Team vs Bournemouth

Team vs Bournemouth

Kuffour was holding his back on numerous occasions Tuesday night, still think he will start mind you. Also expect Griffiths to want to play against the team that released him.
 

Team vs Bournemouth

assuming oli and frampton remain injured
the team pretty much picks itself

nelson

o'connor heywood griffiths tillen

brooker pinault cox tomlin

moore kuffour

subs-masters-osbourne-charles-carder andrews-rhodes
 

Team vs Bournemouth

If Griffiths and Kuffour both out, it starts to limit our choices:

Nelson
O'Connor
Heywood
Osborne
Tillen
Brooker
Pinault
Cox
Tomlin
Moore
Willock

Subs Masters, Charles, Mousinho, Carder-Andrews and Rhodes

Have to say I wouldn't be optimistic with that line-up.
 

Team vs Bournemouth

I'd say

Nelson

O'Connor Osborne Heywood Charles

Brooker Cox Pinault Tillen

Rhodes Moore

Subs: Master, Mousinho, Carder-Andrews, Tomlin, Willock

About time that we saw Rhodes up front again, especially after Leroy admitted that that is his best position.
 

Team vs Bournemouth

Cox was rubbish in midfield. He is definitely not a midfielder. Carder looks a better option. Hope that we send him back pronto!
 

Team vs Bournemouth

GK. Nelson
DR. O'Connor
DL. Griffiths (Tillen if not fit)
DC. Heywood
DC. Osbourne
MR. Brooker
ML. Tillen (Tomlin if Griffiths is not fit)
MC. Pinault
MC. Cox
ST. Moore
ST. Kuffour (Willock if not fit)

Subs: Masters, Charles/Griffiths, Rhodes, Mousinho, Willock/Tomlin/Kuffour/Dimitriov
 

Team vs Bournemouth

Nelson

OConnor Heywood Charles

Brooker Pinault Cox Tomlin Tillien

Willock Moore

Subs
Masters, Osbourne, Mousinho, Carde Andrews, Rhodes

If kuffour and griffiths are fit then

Nelson
OC Griffiths Heywood Tillien
Brooker Pinault Cox Tomlin
Kuffour Moore

Subs
Willock
Masters
Charles
Osbourne
Rhodes
 

Team vs Bournemouth

interesting team selections ion this hear thread..

griffiths at left back, no kuffour, whats going on,
 

Team vs Bournemouth

King John said:
Cox was rubbish in midfield. He is definitely not a midfielder. Carder looks a better option. Hope that we send him back pronto!
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Steady on. Now i wasn't at Swansea game so cannot comment on how he performed. However, any player coming from a youth set up of a prem club needs to be given a proper chance before slating him.
Steve Coppell has already said that he's a talented player and the Reading fans believe he's not much cop in midfield but certainly is a goalscorer so i'd certainly give him more time to prove himself.
 

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King John said:
Cox was rubbish in midfield. He is definitely not a midfielder. Carder looks a better option. Hope that we send him back pronto!
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So a young player, well regarded a premier league club arrives on a Monday, makes his Bees debut on a Tuesday filling in for an injured player against two of the best central midfield players in league 1, is applauded off the pitch after 85 minutes and you want him shipped out?:eek:
 

Team vs Bournemouth

Hungerford Bee said:
So a young player, well regarded a premier league club arrives on a Monday, makes his Bees debut on a Tuesday filling in for an injured player against two of the best central midfield players in league 1, is applauded off the pitch after 85 minutes and you want him shipped out?:eek:
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Quite...

Remember Turner when he arrived, looked shaky for a couple of games and then settled in very easily and we know what happened next..
 

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King John said:
Cox was rubbish in midfield. He is definitely not a midfielder. Carder looks a better option. Hope that we send him back pronto!
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are you the Bournemouth manager trying to influence Leroy's thinking? otherwise - did Stella have any influence on this posting?? :nono:
 

Team vs Bournemouth

One of the main problems for us on Tuesday against Swansea was that our midfield pairing of Cox and Pinault did not work well together. We gave Tate and Prately too much space and time on the ball to pick out passes to the wide positions and to the classless Knight up front. The positional play and pressing was not good enough from them, particularly from Pinault in my opinion. However this was an extremely tough situation for Cox (which hungerford bee sums up very well) and I feel that once he has settled in we will see some very good performances from him, I’m sure of that.


Although Cox looked off the pace he showed glimpses of his talent with one sublime and accurate long pass to the left in the second coming to mind. I really think that we should stick with him, albeit for his time remaining with us, and continue to play him in midfield in Oli’s absence as opposed to playing Carder-Andrews. When Oli is back in the next week or so perhaps Cox can be played alongside Kuffour (depending on the other striker’s form) up-front for his remaining games. The suggestion that we should release him based on his performance on Tuesday is staggering and very negative in thinking :nono: .
 

Team vs Bournemouth

Not a clue what the team will be, but I believe that this is a very important match for the Bees and the manager.

How will they react to the defeat against Swansea? Will they now just collapse and face a season of struggle? Or come out with all guns blazing and play superb football against a team that will allow you to do so?

I hope its the latter, otherwise the forecasters of doom for this season may well be proved correct. Also there is the small matter of future attendances to consider. Another defeat will start to see the attendances start the downward trend and we will never have a hope of reaching the optimistic 6,500 figure that the board budgeted for.

All in all I really believe this is a very important game for more than one reason.

COME ON YOU BEES
 
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