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Bet Doucoure still starts on Saturday

Absolute scenes if he starts Doucourè against Bournemouth like.

He probably will.

His pressing from the front will be key.

The ill man can start out wide for Harrison or McNeil.

I mean he was just far too good for the players he was up against yesterday - wherever he had the ball, either in the centre or on the flanks, he had too much quality for them to handle.

He should be in the middle for me in the PL, as I don't think he quite has the pace out wide, and he had a really nice drop of the shoulder and turn that can be better utilised inside. That is, unless we start playing better football, keeping the ball more, and have overlapping fullbacks like we used to in Baines and a young Seamus. Oh how we can only dream.

Just start him on Saturday, for the love of God.

I can see why you wouldn't start him away to a good side at the moment, but at home to Bournemouth we need to add some technical ability and attacking threat into the side.

Won't start until Tim is out the side imo, and obviously we won't be happy about that either.

But you can't have two space vacating roamers in the middle with Gueye holding it together.

brap2 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 28, 2024 12:40 pm Won't start until Tim is out the side imo, and obviously we won't be happy about that either.

But you can't have two space vacating roamers in the middle with Gueye holding it together.

What about the new lad coming in, presuming he does come in like, Mangala.

Isn't he more of a Sitter/Screener?. I know you posted he has good ball carrying abilities but we won't really require him to do that will we.

I see Tim as Ganas long term replacement anyway so would rather we phased him into the side slowly.

Cozzie wrote: ↑Wed Aug 28, 2024 12:53 pm What about the new lad coming in, presuming he does come in like, Mangala.

Isn't he more of a Sitter/Screener?. I know you posted he has good ball carrying abilities but we won't really require him to do that will we.

I see Tim as Ganas long term replacement anyway so would rather we phased him into the side slowly.

Can't remember him at forest whatsoever but he sounds like more of a ball carrier who doesn't get goals or assists which is Tim's job ATM...tbh he sounds like Tim+Doucs without the goals so maybe he just has a bit more balance to him I dunno, deffo doesn't sound like a sitter tho which really we haven't had since Schbeiderlin / Barry.

If Mangala does come in, it’ll be November before he starts a game for us. He’d need September to get a ‘proper preseason’ in him and then spend October ‘on the grass’

Ndiaye for Harrison I think. McNeil on the right, but alternating positions.

He is a 10 not a winger no point playing him out there he needs to play instead of Doucoure

Kerryblueboy wrote: ↑Wed Aug 28, 2024 8:06 pm He is a 10 not a winger no point playing him out there he needs to play instead of Doucoure

He's both isn't he? He got his goal from that position, drifting inside, I'm sure I remember that.

Greatest player the country has ever seen?

He was absolutely fantastic today, reminds me of when Bernard was imperious against Newcastle once and we were 2-0 up when he went off to a standing ovation.

We lost that one 3-2 as well