https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/11/Reading_FC.svg/200px-Reading_FC.svg.png https://www.now-web.co.uk/magicianlancashire/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/logo-images/blackburn-rovers-logo.png?itok=lhc8nadS When : Saturday 19 March 2022, 3pm Where : Madejski Stadium, Reading, RG2 0FL Capacity : 24,161 Blackburn’s team bus is scheduled to turn up next, be good if it didn’t contain any players but that’s probably a little on the unlikely side. However Reading did actually play well in the second half at Bournemouth so perhaps there’s a chance the club are on a roll at last and that if Blackburn do bring some…
Tough team selection this Guess it’ll be much the same as the starting 11. Holmes/Morro doesn’t fill me with confidence but neither does Dann particularly Swift prob bench at best if he hasn’t been well Wasn’t convinced by Laurent in the number 10 spot but guess he’ll prob leave as is for this one Be nice if Baba made a quick recovery as don’t like McIntyre at LB very much
Would like us to change system, try something a bit different. Nyland Morrison Dann McIntyre Yiadom Laurent Dele Bashiru Rinomhota Hoilett Meite Ince
Wouldn't be against changing system, I just don't think it will happen. I wouldn't play Laurent as a 10, he's not a 10. We don't have to play a 4-2-3-1, we can just play a 4-3-3 and allow Drinkwater to sit potentially and then have Rino and Laurent press them in the midfield and be really aggressive. They are a physical team, if we let them get hold of the ball they'll just walk away with the win. If we get after them, we give ourselves a much better chance. I'd potentially even rotate Drinkwater with TDB if we needed energy in midfield and have one of Rino or Laurent sitting, preferably the former, and then have one of those two…
Don’t think Ince rates TDB does he? Barely got a minute since he came Shame as his energy would be useful. Would be happy enough with him coming into replace Drinkwater and having a 3 man midfield of him, Rino and Laurent (basically your team above) but don’t think it’ll happen
No I don't think he does either. It's justified in a way because I'm not sure where TDB's best position is, but no doubt if we wanted to play a pressing game in the midfield his energy would be a reason to play him. I don't think it will happen, but that's what I'd go with if Swift isn't fit.
I think he’d be an effective 10. Press well and put Laurent further back
We need as much energy as humanly possible imo, players who are prepared to chase back. Dele Bashiru is a bit of a headless chicken at times but he is high energy.
This Championship game took place 1567 days ago in the 2021/2022 season.