19 Sep 2014 10:59:01
Really proud of the boys on Wednesday night, they went down but had the strength to come back after what had been a tough weekend. Was so pleased to see Paterson come on and do well too, for me Burke isn't offering enough other than hard work and I would love to see Paterson come back in for a run of games as he and Antonio are probably the two best wide men in the League.

A question: What on paper is our best centre half pairing? It's Mancienne plus someone but I'm not sure who - I think Wilson for his aerial presence and general commanding of the back line.

1.) 19 Sep 2014
Hobbs for me without a doubt on his day he is faultless and Hobbs and mancienne pairing is easily the best cb back pairing in the champ and a few of the prem teams too!

2.) 19 Sep 2014
19 Sep 2014 14:47:10
I think Burke needs to play a more central role, similar to Andy Reid. JP and Antonio are fantastic wingers but we need to mention Hunt. He's been brilliant as a wing back. I'd honestly like us to start using Antonio as a striker and start playing a diamond. Tidy Tesche can be the anchor, Lansbury and Burke can be the box to box boys, and pato can be the point. Playing like this will then give us the option to resort to a typical 4-4-2 or a 4-2-3-1.

Centre back pairing has to be Mancienne and Hobbs. If lascelles was still "ours" I'd say play him over Hobbs as lascelles is potentially the best cb in the league. My only concern for forest is the lack of a consistently good left back. Fox is ok but I think he's starting to get a little bit too old to do the same things that Hunt does.

Just wanna mention Lansbury giving the ball to Assombalonga for the Penalty - he was mature, not happy but definately willing to sacrifice his glory for the team. Great player with a great attitude.

3.) 19 Sep 2014
Hobbs, then Lascelles, then Wilson for me.

4.) 19 Sep 2014
Also, agree with what you say about Burke but does Pato offer the same strength etc when defending.

5.) 19 Sep 2014
Whether Lascelles is "ours" or not should be irrelevant. If he is the best option at CB then he should play every week. Hunt isn't "ours" either. Agree about Fox though, it's a shame Lichaj isn't left-footed!

I would love to see a front 3 of Britt, Antonio and Paterson. Their pace, power and skill would scare defenders to death. Lansbury, Reid and Tesche/Vaughan/Burke as the 3 midfielders.