Armchair Manager. Your Team Tuesday?

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Ira Jackson jr. said...

“Neil Cugley gave me a chance at Folkestone and I scored 33 in 50 from the right wing and now the gaffer here has got two in two out of me."
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Quoted from Bigdog

Injuries again.. Morais, Bennett, Williams and Scannell are all clever footballers who are good on the ball, see a pass and can beat a man, and beating a man opens up so many more options than passing from side to side or backwards and then hoofing it. Two of the four out injured again. At some time I'd like to see at least three of these or even four in the same team to see what they can do together with Matete and a ball winner behind them, even if it means Scannell playing as a false nine like Firmino at Liverpool or Kane latterly at Spurs..

Quoted from GollyGTFC

That's Ira Jackson jr who scored 24 goals in 36 matches during 2019/20 season for Folkestone Invicta where he played Right Wing.

Basic research mate. Try it sometime.

Quoted from diehardmariner

Back four pretty much picks itself, if Waterfall is fit he plays.  If not, Pollock.

Ahead of that it's just lobbing a load of darts at the board and hoping a few land the right way up.  Rose added some composure when he came on but he also slows things down for me.  He looks far better in that holding role but then he doesn't really offer any protection in that position, players just ghost past him.   Without wingers, your full backs are under more pressure which means your centre-backs are often dragged a bit further wide.  As the holding midfielder you, at times, become the only central barrier between the opposition and the goal.  Rose doesn't offer that.  However I wouldn't know what else to suggest.  

Matete is a shoe-in, to partner him probably Spokes.

In attack I think there's only 3 players who look capable of offering anything, especially who are fit (or something like fit).  That's Hanson, Wright and Scannell.  Problem is all 3 are made of glass and coming back from lay-offs.   Maybe give all three 60 minutes, hope we've had enough of an impact and then bring on Williams, Jackson and Gibson to be fresh legs.  

Actually, thinking about it.  If we're playing Hanson we need to play to strengths.  He looked his best when he first signed because we had quality deliveries into him, namely from Hewitt at right-back.  Hewitt had a stinker on Saturday but in all honesty Hendrie wasn't much better and gave Devarn Green far too much freedom.    Hewitt at right-back, Habergham at left-back and just pepper the box with deliveries from deep for Hanson.  Wright and Scannell following up for the balls behind or the knock-downs.  A high press from Matete and Spokes for anything else that falls loose.

In goal, not impressed with either McKeown or Russell at the minute.  McKeown looks a shadow of himself whereas whenever Russell plays he looks like what he is, a goalkeeping coach who has kept his hand in by playing in the tin-pot trophy against Under 23 sides.  Could be a flip of the coin but I'd probably got McKeown.

                  Mckeown
Hewitt Menayse Waterfall Habergham
                    Rose
           Matete Spokes
   Scannell Hanson Wright

Quoted from pontoonlew

That team looks good but how can you say the back 4 picks itself and then put Elliot Hewitt in there? He's awful. Hendrie hasn't had the best few games but he's miles better than Hewitt.

Quoted from GollyGTFC