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Milton Keynes v Charlton Athletic | Tue 26 Jan 2021 | 7pm | Match Preview, Predictions, News & Views
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What team will Bowyer pick? God knows, I think he may go with something like
Amos
Gunter|Oshilaja|Pearce|Purrington
Matthews|Pratley|Morgan|JFC
Stockley|Washington
Or the same players in a 532.
What I would pick is
Amos
Matthews|Gunter|Oshilaja|Purrington
Pratley
Morgan|JFC
Millar
Aneke|Schwartz
No point resting people for Pompey, because if we don't win tomorrow night that's almost an irrelevance.
On a side note I would be intrested in how many changes Pompy make after getting beat at the weekend, playing Lincoln on Tuesday and us at the weekend. Then compare it to how many we make.1 -
Cafc43v3r said:What team will Bowyer pick? God knows, I think he may go with something like
Amos
Gunter|Oshilaja|Pearce|Purrington
Matthews|Pratley|Morgan|JFC
Stockley|Washington
Or the same players in a 532.
What I would pick is
Amos
Matthews|Gunter|Oshilaja|Purrington
Pratley
Morgan|JFC
Millar
Aneke|Schwartz
No point resting people for Pompey, because if we don't win tomorrow night that's almost an irrelevance.
On a side note I would be intrested in how many changes Pompy make after getting beat at the weekend, playing Lincoln on Tuesday and us at the weekend. Then compare it to how many we make.8 -
I would definitely go Gunter & Oshilaja:
A) I think it’s important we try and build some consistency in our team selections;
B ) I don’t think Pearce is going to be the answer to any of our questions ever again;
C) I think Oshilaja does daft things when he’s paired with Pearce, looks more assured alongside Gunter.The only changes I would make from Saturday’s starting line up would be Purrington for Maatsen (needs a rest) and Albie for Williams (Williams really doesn’t seem to be at the races, feels like that’s gone under the radar a little bit) although I might be tempted to put Shinnie in there if available to start.3 -
Redrobo said:Cafc43v3r said:What team will Bowyer pick? God knows, I think he may go with something like
Amos
Gunter|Oshilaja|Pearce|Purrington
Matthews|Pratley|Morgan|JFC
Stockley|Washington
Or the same players in a 532.
What I would pick is
Amos
Matthews|Gunter|Oshilaja|Purrington
Pratley
Morgan|JFC
Millar
Aneke|Schwartz
No point resting people for Pompey, because if we don't win tomorrow night that's almost an irrelevance.
On a side note I would be intrested in how many changes Pompy make after getting beat at the weekend, playing Lincoln on Tuesday and us at the weekend. Then compare it to how many we make.
Your right but he could well rest him.3 -
Personally I'll be glad to see Purrington back. Think he's been a bit hard done by. Maybe the terms of the Maatsen loan deal means we have to play him (when fit). I think Maatsen is probably better at going forward but does just hit and hope a lot and doesn't always think. Ben is more reliable - all about opinions and that's mine. About time we started to turn it round. 0-2 to the revived Addicks.0
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CafcWest said:Personally I'll be glad to see Purrington back. Think he's been a bit hard done by. Maybe the terms of the Maatsen loan deal means we have to play him (when fit). I think Maatsen is probably better at going forward but does just hit and hope a lot and doesn't always think. Ben is more reliable - all about opinions and that's mine. About time we started to turn it round. 0-2 to the revived Addicks.1
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CafcWest said:Personally I'll be glad to see Purrington back. Think he's been a bit hard done by. Maybe the terms of the Maatsen loan deal means we have to play him (when fit). I think Maatsen is probably better at going forward but does just hit and hope a lot and doesn't always think. Ben is more reliable - all about opinions and that's mine. About time we started to turn it round. 0-2 to the revived Addicks.1
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We'll lose. A couple of players will be blamed in a post match interview. Rinse and repeat.0
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Sage said:Leuth said:JFC is now clearly a better option than either Watson or Pratley at DM. I don't see how there's any use for either of them. We just play better with JFC there
Away from home, personally feel there is no chance we will go without one of Watson or Pratley starting.0 -
Maatsen is a better defender than Purrington when a winger is running at him, and he's also more proactive. Purrington has some decent qualities but Maatsen is miles ahead imo.
If Bowyer plays Matthews as a winger he needs to be fired immediately with no questions asked3 -
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Cafc43v3r said:Redrobo said:Cafc43v3r said:What team will Bowyer pick? God knows, I think he may go with something like
Amos
Gunter|Oshilaja|Pearce|Purrington
Matthews|Pratley|Morgan|JFC
Stockley|Washington
Or the same players in a 532.
What I would pick is
Amos
Matthews|Gunter|Oshilaja|Purrington
Pratley
Morgan|JFC
Millar
Aneke|Schwartz
No point resting people for Pompey, because if we don't win tomorrow night that's almost an irrelevance.
