Match Thread Coventry City - Stoke City Match Thread - Saturday 11th Nov (3 Viewers)

Nick · Nov 6, 2023

Discuss the Coventry City - Stoke City match, tactics and predictions

Sbarcher · Nov 6, 2023

We’re all doomed!

PVA · Nov 6, 2023

If we go 4 at the back…

Collins

MVE – Latibeaudiere* – Kitching* – Bidwell

Sheaf – Eccles

Sakamoto – Allen – Simms

Wright

*Take your pick from the centre backs to be fair, could be any of them really (except Fadz if it’s a four!).

And Simms/Wright are interchangeable there.

SlowerThanPlatt · Nov 6, 2023

Stoke have picked up after a bad start and beat Sunderland, Leeds and Boro. All sides with aspirations of top 6.

We can’t afford to go behind early or another defeat is on the cards.

SeaSeeEffCee · Nov 6, 2023

SlowerThanPlatt said:
Stoke have picked up after a bad start and beat Sunderland, Leeds and Boro. All sides with aspirations of top 6.

We can’t afford to go behind early or another defeat is on the cards.

We can’t really afford to go behind at all given our record over the past 18 months.

Otis · Nov 6, 2023

Win.

Scrappy, scruffy, but 3 points.

Maybe 1-01, or 2-1.

Sky_Blue_Daz · Nov 6, 2023

usually optimistic but I think we will draw

shmmeee · Nov 6, 2023

PVA said:
If we go 4 at the back…

Collins

MVE – Latibeaudiere* – Kitching* – Bidwell

Sheaf – Eccles

Sakamoto – Allen – Simms

Wright

*Take your pick from the centre backs to be fair, could be any of them really (except Fadz if it’s a four!).

And Simms/Wright are interchangeable there.

There’s actually so much flexibility in that team. Sheaf can drop back for a three with the fullbacks pushed up, Saka and MvE and Saka and Allen can rotate like Simms and Wright. Even more when O’Hares back for Allen and can play anywhere along the three. Eccles can drop back and cover RB as well.

fernandopartridge · Nov 6, 2023

Thomas over Latibeaudiere

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Sky Blue Harry H · Nov 6, 2023

Don't care how, but we could do with at least a point - fancy next win to be at Millwall (but hopefully it comes a game sooner).

ccfcricoh · Nov 6, 2023

We are playing far too negatively and sit too deep. All because we are playing a back 5 (incl 4 CBs) and 2 DMs who aren't bothered in driving forward. That leaves the top 3 far too isolated with little chance to do a lot and a huge gap between MF and STs. Effectively playing 7-0-2.

Highly doubt Robins will go to 4 at back, so assuming he plays 5, he NEEDS to encourage Da Silva and Milan to get out much quicker and also get Sheaf to take control of the MF and bring the ball out.

We are missing the player to take the game on and take control.

I get the "gelling" excuse, but cant use it and then chop and change the team every week!

Not sure if/when it will click but it needs to soon, think we will be fine but fully expecting a bottom half finish

1.0 scrappy win and a shit refereeing decision to go in our favour

Macca1987 · Nov 6, 2023

We are due a shit refereeing decision to come our way, but I worry with all the chopping and changing at the back that we will concede silly goals again, I'm going for a 2-2 draw with a big mishap at the back again

skyblue_55 · Nov 6, 2023

Collins
MVE. Lats. Binks. Bidwell
Sheaf
Saka. Eccles. Allen. JDS
Simms

baldy · Nov 6, 2023

fernandopartridge said:
Thomas over Latibeaudiere

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Why? What happened? When did they fall out?

Earlsdon_Skyblue1 · Nov 6, 2023

Wilson

MvE – Thomas – Binks – Bidwell

Eccles - Sheaf - Allen

Simms – Godden - Wright

4-3-3 for me. Sakamoto and COH to come on at some point. Maybe harsh on the former, but give him some good minutes in the second half. The front three above seemed to look pretty dangerous against Preston once we switched formation. Would like to see us start with that.

Macca1987 · Nov 6, 2023

Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
Wilson

MvE – Thomas – Binks – Bidwell

Eccles - Sheaf - Allen

Simms – Godden - Wright

4-3-3 for me. Sakamoto and COH to come on at some point. Maybe harsh on the former, but give him some good minutes in the second half. The front three above seemed to look pretty dangerous against Preston once we switched formation. Would like to see us start with that.

