tnb
5:18 Sun Oct 16
Re: Full back options for Sunderland
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Mart O,
Nor me, hence asking the question. It's certainly a riddle.
Personally I would go back 4, purely because of the players available, of Ogbonna-Kouyate-Reid-Antonio as I agree on Kouyate yesterday, best game for a long time although obviously it's a slightly different job in a 4. That seems the least disruptive option in terms of personnel although that's the heart of the question really I guess - do you prioritise personnel and make the system fit, or system and make the players fit? For me it's always the former but I'm no manager.
Stick with Noble, Obiang, Lanzini, and Payet in midfield which means in effect Cresswell's place goes to an additional attacking midfielder. I like Lanzini central so if Arbeloa is fit I'd have him at right back and give Antonio that spot on the right. If he's injured, I guess it's Ferghouli.
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Mart O
5:12 Sun Oct 16
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I do think Feghouli could do a job on the right. He's looked the best of our wide players defensively when he's played and he's got that whole Algerian thing going on.
Antonio at left WB makes me a little nervous but might be worth it as it allows Koutate at CB and Lanzini where he's best too.
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Mart O
5:07 Sun Oct 16
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Not sure tnb as Kouyate looked so much better yesterday. Interesting ideas from the exile though. Can't pretend I know the answer, tbh, or believe our luck.
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tnb
5:05 Sun Oct 16
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Exile,
Interesting. I guess Nortveidt would be another option on the right if you want to stick with the same system sans Arbeloa and have Antonio on the left...but please Slav, no.
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the exile
5:00 Sun Oct 16
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I would stick with the same back three and have Antonio and Arbeloa as wing-backs. If Arbeloa is not fit I think Feghouli can play in that position, though I'm not sure which one would play on the left - probably Antonio as he seems to be our Mr Versatile.
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tnb
4:57 Sun Oct 16
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Mart O,
But you agree that if it's Ogbonna it has to be a back four?
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Mart O
4:53 Sun Oct 16
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Not convinced at all that you can just stick someone else in there and hope for the best. One of the reasons that it worked so well yesterday is that Cresswell was brilliant, tactically and technically.
Confidence is still fragile and Ogbonna looks the safest bet at LB to me.
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tnb
4:28 Sun Oct 16
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Fernandes is an interesting option.
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tnb
4:27 Sun Oct 16
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Nor can I, gph, but we've not heard anything about an injury if it is and physioroom doesn't have any info. All a bit vague.
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Iron2010
4:26 Sun Oct 16
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I think you have to stick with yesterdays shape and shoehorn an attacking player into Cresswells position for the day. It's fortunate that we are playing a negative Sunderland side. I'd probably go for Fernandes.
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gph
4:21 Sun Oct 16
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I can't see the sense in leaving Arbeloa off the bench if he's fit, so I assume he was injured.
No clue if this injury, if my assumption is correct, is going to stop him from playing vs Sunderland.
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