19/11/11 Championship Watford 2-0 Portsmouth

[NemoNemo]

The 1st game back after the international break, lots of talk about working hard in training and another international goal for Marvin Sordell. I've not heard anything about the fitness levels of Eustace and Doyley, so I'm assuming that they are still sidelined for now. My starting line-up for Pompey is:

GK - Loach
RB - Hodson
CB - Nosworthy
CB - Mariappa
LB - Dickinson

RM - Yeates
CM - Hogg
CM - Buaben
LM - Forsyth

CF - Iwelumo
CF - Sordell

I was all for Deeney starting against M'boro but after reading about how he feels playing out of position on the wing, I feel that Forsyth would be of much better use to us on the left flank. Maybe we could try Deeney upfront in the role that Iwelumo plays?

[King Dev]

GK - Loach
RB - Hodson
CB - Nosworthy
CB - Mariappa
LB - Dickinson

CDM - Hogg
CDM - Eustace

RAM - Yeates
CAM- Buaben
LAM - Forsyth

CF - Sordell


However I wouldn't really change the line up we had as it worked. I'd like to see that used at some stage though.

[wfc4ever]

Eustace and Doyley are fit I suspect and from what Dyche said at the Fans form the former will get back in as he spoke quite highly of our captain.

[NemoNemo]

[QUOTE=King Dev;651903]GK - Loach
RB - Hodson
CB - Nosworthy
CB - Mariappa
LB - Dickinson

CDM - Hogg
CDM - Eustace

RAM - Yeates
CAM- Buaben
LAM - Forsyth

CF - Sordell

I thought about this lineup as I still rate John Eustace as a player and as our skipper, but I don't think that Sordell will create enough chances up front on his own. Would like to see it given a go though as I think this is a very strong line up.

[Hornmeister]

GK Loach

CB - Hodson
CB - Nosworthy
CB - Mariappa

RB - Doyley
LB - Dickinson

CM - Hogg
CDM - Eustace
CM - Bauben

CF - Sordell
CF - Igloo

If it isnt working at HT drop one of the defenders for Deeney and go back to 442.

[SM#16]

Hodson CB!? Doyley RB?!

[Hornmeister]

Hodson CB!? Doyley RB?!

I can see these two swapping roles. Doyley does seem to get forward a lot. He's hungry for his 2nd goal

[SM#16]

Only issue is, your system doesn't play wingers so relies on full backs getting forward to support the attack. Doyley isn't anywhere near enough comfortable on the ball for that, and Hodson has a much better delivery than him (and nearly everyone else in the squad for that matter), plus Doyley is better at defending than Hodson.

[leighton buzzard horn]

The team selection will be interesting. Personally I would keep it the same, the last two home games have been solid and so the line up should be the same. That is the logical thing to do though so I would expect that to not be the case.

[LLST]

I'd leave the team the same with the exception of bringing in Kightly if he's fit for Deeney.

[domthehornet]

Keep it the same apart from bringing Kightly in for Forsyth. Echoing LLST.

[VitalWatford]

Loach
Hodson Nosworthy Mariappa (c) Dickinson
Yeates Hogg Buaben Kightly if fit, otherwise Forsyth
Sordell Iwelumo

[Robhazell]

Am I the only one who doesn't really rate Buaben? He had one good game, and then has just gone forward and left Hogg to pick up two opposition players without creating a lot.

[J.B]

It should be:

GK - Loach

RB - Doyley
CB- Nosworthy
CB- Mapps
LB - Dicko

RM - Yeates/Deeney
CM - Hogg
CM - Buaben
LM - Kightly

CF - Iwelumo
CF - Sordell

[watfordfc88]

my team for tomorrow.

Loach

Hodson
Nosworthy
Mariappa
Dickinson

Kightly
Eustace
Bauben
Yeates

Sordell
Iwelumo/garner

[Ghost of Barry Endean]

Am I the only one who doesn't really rate Buaben? He had one good game, and then has just gone forward and left Hogg to pick up two opposition players without creating a lot.

Don't think anyone believes that the prince is our saviour, or anything exceptional - just that Hogg / Eustace is too defensive and leaves a big gap between defence and attack; that being the case, who else is there to fill that role?

[leighton buzzard horn]

Don't think anyone believes that the prince is our saviour, or anything exceptional - just that Hogg / Eustace is too defensive and leaves a big gap between defence and attack; that being the case, who else is there to fill that role?

Fully agree with this, good post.

[NemoNemo]

The Watford manager said: "John Eustace has been training well so far this week and unless anything happens on Friday, then he will be considered for the squad.

Look like Eustace is fit and ready for the game on Saturday. If he is going to play I don't think he should feature from the start, maybe give him a half depending on how Watford perform.

[wfcloyal]

Loach
Hodson Marriappa Nosworthy Dickinson
Yeates Hogg Prince Kightly
Iwelumo Sordell

Bench: Gilmartin Thompson Eustace Deeney Whichelow (Whichelow would never be picked so realistically it will be Garner or Beattie)

[folkestone orn]

Am I the only one who doesn't really rate Buaben? He had one good game, and then has just gone forward and left Hogg to pick up two opposition players without creating a lot.

One good game, compared to the rest of our midfield should automatically make him a starter!