On a side note I would be intrested in how many changes Pompy make after getting beat at the weekend, playing Lincoln on Tuesday and us at the weekend. Then compare it to how many we make.
Your right but he could well rest him.
Are you thinking of someone else?0 -
Redrobo said:Cafc43v3r said:Redrobo said:Cafc43v3r said:What team will Bowyer pick? God knows, I think he may go with something like
Amos
Gunter|Oshilaja|Pearce|Purrington
Matthews|Pratley|Morgan|JFC
Stockley|Washington
Or the same players in a 532.
What I would pick is
Amos
Matthews|Gunter|Oshilaja|Purrington
Pratley
Morgan|JFC
Millar
Aneke|Schwartz
No point resting people for Pompey, because if we don't win tomorrow night that's almost an irrelevance.
On a side note I would be intrested in how many changes Pompy make after getting beat at the weekend, playing Lincoln on Tuesday and us at the weekend. Then compare it to how many we make.
Your right but he could well rest him.
Are you thinking of someone else?
You could say Leko, Green and Smyth are wingers but he played all 3 of them, mainly, as central strikers.
Although Smyth has played also played right of a 3, right of a midfield 4 and as a right wing back. 4 positions in 10 games. Only 1, Accrington, as a winger IIRC. He moved Millar to a more central role on Saturday after giving him his debut as a central striker. I don't think 5 games, in which he has played 3 positions is that good an indicator.
He loves and adores pace yet didn't "buy" any of the examples you gave. Which player have we signed, permanently, under Bowyer that has real pace?
Doughty caused Bowyer a real problem, in a positive sense, because from the time he came back from Bromley to the time he got injured he was consistently one of our better players, although that wasn't a very high bar. But he was the only player in the squad who didn't have a natural position on the diamond, which Bowyer had almost exclusively played for 2 years and his squad was build to play.0 -
Cafc43v3r said:Redrobo said:Cafc43v3r said:Redrobo said:Cafc43v3r said:What team will Bowyer pick? God knows, I think he may go with something like
Amos
Gunter|Oshilaja|Pearce|Purrington
Matthews|Pratley|Morgan|JFC
Stockley|Washington
Or the same players in a 532.
What I would pick is
Amos
Matthews|Gunter|Oshilaja|Purrington
Pratley
Morgan|JFC
Millar
Aneke|Schwartz
No point resting people for Pompey, because if we don't win tomorrow night that's almost an irrelevance.
On a side note I would be intrested in how many changes Pompy make after getting beat at the weekend, playing Lincoln on Tuesday and us at the weekend. Then compare it to how many we make.
Your right but he could well rest him.
Are you thinking of someone else?
You could say Leko, Green and Smyth are wingers but he played all 3 of them, mainly, as central strikers.
Although Smyth has played also played right of a 3, right of a midfield 4 and as a right wing back. 4 positions in 10 games. Only 1, Accrington, as a winger IIRC. He moved Millar to a more central role on Saturday after giving him his debut as a central striker. I don't think 5 games, in which he has played 3 positions is that good an indicator.
He loves and adores pace yet didn't "buy" any of the examples you gave. Which player have we signed, permanently, under Bowyer that has real pace?
Doughty caused Bowyer a real problem, in a positive sense, because from the time he came back from Bromley to the time he got injured he was consistently one of our better players, although that wasn't a very high bar. But he was the only player in the squad who didn't have a natural position on the diamond, which Bowyer had almost exclusively played for 2 years and his squad was build to play.0 -
Just reading the introduction made me shiver. They annihilated us at home last month & then I read about the home record & the fact they have only lost to the top 2 at the Colosseum.
No idea what formation or team Bows will pick but it should include Morgan & Shinnie in midfield & start with 2 out of Aneke, Schwartz & Stockley. In defence I'd go with Oshilaja & Barker. Bows wont & so I'm afraid I will probably be right again about the final outcome (5 out of 6 since the start of the year).
3-1.........and the team doesn't get home until Wednesday morning as the coach driver can only turn left at roundabouts.3 -
So..... how many unenforced tinkerings will Bowyer make this time? Hopefully, whoever plays, they remember how good Fraser was in the game at The Valley & Mark him better this time.
Not feeling at all optimistic about this game, not just our poor recent form but also that Franchise seem to be a bogey team for us - perhaps the stattos amongst you can check our results against them in last 10 years - I know we beat them in our title winning season but seem to recall a number of defeats (including cup game(s)0 -
I think we are outplaying teams recently (just every shot is flying in) but MK Dons played us off the park last time, so this is a real test of where we are.
I'm going to have to catch the highlights the next day as I've promised myself I can't keep staying up til 5:30am to catch these midweek games anymore.0 -
MK were probably the best side I've seen us play this season.
