Match Thread Shrewsbury Town vs. Coventry City Match Thread - Saturday 14th Dec (1 Viewer)

Nick · Dec 11, 2019

Discuss the Shrewsbury Town vs. Coventry City match, tactics and predictions

covcity4life · Dec 11, 2019

time for evolution to continue, we have a stacked midfield unit so looks like 451 is our new default formation perhaps

marosi
dabo
mxfadz
rose
mcallum
walsh
kelly
allen
o hare
shipley
biamou

leaves us with westbrooke and eccles on bench to come on for any tired midfielders 2nd half and baka or hiwulla for biamou, nice strength in depth to have

lets start the charge for automatic promotion!

Sky Blue Pete · Dec 11, 2019

covcity4life said:
time for evolution to continue, we have a stacked midfield unit so looks like 451 is our new default formation perhaps

marosi
dabo
mxfadz
rose
mcallum
walsh
kelly
allen
o hare
shipley
biamou

leaves us with westbrooke and eccles on bench to come on for any tired midfielders 2nd half and baka or hiwulla for biamou, nice strength in depth to have

lets start the charge for automatic promotion!

Godden will definitely be the go to striker sub. Eccles unlikely to make the bench.
Can see us going back to 3 if hyam fit

Gibbo · Dec 11, 2019

The Ipswich looked pretty good even if it is only one up front. O'Hare and Shipley are better than Hiwula and Jobello were earlier in the season at getting up to support the lone striker. This was the shape he played during his fist stint with us as manager

pusbccfc · Dec 11, 2019

Same team as last night. Those 5 in Midfield worked perfectly. Shipperz and O'Hare edging forward to support Biamou.

CCFC88 · Dec 11, 2019

Must be a nightmare for opposing scouts not knowing which combination of our 6 midfielders are going to play and which formation they'll be in.

Apart from Kelly I don't think any have a divine right to be in there, I can imagine training sessions are at an all time high at the moment with the good feeling and competition for places.

Robins seems to be doing a great job of managing the squad currently, can see last nights starting 11 being rewarded with their places on Saturday.

The strength of bench we will have on Saturday compared to the start of the season is very pleasing

Philosoraptor · Dec 11, 2019

Adge · Dec 11, 2019

Looking forward to this one and hopefully with last night’s victory it get the monkey off our back for winning away.
A minimum of 4 points from the next 2 games please.

GaryMabbuttsLeftKnee · Dec 11, 2019

I have one spare ticket for this if anyone needs one.

covcity4life · Dec 11, 2019

Hopefully jodi jones can adapt to playing a o hare like role a little more central and playing of striker. could cause some havoc

Briles · Dec 11, 2019

I liked overloading the midfield yesterday, with our passing game it's ideal provided they get up and support Biamou.

Robins has about 3 go-to formations now and a strong bench. Its looking promising.

ccfc92 · Dec 11, 2019

3 points is essential on Saturday.

If we want to stamp our mark on the league table, we need to get a few wins together. We have failed to take advantage of teams around us dropping points. (This is not a negative post, just keen for us to kick on)

clint van damme · Dec 11, 2019

pusbccfc said:
Same team as last night. Those 5 in Midfield worked perfectly. Shipperz and O'Hare edging forward to support Biamou.

wouldn't disagree with that but would love to be in a position with 15 to go to try a two up top of Max and Godden.

Liquid Gold · Dec 11, 2019

Didn't we play them almost exactly the same time last year. Absolute rubbish that game.

ccfc92 · Dec 11, 2019

Liquid Gold said:
Didn't we play them almost exactly the same time last year. Absolute rubbish that game.

22/12/18 : 1-0 Loss

Johnnythespider · Dec 11, 2019

I think we will lose on penalties, well it worked last night

Colin Steins Smile · Dec 11, 2019

Our movement from midfield will cause teams a lot of problems, especially as we've got a variety of formations and options. Keep the same starting line up from last night.

Paxman II · Dec 11, 2019

Robin's is getting close to the side he envisoned with so many getting back to fitness. As he said before, keep in the hunt before the turn of the year and time for our unfit players to come back and we can push on. We have done that. Those players are all but back. Just Jones who needs some careful managed minutes. Godden about there but Allen now undropable and showing instantly why we bought him and a big difference he makes to us.

