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MK (a) tomorrow.
My thoughts very much in line with others on here regards this one. We have a strong squad that can cope with an above average injury list, but it’s rumoured we could have up to 11 players missing tomorrow which just makes it extremely unlikely we’ll have enough to get a result against an in form side at their place… but definitely not impossible as we still have quality in the final third that can hurt them. However, whether we can keep the back door shut is another question entirely with what’s missing…
So assuming the rumoured 11 are all out (Dunkley, Tanton, Metcalfe, Fleck, Daley-Campbell, Palmer, Naylor, Madden, Jacobs, Jones, Mohuiddin), this is how I think we’ll line up:
Boot
Mandeville Araujo Grimes Gordon
Oldaker Banks
Markanday Dobra Colclough
Grigg
Thompson (GK)
Sheckleford
Jessop
Williams
Berry
Cook
Would leave us one short from being able to name a full bench, and also include x2 first year pro’s (Cook & Jessop). Yeah that looks pretty bleak.
As I said though, there’s definitely quality in the starting XI (& Berry from the bench) to hurt MK going forward, so fingers crossed we just go and out score them
Williams deputised well in the game vs Barrow, but for me Araujo needs to play as he’s a much better footballer despite lack of experience. Williams gives the ball away too much for my liking, and a team with MK’s quality will be all over that & punish us if we keep giving it them back, so for me we need as many players out there comfortable on the ball as possible. People may look at it and say it wouldn’t work with two left footed CB’s if it is Araujo & Grimes, but no one ever bats an eye lid at two right footed CB’s do they?
Fingers crossed any of (ideally all) Naylor, Madden, Jones & Jacobs are available as those are currently just doubts. Madden & especially Naylor being available would give me a lot more confidence of getting anything.
Just no more injuries tomorrow night please!!!
My thoughts very much in line with others on here regards this one. We have a strong squad that can cope with an above average injury list, but it’s rumoured we could have up to 11 players missing tomorrow which just makes it extremely unlikely we’ll have enough to get a result against an in form side at their place… but definitely not impossible as we still have quality in the final third that can hurt them. However, whether we can keep the back door shut is another question entirely with what’s missing…
So assuming the rumoured 11 are all out (Dunkley, Tanton, Metcalfe, Fleck, Daley-Campbell, Palmer, Naylor, Madden, Jacobs, Jones, Mohuiddin), this is how I think we’ll line up:
Boot
Mandeville Araujo Grimes Gordon
Oldaker Banks
Markanday Dobra Colclough
Grigg
Thompson (GK)
Sheckleford
Jessop
Williams
Berry
Cook
Would leave us one short from being able to name a full bench, and also include x2 first year pro’s (Cook & Jessop). Yeah that looks pretty bleak.
As I said though, there’s definitely quality in the starting XI (& Berry from the bench) to hurt MK going forward, so fingers crossed we just go and out score them
Williams deputised well in the game vs Barrow, but for me Araujo needs to play as he’s a much better footballer despite lack of experience. Williams gives the ball away too much for my liking, and a team with MK’s quality will be all over that & punish us if we keep giving it them back, so for me we need as many players out there comfortable on the ball as possible. People may look at it and say it wouldn’t work with two left footed CB’s if it is Araujo & Grimes, but no one ever bats an eye lid at two right footed CB’s do they?Fingers crossed any of (ideally all) Naylor, Madden, Jones & Jacobs are available as those are currently just doubts. Madden & especially Naylor being available would give me a lot more confidence of getting anything.
Just no more injuries tomorrow night please!!!
