Matchday Thread - Norwich v Middlesbrough

[Jedi boro]

It’s a shake up that I think we desperately needed.

hope it does the trick

 

[FatFrank]

Looks like a midfield battle with a hope to get to the 65th+ minute at 0-0.

Double substitution with Fletcher and Assombalonga to grab a late 91st minute winner.

Thanks for coming.

 

[Northerner]

was just going to post the very same BBC Boro formation... just shows how little regard they have in the Championship, clueless..

Even on the Boro app it also has Fisher up front in a 4-1-4-1 formation!

 

[Mr.DerbyCountyFC]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1355478370809765890

Who predicted that line-up?

I didn't, genuinely have no idea what to expect today now.

Bolasie upfront that's interesting one. Good luck today.

 

[Caesium137]

Even on the Boro app it also has Fisher up front in a 4-1-4-1 formation!

Shhhh.........

It's a trap to lure Norwich in.

 

[r00fie1]

Bolasie straight in, even though not 100% fit - is a message to Brit an Akpom = "you aint cutting the mustard"!
Big Yan`s got a brain on his shoulders and not just a big lump.
Hes Neils player - lets see how he gets on today

 

[Kosovo]

Anyone else thinking about not watching it. 15 mins to kick off still got the tv off and struggling to bring myself to turn it on. Will watch it in the end but it’s gone back to been a struggle to get up for the games again.

 

[Duffman]

The line up shows how desperately we need to get this new striker in before the window closes. Would have loved Warnock to have pulled off the Britt / diedhiou swap but looks dead now. Hopefully he has got plan B ‘oven ready’ and it does look like Gibson is putting his money behind Warnock for a second half of the season push for the play offs

 

[S7DiscoDown]

I'm fully expecting Bolasie to get injured. He's not played since Feb

It's bizzare at best... That or he saw enough in one training session to think 'he's better than the other 3'.

It's maybe just a slap in the face for the ones with have. To make a point.

We are definitely set up for the counter attack.

 

[sambaDTR]

Maybe Fisher is the 20 goal striker we’ve been looking for? A bit like the new John Hickton, who came as a defender.

 

[McBrid]

The line up shows how desperately we need to get this new striker in before the window closes. Would have loved Warnock to have pulled off the Britt / diedhiou swap but looks dead now. Hopefully he has got plan B ‘oven ready’ and it does look like Gibson is putting his money behind Warnock for a second half of the season push for the play offs

Really want this swap to go ahead but don’t see it

 

[S7DiscoDown]

I can only assume the keeper isn't going to hammer it forward.... That would be madness with Bolasie as a No9

 

[McBrid]

I can only assume the keeper isn't going to hammer it forward.... That would be madness with Bolasie as a No9

Good point that. I really hope not

 

[Erimus74]

Nearly time

C'mon Boro!

 

[TeaCider]

I'm up for this, strangely relaxed.

 

[the_holgate_roof]

He says the season starts again next week, so must be seeing today as experimental, a free hit as it were.

 

[jimmyjazz]

UTB

 

[r00fie1]

 

[Jedi boro]

just realised no keeper on bench either

 

[Duffman]

I can only assume the keeper isn't going to hammer it forward.... That would be madness with Bolasie as a No9

We don’t have an alternative to this, this us now our basic tactical approach- the Betanelli Belter