He's put Archer in pretty much straight away so he's not averse to changing the side.Carrick's clever enough not to upset the apple cart and will resist making changes to the team. He will bed the new lads into the training regime and allow them to earn their place.
I feel it will be the same team that played Watford, with the only exception being as TeaCider suggests Fry for McNair.
He was on the bench first against Brighton, Millwall and Sunderland. I wouldn't say that was 'pretty much straight in.'He's put Archer in pretty much straight away so he's not averse to changing the side.
Think Ramsey will be a few weeks away before he gets in surely. Was quite a bad injury he had. But yeah, you could see that being the team.I think our first XI will eventually look like this, not sure how long we'll take to get there though:
Steffen
Smith
Fry
Lenihan
Giles
Hackney
Barlaser
Forss
Akpom
Ramsey
Archer
...or possiblyInjuries, loss of form and suspensions notwithstanding, our 1st 11 is settled now and each position has a decent back-up.
Steffen / Roberts / Daniels
Smith / Dijksteel
Fry / McNair
Lenihan / [Clarke]
Giles / Bola
Howson / Barlaser
Hackney / Mowatt
Forss / Jones
Akpom / Crooks
McGree / Ramsey
Archer / Muniz
The secret sauce to this is that McNair and Crooks can both cover about 4 different positions each. Also sounds like Ramsey can play anywhere along the front line too. There is real competition just to get on the bench now. Put Clarke in brackets because we don't know when he'll be back.
For me it was for a side in such good form. A couple of weeks to train and get to know the players then straight in.He was on the bench first against Brighton, Millwall and Sunderland. I wouldn't say that was 'pretty much straight in.'
I don't think Ramsey would get in ahead of Mcgree. Mcgree drifting inside and linking up with akpom and hackney creating space for Giles to overlap into is very central to our attacking threat.I think our first XI will eventually look like this, not sure how long we'll take to get there though:
Steffen
Smith
Fry
Lenihan
Giles
Hackney
Barlaser
Forss
Akpom
Ramsey
Archer
Haven't you just paraphrased what I said above and that you disagreed with!!For me it was for a side in such good form. A couple of weeks to train and get to know the players then straight in.
Barlaser will be in similarly.
injuries aside we will not be seeing Clark, Mowatt or Muniz in a Boro shirt again.
I honestly can't see Clarke featuring in the first eleven again this season.There will be injuries, so we probably will see them again.
Clarke isn't a loan signing either, if he gets back to fitness, he'll feature next season.
I honestly can't see Clarke featuring in the first eleven again this season.
No, you don't think he was pretty much straight in, whereas I think he was.Haven't you just paraphrased what I said above and that you disagreed with!!