Shrewsbury are no mugs but we should have too much for them if we play the same way we did at Ipswich. So the same team if all are fit.
Jones on the bench with Hiwula and Godden. If there is a change I would surplant Mason for McCallum.

0-2 to the City

better days · Dec 11, 2019

Paxman II said:
Robin's is getting close to the side he envisoned with so many getting back to fitness. As he said before, keep in the hunt before the turn of the year and time for our unfit players to come back and we can push on. We have done that. Those players are all but back. Just Jones who needs some careful managed minutes. Godden about there but Allen now undropable and showing instantly why we bought him and a big difference he makes to us.

Shrewsbury are no mugs but we should have too much for them if we play the same way we did at Ipswich. So the same team if all are fit.
Jones on the bench with Hiwula and Godden. If there is a change I would surplant Mason for McCallum.

0-2 to the City

Mason didn't play very well against MK Dons last week.
Can't see Robins changing them over as Mccullum seems to have been making the spot his own lately

Liquid Gold · Dec 11, 2019

McCallum got some criticism for his part in the Ipswich goal last night but Dabo who everybody loves now was equally culpable due to him being completely out jumped by his man.

Greggs · Dec 11, 2019

Adge said:
Looking forward to this one and hopefully with last night’s victory it get the monkey off our back for winning away.
A minimum of 4 points from the next 2 games please.

We beat Colchestor about a month ago......

cc84cov · Dec 11, 2019

Maybe adding Jaime Allen’s intensity in there is what’s clicked everything together last night

Sky_Blue_Dreamer · Dec 11, 2019

We may well go unchanged depending on recovery from last night, but it is good to know we've got a few systems we can now make work and leave teams guessing.

Shrewsbury seems to be one of those places we never do well at and me feeling confident is usually a sure fire sign or a poor performance and result on the way.

Will go 1-3 City

Adge · Dec 11, 2019

Greggs said:
We beat Colchestor about a month ago......

We did indeed. Should have said league.

Paxman II · Dec 11, 2019

better days said:
Mason didn't play very well against MK Dons last week.
Can't see Robins changing them over as Mccullum seems to have been making the spot his own lately

Equally young players need resting and those not playing need game time to keep sharp. Nothing between these two but the opportunity to make that swap useful is there.

Johhny Blue · Dec 12, 2019

How many midfielders do we have now? Let’s throw ‘em all on.
1-8-1

Esoterica · Dec 12, 2019

We are due to give someone an absolute spanking. Going for 0-4. Biamou x2, Allen and a McFadzean header from a set piece.

Clarrie Bourton 87 · Dec 12, 2019

Can anyone recommend any good pubs ? It’s my first time at this ground. Thinking of a couple along the river side then head to somewhere near the ground. Found a few but wasn’t sure where most will be drinking.

SlowerThanPlatt · Dec 12, 2019

They’ve actually conceded very few goals (2 less than us) - only the top two have conceded less with the same games played. They don’t score many either (16) which is the same as MK Dons and only 5 more than Bolton.

So with our away record and similarities in defence and attack this on paper should be a close one.

Warwickhunt · Dec 12, 2019

SlowerThanPlatt said:
They’ve actually conceded very few goals (2 less than us) - only the top two have conceded less with the same games played. They don’t score many either (16) which is the same as MK Dons and only 5 more than Bolton.

So with our away record and similarities in defence and attack this on paper should be a close one.

Banker draw then by the looks of it!

harvey098 · Dec 12, 2019

Liquid Gold said:
Didn't we play them almost exactly the same time last year. Absolute rubbish that game.

Yes, it left us in 14th place and 18 points off autos. Win on Saturday and we could be as few as 2 points off the autos.

Nick · Dec 14, 2019

Looking forward to it. How many of our ex players actually play for them now?

BackRoomRummermill · Dec 14, 2019

Might have a small bet on this one seeing as they are bookies favourites almost even money and we are 3/2

stevefloyd · Dec 14, 2019

Hopefully the big sky blue bus will carry on this wave of success but as a cov fan of many many years just as we think we are invincible the bus crashes...kin ell I am waffling must have drank more than I thought last night

Philosoraptor · Dec 14, 2019

2/1 for Coventry to finish in the top 6 is something to keep an eye on. I think with everything we know so far, that these are very good odds.

Edit: it's actually 11/4.

Top 2 finish 18/1 That might be something to chew over for the next few weeks.

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