NewCorkSeth -------------------Walker----------------
Yiadom---Moore---Ilori---Gunter
--------Ezatolahi------Bacuna--------
Sims--------------Swift----------Barrow
---------------------Bod------------------
Subs:
Mannone
Blackett
O'Shea
Kelly
Clement
Loader
McNulty
I don't think I can stomach us having 2 strikers on the pitch wasting chances anymore. Bod has the better work rate and conversion rate. Play him and make the others work harder for it.
Get Aluko and Meyler out until they remember that they are supposed to be footballers. Sims can play until then and anyone but Edwards should be ahead of Meyler till he pulls his thumb out.
Swift ahead of Kelly because Swift is actually capable of free kicks and despite performing well below what he is capable of is much less of a disappointment than future England star Liam Kelly. In an advanced role with 2 Cms behind him he might actually be able to float in that transitional area we often leave totally empty without having to worry about the gap between defense and midfield.
Loader on the bench because he might actually be more capable than Baldock at hitting the target. Harsh I know but for all his rushing about Baldock has shown himself to be incapable of doing the one thing we need him to do. Score.
This team.
Mannone's distribution is just too slow. We weren't great against Watford, but we did at least have a few counter attacks from Walker's distribution. People love to hate Gunter, but I thought generally he was fine against Sheff Wed. Seen him play a lot better, though hopefully that will come after a couple of games back.
Maybe Swift should be swapped for Blackett/O'Shea or Baldock in a different formation, but he's obviously been practicing set pieces and his free kicks have been pretty good this season, so probably worth having him in for that alone.