Anyone else think that Albie Morgan should start in midfield against Donny?

Scoham said:

objectivecafc said:

He will go 4-3-3 on Sunday as Doncaster are leathal on the break and we are going there to disrupt that first, worry about our own game second. As a result I see Pratley in the mid 3. I don't like it but it'll be Taylor uptop as a false 9 and Aribo with WIlliams trying to break up Donnys regimented defence. Lapslie to get a game as a sub to keep disrupting donny in the second half. No room for Albie, barely room Cullen.

Bowyer's stuck with his preferred diamond formation in most big games/tough away games hasn't he? Not sure that'll change for the play-offs.

Agreed, not in a million years will he suddenly change to a 4-3-3 now.

objectivecafc said:

covered end junior said:

Scoham said:

objectivecafc said:

He will go 4-3-3 on Sunday as Doncaster are leathal on the break and we are going there to disrupt that first, worry about our own game second. As a result I see Pratley in the mid 3. I don't like it but it'll be Taylor uptop as a false 9 and Aribo with WIlliams trying to break up Donnys regimented defence. Lapslie to get a game as a sub to keep disrupting donny in the second half. No room for Albie, barely room Cullen.

Bowyer's stuck with his preferred diamond formation in most big games/tough away games hasn't he? Not sure that'll change for the play-offs.

Agreed, not in a million years will he suddenly change to a 4-3-3 now.

So why did he do it at Oxford?

Because Vetokele was injured and he thought we'd be stronger with the five midfielders than play Parker?

Why did he play Parker on Saturday? Perhaps he felt we don't have the players to make 4-5-1/4-3-3 work (i.e. pace out wide and goalscoring midfielers).

objectivecafc said:

covered end junior said:

Scoham said:

objectivecafc said:

He will go 4-3-3 on Sunday as Doncaster are leathal on the break and we are going there to disrupt that first, worry about our own game second. As a result I see Pratley in the mid 3. I don't like it but it'll be Taylor uptop as a false 9 and Aribo with WIlliams trying to break up Donnys regimented defence. Lapslie to get a game as a sub to keep disrupting donny in the second half. No room for Albie, barely room Cullen.

Bowyer's stuck with his preferred diamond formation in most big games/tough away games hasn't he? Not sure that'll change for the play-offs.

Agreed, not in a million years will he suddenly change to a 4-3-3 now.

So why did he do it at Oxford?

I thought we played 4-5-1.
Taylor up top by himself.

And Taylor has looked a shadow of himself every time he's played up top on his own.

Exiled_Addick said:

objectivecafc said:

We were undone on the break several times in March up there because of that formation. We were the better side but scraped a draw becasue of the late disallowed goal. But still they ould have had us out of sight because of the counters earlier on. I believe Bowyer wants to just get it back to the Valley and smashe them at home

That was Charlton in March. We were struggling to score goals and put games to bed. Taylor was out of sorts returning from his suspension, Karlan had been sold, Igor was still not fit or confident, and we had not adapted our game to get more goals from midfield.

It could, of course, all change in an instant, but the way we have been playing for the last 6 weeks, if we were to dominate possession like we did up there last time I'd be much more confident we will get at least a couple of goals.

Igor had just scored against Luton in the previous game but picked up an injury. He then scored against Scunthorpe when he returned to the team.

Changing from a diamond to a 4-5-1/4-3-3 means switching the AM and a striker to each wing. You still have a DM and two CMs ahead of him - are we really going to stop counter attacks by playing for example Williams and Reeves on the wings? If anything it might encourage more counters, we don't look comfortable playing that type of system.

Exiled_Addick said:

Scoham said:

Exiled_Addick said:

objectivecafc said:

We were undone on the break several times in March up there because of that formation. We were the better side but scraped a draw becasue of the late disallowed goal. But still they ould have had us out of sight because of the counters earlier on. I believe Bowyer wants to just get it back to the Valley and smashe them at home

That was Charlton in March. We were struggling to score goals and put games to bed. Taylor was out of sorts returning from his suspension, Karlan had been sold, Igor was still not fit or confident, and we had not adapted our game to get more goals from midfield.

It could, of course, all change in an instant, but the way we have been playing for the last 6 weeks, if we were to dominate possession like we did up there last time I'd be much more confident we will get at least a couple of goals.

Igor had just scored against Luton in the previous game but picked up an injury. He then scored against Scunthorpe when he returned to the team.

Changing from a diamond to a 4-5-1/4-3-3 means switching the AM and a striker to each wing. You still have a DM and two CMs ahead of him - are we really going to stop counter attacks by playing for example Williams and Reeves on the wings? If anything it might encourage more counters, we don't look comfortable playing that type of system.

Wimbledon not Luton?

I believe Donny away was Igor's second start after returning from his shoulder injury, the first being 2 weeks earlier against Southend. So he had scored, but he was very much still feeling his way in fitness wise. He was rushed back a little bit as well which wasn't helping.

Ah, I meant the Oxford game when Bowyer did switch to 4-5-1/4-3-3. Had Igor been fit I'm sure he'd have stuck with the diamond formation.

As suggested elsewhere, if Williams is fit, I’d play Aribo up front with Taylor, with Williams, Cullen, Bielik and AN Other.  Save Albie for the home leg

Personally I thought the game passed him by for the majority of the time he was on the pitch. 

However, most importantly the time where he didn’t he looked very good on the ball and put in two excellent passes for the goals. 

His forward passing led to both of our goals.
Reeves would have turned in a circle and passed the ball backwards.
Williams would have run into a ruck of players and lost the ball.
Long live Albie.

Very impressed the couple of times I've seen him. Has a great eye for a pass and deserves to start on Friday. Need this lad on a long contract. 

Mendonca In Asdas said:

Quality player will only get better with age and decent coaching, big decision to make for Lee and the coaching staff, I’ll leave it up to them to get it right, that’s what there paid to do.

Still young. Can he cope with two high pressure games so close together mentally as well as physically yet?

I hope he can because I rate him highly but as you say Trust In Bowyer.

Williams or igor 

Sunday was the first time I had seen him, I was really impressed.  Supprised by the number of people that said the game passed him by. 

Cafc43v3r said:

Sunday was the first time I had seen him, I was really impressed.  Supprised by the number of people that said the game passed him by. 

There are times during games where he struggles to get involved. But that's down to game time/experience and will come.

He's a very talented player, both natural ability and a football brain, most in League one don't have both attributes. I'd start him Friday, he'll get his first goal soon.