Can't see Aneke starting so Stockley up top with Schwartz is my guess1 -
A great preview Sage.
If Bowyer learnt from his mistakes and set his teams up correctly I would have more confidence, but as he hasn't so far I'm not.
No defence can defend alone, the team need to defend as a team.
We need to attack as a team and defend as a team.
We need to be more mobile and when out of possession, we need two banks of 4 or 4 & 5 to get behind the ball.
We don't do this whatever formation and players Bowyer selects.
If we give them all the space through the middle as we did last time and as we have done so often recently we will probably lose.
You can't afford to give any team free shots on goal and then complain that they are smashing in the goals from 20/25 yards.
Bowyer needs to make us difficult to break down, give them little space, block their shots, give the defence and the goalie some protection.
2-2.
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I'd settle for not losing tbh, 1-1 .0
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Dreading that hollow depressed feeling as the final whistle blows and I realise I have wasted another two hours of life, not to mention ten quid.
At least being an evening fixture, it won't be two hours of daylight wasted and drinking numbs the pain a little.
We played alright offensively against Swindon but could easily have conceded four against pretty weak opposition. Forget top six. If we keep playing like an Under-11 team we will be fighting off relegation before long. MK will be relishing this one.
Hope Curbs is on again.2 -
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Amos
Gunter Deji Pearce Purrington
Prats JFC
Williams Shinnie Millar
Aneke
4-2-3-1 for me. Get men behind the ball when we haven't got possession and look for the overload on the counter attack if they've got 3 at the back. Prats and JFC protecting our back 4 with license for JFC to get forward when in possession. Williams for a centre forward if we are chasing the game.0 -
agim said:Amos
Gunter Deji Pearce Purrington
Prats JFC
Williams Shinnie Millar
Aneke
4-2-3-1 for me. Get men behind the ball when we haven't got possession and look for the overload on the counter attack if they've got 3 at the back. Prats and JFC protecting our back 4 with license for JFC to get forward when in possession. Williams for a centre forward if we are chasing the game.
I know Bowyer won't do it but I would drop Pratley and add Stockley to that team. Have a right go at them.1 -
MuttleyCAFC said:agim said:Amos
Gunter Deji Pearce Purrington
Prats JFC
Williams Shinnie Millar
Aneke
4-2-3-1 for me. Get men behind the ball when we haven't got possession and look for the overload on the counter attack if they've got 3 at the back. Prats and JFC protecting our back 4 with license for JFC to get forward when in possession. Williams for a centre forward if we are chasing the game.
I know Bowyer won't do it but I would drop Pratley and add Stockley to that team. Have a right go at them.0 -
League One Table - Football - BBC Sport .. look at the table .. our goal scoring record (surprisingly perhaps) is not too bad .. BUT we have conceded 11 more goals than the 'next worst' team in the top 10 .. repeat repeat, we can't wait for our injured central defenders to get back we need an experienced central defender YESTERDAY !!
Back to MK Dons .. we can't be too positive about beating any other team a t m .. there are no easy games for us .. they beat us at the Valley but since then they have sold Keogh who had done a lot to stiffen their defence and resolve
I am getting tired of repeating myself, I'll be happy to come away with a draw against an outfit which has conceded less goals than us
Milton Keynes Dons 1 v CAFC 10 -
Looking forward to it - have no idea how we are going to do but smyth going back to QPR is another good sign - to think all those saying we can't just bin the likes of bogle and smyth - well we have, and we needed to so washington aside, we now have a fairly potent set of forwards - only LB can screw it up now by playing the likes of pratley and watson0
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Smyth going back to QPR0
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At the moment we seem to be very poor defensively - it's almost a given that we will gift them a 2 goal lead, so can we score 3 against Milton Keynes? I somehow doubt it. My optimistic prediction: 2-2.0
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Sage said:I know it’s a huge amount of games to look at, but the fixtures between now and the beginning of April are very favourable on paper.
The only club we are playing that is currently above us in the table are Portsmouth. 9 of the next 14 are in London, 8 of them at home with the other away to Wimbledon.
If we are to get promoted this season, we need a very strong points return from the next 14 fixtures.3 -
killerandflash said:Sage said:I know it’s a huge amount of games to look at, but the fixtures between now and the beginning of April are very favourable on paper.
The only club we are playing that is currently above us in the table are Portsmouth. 9 of the next 14 are in London, 8 of them at home with the other away to Wimbledon.
If we are to get promoted this season, we need a very strong points return from the next 14 fixtures.
Thankfully, they’ll be back for the majority of the next 14 and I would be very confident we will do much better. The fact we are in London for 9 of them makes me more comfortable too. Not too much travelling and with a stronger squad of players available, I think we will start to go on a nice little run.3 -
I just think we can't trust our defence whoever we play there with who is fit so we need to score 3 given the probability we will concede 1 or 2.0