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The stats suggest he is making less tackles than last season, but if the alternative is Fernandes, then you get even less from him. Noble attempts 2 less tackles per game than last year, but that's still 2 more per game than Fernandes, and his success ratio is greater, and he commits less fouls per game, and he makes more interceptions and blocks too.
I like Nobles tenacity but you often see him flying out of midfield to close down the defenders but he never gets close and leaves huge gaps behind him
Palace were a physical side under Pardew, they're not going to be any less physical under Sam so I'd stick with Oggy rather than risking Oxford at CB.
For me, Lanzini doesn;t offer enough in a middle two in a side that is poor defensively already. I would much prefer to see him in the front 4.
A midfield of: Noble Obiang; Antonio Payet Lanzini is what I want to see.
ASLEF ;ok
I can see why people get on Noble's back, because he hasn't really been at the races this season. But whenever he hasn't played we haven't done any better (or even played any better) than we have with him, IMO.
The whole right side was terrible, it's clear that Nordvelt needs help to cover the wing as he has no pace and Fegouli had no interest in doing that.
Ogbonna seem to have little desire to bust a gut to cover, Reid does and luckly for us he was covering Ogbonna also...
Out Best MF is now in Africa.
I do like Lanzini closer to the CM, I agree that he moves the ball etc.
At this moment I don't really know what to do but BFS will have them fully committed so we can't have a soft MF.
The issue with Reid covering Ogbonna is we end up with Nordtveit overly exposed (Silva's goal, for example). I think Ogbonna has been a huge liability recently and if it wasn't for Reid being excellent we would get even more pastings than we currently do.
With Lanzini, I do like him in the middle, but if that's the case he needs to be part of a three. The way we've been playing recently I think we could do with having a 3 man solid midfield tbh. In the past Slav has played Obiang - Kouyate - Noble together, and I think that sort of thing would be very useful at the moment (obviously we don't have Kouyate, but I suppose Fernandes could sub in)
Of those three I'd stick with Oggy
I think something like this maybe, allowing Lanzini and Payet to do their thing behind AC.
Randolph
Antonio - Reid - Ogbonna - Cresswell
Fernandez - Noble - Obiang
Payet - Lanzini
Carroll
I would love to see that, tbh
Antonio isn't great at right back, but I think none of our options are, and that allows us to have far more balance in the side
We lost one in 10 games he played there last season.
I think, as a RB only, I'd say KEEP him. ;hmm
As Vors says except Nordtveit at RB, Antonio up with Payet and Lanzini, Fernandes on the bench
Still think we conceded 2+ goals for something like 14 of 15 of our last games or something ridiculous like that
Maybe risk going with:
Randy
Antonio Reid Oxford Cressy
Nordtveit Obiang
Feghouli Payet Lanzini
Carroll
Would like to see Payet central for once, he started there against United and looked dangerous finding pockets between the lines which is where he can hurt teams
Would like to see Nordtveit in the middle as between him and Obiang surely the back 4 will get protection which will compensate for Antonio
The seven behind hopefully bringing the defensive solidity we need.
It' either Nordvleit or Fernandez, both are a case of making do, I pick Fernandez as he more pace to cover the right side as we know Antonio will get forward.
If Byram is fit try him at RB, if not play Oxford as one of a back 3, ideally
Randolph
Oxford Reid Ogbonna
Antonio Noble Obiang Cresswell
Payet
Carroll Fletcher
Nordtveit RCB for me.
;scarf
Big sam would have studied all our weaknesses and Nordviet at RB is the biggest weakness we have ..