if he persists with the outdated 4-4-2 formation!). Said on other threads I would like to see 4-2-3-1 and we have players to fit into that setup.

    Fingers crossed we do get the win or CP will be crucified!
    Picturing in my mind GreenhitheRed rummaging around in the shed for a hammer and some nails whilst getting the car keys ready to pop round the timber yard at half time if the score is still nil nil

  • Rob62 said:

    If we lose today it will be because of the poor selection in midfield, and i think that powell will get torn apart if that happens

    We have very few options in midfield, and that isn't Powell's fault.
    But who starts on the pitch is his fault, playing 4 cms against Bham at home when we are in desperate need of 3 points is hardly giving us hope for a result (I will gladly eat copious amounts of humble pie, but have a terryfying fear I won't :( )
  • Redmidland
    Redmidland Posts: 44,700
    weather seems to be ok until 5 pm
  • Same diamond midfield as last week, same strike partnership, a left back at left back and a right back at right back whats not to like
  • Lets hope Powell gets what he wants from the players today for the full 90 minutes.
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  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 50,974
    Is he using the diamond shape again, if so assume midfield will be
    Poyet
    Cousins/AA
    Jackson behind forwards
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,955
    It looks like Birmingham are lining up 4-5-1

    CP will want to play 2 forwards, so he'll be trying to ensure we have numbers in CM, probably diamond - with the 2 fullbacks overlapping to provide width.

    As I said before, the team is set up to play a passing game.

    If it ain't working, on comes Green to provide width and crosses for Peter Parsley - to give the Brum defence something different to deal with.

  • Duchateley is here I think, looks like him at bottom of west stand
  • Redmidland
    Redmidland Posts: 44,700
    15 mins till ko...........COYR's
  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 50,974
    Is it still very windy, watching the Yeovil game you have to keep the ball on the ground
  • Redmidland
    Redmidland Posts: 44,700
    Pete F thinks addicks will play diamond formation today.
  • Redmidland
    Redmidland Posts: 44,700
    countdown to ko.....as usual sorry upfront for any typos and spelling mistakes
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,955
    In fact, looks like Brum set up 4-2-3-1

    With 2 DMs and 3 CMs further forward, whether that includes Burke playing as a conventional winger, we shall see.

  • Redmidland
    Redmidland Posts: 44,700
    forecast seems to have been wrong.....raining hard but only a shower.......they hope
  • Redmidland
    Redmidland Posts: 44,700
    just over 1000 from Birmingham in JS stand
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  • Pitch is pretty darn awful. Just hammered it down. Can't see this lasting the season if we don't get a proper decent dry spell.
  • Jodaius
    Jodaius Posts: 562
    Huge amount of rain has fallen in the last 10 mins. Stopped now.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,352

    Pete F thinks addicks will play diamond formation today.

    good afternoon RM and all the best with the ppppronounciation of the newbies handles !!
  • Redmidland
    Redmidland Posts: 44,700
    groundstaff back on pitch....may add more sand.....anyway here we go.....THIS>>>>IS>>>>THE>>>>VALLEY!!!
  • PaddyP17
    PaddyP17 Posts: 13,037
    Afternoon all. Ghoochannejhad, Parzyszek and Ajdarevic are still hard to get my hands around but here's hoping. Will be updating from a Birmingham perspective if possible; if not I'll just get what I can down for you.
  • Redmidland
    Redmidland Posts: 44,700

    Pete F thinks addicks will play diamond formation today.

    good afternoon RM and all the best with the ppppronounciation of the newbies handles !!
    Thanks mate!! and afternoon
  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    Judging by the queues outside there may be some decent numbers here
  • Redmidland
    Redmidland Posts: 44,700
    Teams on way out now.............Red Red Robin, belting out
  • PaddyP17 said:

    Afternoon all. Ghoochannejhad, Parzyszek and Ajdarevic are still hard to get my hands around but here's hoping. Will be updating from a Birmingham perspective if possible; if not I'll just get what I can down for you.

    Reza, PP and AA are far easier :)

  • So Robert Lee's son lines up for Birmingham today. I suppose his dad will be in the West Stand looking at the ground that he helped to pay for with his transfer all those years ago.
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