next game- juggle line up a bit

[venegoorstrokes]

Originally Posted by neverwalkalone

Hinkel at left back? You're havin' a giraffe!!

I believe he has played there before a few times, including for germany. One thing you can say about him is he is usually solid.

[celticbhoy88]

Anyone think its about time Mizuno and McCourt made an appearence?

---------------Boruc
Hinkel---Loovens---Caldwell---McManus
McCourt---Nakamura---Robson---Mizuno
--------Samaras---Maloney

[ChampionsElect]

Wouldnt mind seeing either of them, might add a bit of pace to the team.

[sammybobo]

Before every knocks this. Easily changeable to 4-3-3 if required. Some punch at CB positions. Surely worth a try. Dumb and dumber don't impress ?


Boruc


Caddis Loovens Balde Wilson


Naka Robson Crosas Maloney


Samaras McDonald

[Colin McRae]

Originally Posted by Keltoi

JVOH is uspended and Skippy still injured. I think we need a few changes. I think Caddis desrves a go at RB and we can move the solid but boring Hinkel over to LB where he might give us stability. I would bring in Loovens for Mick too. I would also be tempted to go for a Brown-Robson midfield. The wingers and strikers have to remain the same as the last two games due to injuries and suspensions.

.............Boruc (no other option)

Caddis.........Caldwell.....Loovens........Hinkel

Naka.............Brown.........Robson.......Aidan

....................................Maloney
..................Samaras


That team would be pretty exciting with loads of ball players and threat.

been thinking of this, and i don't think it needs just two or three new postions changed.
imo
.......................boruc...................... ...
.........caldwell... loveens.. mcmanus
caddis.............. hartley............... hinkel
.........mcgeady...Maloney.....nakamura....
.......................samaras.................... .....

yup... a 3-6-1 . lol.
Caddis and hinkel playing as wing backs rather than full backs mcgeady and naka staying inside rather than hugging the touchline and helping caddis and hinkel get forward hartley and maloney working together to distrabute the play
playing a packed narrow pitch rather than two men in the middle and 2 who never have their foot off the touchline

[Sion]

id go with what i put in here:

http://www.talkceltic.net/forum/tran...tml#post673808

[Immortal]

Originally Posted by Hammer

It's time for Scott Brown to cool his heels on the bench imo!

amen mate and give Robson the captain's armband!

[HenrikBhoy]

Hopefully strachen will change it but i doubt it

[venegoorstrokes]

really think Brown has been one of our better players in the last couple of weeks and all the focus of change should be on defense. Its the defense (Artur, Wilson and Mick) that got us beaten on Sunday, nobody else. Artur we will forgive but the other two have previous.

[venegoorstrokes]

Originally Posted by ChampionsElect

Wouldnt mind seeing either of them, might add a bit of pace to the team.

pace is not the issue either - with Maloney, Aidan, Sammy and to a lesser extent Brown we were well off for pace on Sunday compared to normal

[paulmcq1888]

boruc

hinkel caldwell loovens conroy

naka crosas robson

aiden maloney

samaras

[celticbhoy88]

Originally Posted by paulmcq1888

boruc

hinkel caldwell loovens conroy

naka crosas robson

aiden maloney

samaras

why conroy ?

[celticbhoy88]

Originally Posted by Keltoi

pace is not the issue either - with Maloney, Aidan, Sammy and to a lesser extent Brown we were well off for pace on Sunday compared to normal

is that not why he said that adding Mizuno and McCourt would add pace ?

[Jaysus Croist]

i like the idea of shaking up the formation and the first 11


.................................Boruc............ ....................

Hinkel.........Loovens................Caldwell.... .....Caddis

...................Croasa............Brown/Hartley..............

.................................Naka............. ....................

...Maloney........................................ ...McGeady...

................................Sammy............. ..................

Try Caddis at LB because out of all of our fullbacks he is by far the most comfortable on the ball thus will be the least troubled by being on his wrong side, plus he's our most attacking fullback which really opens up McGeady's game.

Brown/Hartley depends on attack vs defend mentality. McGeady and Maloney give us width and attacking pedigree. Nka gets to float around in the middle linking things up between our front three, plus he's by far got the best long range technique, along i suppose with Maloney.

I dropped McManus because I really think all of our defenders need a kick up the arse. McManus needs to be replaceable because he is nowhere near our best player and we cannot be chained to his poor performances just because he's captain. I don't know if Doumbe is fit if he is i'd put him in instead of Hinkel.

its a fairly untested and risky formula, but just now i'd prefer to try things out than plod away with a tired uninventive 442. Against Falkirk, yes they were poor, but the force of new players in the team seemed to give us a lift. I think we looked at our best with Crosas on and in my opinion he is the kind of player we need to be building our style of play around, not guys like Robson. He's a great guy and a good player, but I want to see more slick, skilled play, not just dogged determination. There room for it, a need for it, but as part of a greater plan, not THE plan.

[paulmcq1888]

Originally Posted by celticbhoy88

why conroy ?

played well when he got on last season