The front three did look good, but it was a lot to do with having Sakamoto and COH in behind driving us forward. Eccles, Sheaf and Allen together doesn't fill me with any confidence of getting our front three going

StrettoBoy · Nov 6, 2023

Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
Wilson

MvE – Thomas – Binks – Bidwell

Eccles - Sheaf - Allen

Simms – Godden - Wright

4-3-3 for me. Sakamoto and COH to come on at some point. Maybe harsh on the former, but give him some good minutes in the second half. The front three above seemed to look pretty dangerous against Preston once we switched formation. Would like to see us start with that.

The only change I would make to that is to give Collins his chance. We have supposedly bought him to keep Wilson on his toes and after a few gaffes by Wilson recently the time has arrived to see if Collins can do any better.

Ccfcisparks · Nov 6, 2023

Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
Wilson

MvE – Thomas – Binks – Bidwell

Eccles - Sheaf - Allen

Simms – Godden - Wright

4-3-3 for me. Sakamoto and COH to come on at some point. Maybe harsh on the former, but give him some good minutes in the second half. The front three above seemed to look pretty dangerous against Preston once we switched formation. Would like to see us start with that.

i'm assuming that Simms and Wright will not be playing as out and out wingers in that formation

Tommo1993 · Nov 6, 2023

Must win.

San Francisco · Nov 6, 2023

We got bossed by Rotherham and people on here seriously think we’re going to beat these?

Expect a loss.

Brighton Sky Blue · Nov 6, 2023

5 at the back for 5 in a row.

Chants of ‘we lose every week’ to follow

napolimp · Nov 6, 2023

Wilson
MVE, Thomas, Kitching, Latibeaudiere, JDS
Eccles, Sheaf
Sakamoto, O'Hare
Wright

Saddlebrains · Nov 6, 2023

Was quite pleased i was home and in bed by full time v albion, soon as the 2nd went in that was game so went home

If the same happens again Saturday il beat the queue at the chippy, so swings and roundabouts

Rose and McNally will play like Beckenbauer and Maldini just you watch

Brighton Sky Blue · Nov 6, 2023

Saddlebrains said:
Was quite pleased i was home and in bed by full time v albion, soon as the 2nd went in that was game so went home

If the same happens again Saturday il beat the queue at the chippy, so swings and roundabouts

Rose and McNally will play like Beckenbauer and Maldini just you watch

McNally glad he dodged this car crash of a season I bet

Greggs · Nov 6, 2023

fernandopartridge said:
Thomas over Latibeaudiere

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Correct but still grim

Greggs · Nov 6, 2023

Ccfcisparks said:
i'm assuming that Simms and Wright will not be playing as out and out wingers in that formation

Inverted wankbacks

robbiethemole · Nov 6, 2023

The return of Rose and McNally..... what could possibly go wrong????

Tommo1993 · Nov 6, 2023

robbiethemole said:
The return of Rose and McNally..... what could possibly go wrong????

The loanee gets booed?

BlueSkiesForever · Nov 6, 2023

Either 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 for me. I think the latter is more suitable to the style we currently play so probably makes for an easier transition to 4 at the back if Robins (hopefully) decides to go down that route. I’d go with:

Sick Boy · Nov 7, 2023

napolimp said:
Wilson
MVE, Thomas, Kitching, Latibeaudiere, JDS
Eccles, Sheaf
Sakamoto, O'Hare
Wright

No chance of that team.

Kilclines curly mullet · Nov 7, 2023

Macca1987 said:
The front three did look good, but it was a lot to do with having Sakamoto and COH in behind driving us forward. Eccles, Sheaf and Allen together doesn't fill me with any confidence of getting our front three going

Sakamoto didn’t come on against Preston

Tommo1993 · Nov 7, 2023

Kilclines curly mullet said:
Sakamoto didn’t come on against Preston

He almost did, he was stripped off and everything before COH and Bidwell came on. Not sure what changed.

Briles · Nov 7, 2023

Oh good another game. International breaks are underrated if you ask me

JulianDarbyFTW · Nov 7, 2023

Decided I want Bidwell back in for now. Underappreciated here at times, but he gives us that extra experience at the back to help the new boys.

shmmeee · Nov 7, 2023

Ccfcisparks said:
i'm assuming that Simms and Wright will not be playing as out and out wingers in that formation

Why would they? It’s 433…

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