After the despair of Wigan and the desolation of Brentford, we recovered some semblance of form and purpose against Villa last week. We showed we can manage the best of the rest and with a bit more nous, we would have gotten home in a canter.
We are in the play-offs but Bamford is out for the first game, and Roofe, well, which Roofe will be turning up for us?
We have one game to prepare for the play-offs and we need just a point to avoid Villa/West Brom in the semi-final. So should we focus on defence, with an eye on a break-away goal? Should we move Roberts up front? Should we give Edmondson some time? Should we aim to score three or four goals?
For my money, we need to focus on scoring goals, so Edmondson has to come on at some stage, and Roberts has to start up front. Roofe in the inside right position is less of a threat than up front and I think he needs some time in front of goal too. Two goals in our last three games is the major concern for me, especially as we were playing against 10 men for a third of that time and one of our goals came when Villa had switched off.
This is a free pass but it could be an invaluable preparation for the semi-final, while the teams battling it out for sixth place do not have that luxury. How do we make the most of this advantage, in a division where the finest of margins can be the difference between promotion and staying put?
So what do you want from the Ipswich game?
posted on 3/5/19
Be surprised if anything is changed, same team, same tactics
posted on 3/5/19
Probably be a shocker both teams have nothing to play for
posted on 3/5/19
The only teams who have anything to play for are Boro, direby & brizzle
posted on 3/5/19
Should not be playing all first team players - gotta give the recent regulars a rest ffs..
posted on 3/5/19
comment by Kamara's left foot (U21862)
posted 4 hours, 16 minutes ago
Probably be a shocker both teams have nothing to play for
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We have third to play for. Or would you rather lose and end up fourth?
posted on 3/5/19
A word of warning. We played Ipswich last game before the playoffs. Nothing game but the then manager thought we should have a full strength team to continue the momentum. We actually lost but more critical was George Thorne having his leg broken in two places. Probably cost us the game against Hull and a place in the premier league.
posted on 3/5/19
3 points
posted on 3/5/19
Well by the sound of it Bera might be playing LB if Dallas isn't fit. I wouldn't mind Shack starting and Klich being rested.
No clue what we will do in attack. All our strikers either suspended or injured.
posted on 3/5/19
comment by Lubo - Get Excited for Leeds United (U14008)
posted 2 hours, 23 minutes ago
Well by the sound of it Bera might be playing LB if Dallas isn't fit. I wouldn't mind Shack starting and Klich being rested.
No clue what we will do in attack. All our strikers either suspended or injured.
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I was hoping Ryan Edmonson would get 45 minutes, he could be just what's needed, big strong lad with an eye for goal and on a streak of form .. but the U-23s final is on Monday , so who knows
Just a point to cement third will do
West Brom to beat Derby, we can give Eeeeeeeeegor a bit of stick
posted on 4/5/19
Would actually like Derby to beat West Brom. Cements third for us, and I'd rather play Derby over two legs than Boro.