This Saturday, 3pm kick off, AWAY. Perhaps hard to see us getting anything more than a point although with the recent games and form, a loss is the most likely result for this one (63% Wolves win, 23% Draw, 14% NUFC Win). In more positive news there are rumors abound that ASM, Dummy, Clark and a few other of the missing injured will be back in contention for the game. Wouldn't expect any of them to start but we could have a half decent bench for this one. Lacselles and Carroll are rated at 50% possibility to play in this one. Get all the doom and gloom around the club currently but once we get this one and Chelsea the following week out the way I don't think we have a top 6 teams to play until the final 5 games of the season so fingers crossed we can pick up the points needed so that we will be safe before then. for Chippy: please log in to view this image
If we win we are ok this season I think. I hope to see some fight, even premier league benchers should be quality enough to put up a fight. Absolutely no excuse for getting battered here. especially these apparent world class defenders we have.
Bad to worse beckons I fear. Wolves, like Leicester, are simply much better, particularly in the management department. They press higher and fast, which kills our pedestrian attempts at “football”. Hoofball will be employed for 89 of the 90 minutes, in spite of it never working, and I imagine we’ll persevere with 3-5-2 (well, 9-0-1) even though it 1) doesn’t work and 2) never will.
I always enjoy this game once a manager enters their end-game of failure; what team is Bruce going to pick to ensure we get beat? Will he get beat 3-0 or worse persevering with his bullshit 3-5-2? Or will he panic and go full Rafa, back to 5-4-1 in the hope we can win 0-0.....
I'd expect us to stick to 3-5-2 (5-3-2 in reality) and try and match up Wolves in the middle of the park. Myself and Captain had this debate earlier in the year for the reverse fixture and I honestly think that is the way to go but I don't think we have the quality with the injuries we have to do so. I'm going for a 3-1 loss with Fernandez getting our goal.
I'm concerned at the news max might be available... if bruce has a brain he waits until we play norwich at home, thus giving him an extra 3 weeks to ensure he will be 100%
I'd have him on the bench and give him cameos vs Wolves and Chelsea then maybe 30 mins vs Everton but agreed not near starting until the end of the month.