Willj132 Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 Last night was wondering, with our players slowly coming back from injury what would be our best 11 if everyone was fit? My guess: Fielding Pisano Flint Baker Bryan Patterson Smith Pack O'Dowda Diedhiou Reid That means leaving out players like Wright and Brownhill who have played almost every game, as well as our new signings Walsh and Kent. With Johnson looking to bring another player in as well, going to make it very hard to pick a best XI. Wondered what everyone else thought? Definitely, a good headache to have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciudad Bristol Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 A good headache to have and means we'll have some quality on the bench Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 Tough one and depends who we are up against and whether home or away. Your team will meet with lots of approval, but there’ll be lots who think differently too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 I think the team we started with last night is our best XI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidercity1987 Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 18 minutes ago, Harry said: I think the team we started with last night is our best XI. I totally disagree. We lack so much going forward with Centre Backs at Full Back, a Left Back at Left Wing and a Centre Midfield at Right Wing. O'Dowda, Pisano, Diedhiou all start in my best 11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 If everyone is fit, I’ve got to say it is not an easy decision. I agree above that you’d have the chance to play people in their proper positions. But that means, for example: - Pisano at RB = Wright over Flint or Baker??? - O’Fowda at RM/W = Brownhill over Smith or Pack??? Good luck LJ. This is where you hope the squad is a squad and they understand the importance of once you get possession of the shirt, you do your utmost to keep it because you know if you do fall out of form, you ain’t gonna get the shirt back very quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 Hard to name a best XI as I would pick different teams based on opposition. Probably three combinations. All would include Fielding, Flint, Baker, Bryan, Smith, Reid, Brownhill, Paterson. 8 players and then go from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel James Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 2 hours ago, Willj132 said: Last night was wondering, with our players slowly coming back from injury what would be our best 11 if everyone was fit? My guess: Fielding Pisano Flint Baker Bryan Patterson Smith Pack O'Dowda Diedhiou Reid That means leaving out players like Wright and Brownhill who have played almost every game, as well as our new signings Walsh and Kent. With Johnson looking to bring another player in as well, going to make it very hard to pick a best XI. Wondered what everyone else thought? Definitely, a good headache to have. I agree with your team 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC RISK77 Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 12 minutes ago, RedDave said: Hard to name a best XI as I would pick different teams based on opposition. Probably three combinations. All would include Fielding, Flint, Baker, Bryan, Smith, Reid, Brownhill, Paterson. 8 players and then go from there. Add Fam and I would totally agree, those are my definates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 25 minutes ago, RedDave said: Hard to name a best XI as I would pick different teams based on opposition. Probably three combinations. All would include Fielding, Flint, Baker, Bryan, Smith, Reid, Brownhill, Paterson. 8 players and then go from there. Those players are the core/spine of the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 23 minutes ago, MC RISK77 said: Add Fam and I would totally agree, those are my definates Almost agree. Got a sneaking suspicion we havent seen everything from Djuric yet though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euan BCFC Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 Fielding; Bryan Flint Baker Pisano; O’Dowda Smith Walsh Paterson; Diedhiou Reid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WECANDO Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 Some players look quite tired , so rotation will allow us to rest them and get them firing on all cylinders and of course, get that edge of competition back. watch us go then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 40 minutes ago, Euan BCFC said: Fielding; Bryan Flint Baker Pisano; O’Dowda Smith Walsh Paterson; Diedhiou Reid Walsh ahead of Brownhill and Pack? Safe to say this best xi wont be picked by anyone else! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offside Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 3 hours ago, RedDave said: Hard to name a best XI as I would pick different teams based on opposition. Probably three combinations. All would include Fielding, Flint, Baker, Bryan, Smith, Reid, Brownhill, Paterson. 8 players and then go from there. Agree, although personally I'd add Pack and Diedhiou...and then we've got a core of 10 with one starting place to play for. Tough decisions ahead for LJ when everyone is fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 Sadly we didn't have much time where LJ had that problem , with Flints head turning then when he came back Pisano getting injured. Odowda and Patt's filling in the wide roles with Brownhill in rotation with Pack and Smith, it was working well. A few more retuning and we have that cover back where we can rotate and keep fit and running. With Mags showing he can be worth a spot and Walsh adding to the mix. Kent could also prove a good addition and add balance and threat wide, just as COD did early on in the season , hopefully he'll be back soon. It will be nice to have those problems soon. I think we have missed having a genuine RB in the team , though BW has done an excellent job covering. I like BW but I would say Flint/Baker is a formidable CB pairing and would take some shifting. JB started to look every bit the FB , even if his standards have slipped a little lately (maybe switching positions hasn't helped him). MF is tougher You would probably have Korey , but after that as @RedDave said , I think we will pick a side best suited to beat certain opposition. Up front Patterson, Reid, FD and Duric could all be switched around but I would say FD with Reid as a ten , just as we did early in the season . I like Patts central , his twisting runs are almost wasted wide. The extra space and opportunities a central role offers can make him far more of a threat, but how to fit them all in ???? That's why LJ gets the big bucks, and all the shit from OTIB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC_Dan Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 A fully fit Djuric would have to be a strong contender for a starting spot. The strongest argument against is probably the risk of making the rest of the players resort to long balls instead of trying to play. With all players fit there’d be times to use O’Neill and Hegeler too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldlandReddies Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 7 hours ago, RedDave said: Hard to name a best XI as I would pick different teams based on opposition. Probably three combinations. All would include Fielding, Flint, Baker, Bryan, Smith, Reid, Brownhill, Paterson. 8 players and then go from there. Club captain and Pack wont be happy. Dont think we have a best 11 which can only be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnr1986 Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 I would go with this starting 11 and this bench, we maybe seeing O’Neil instead of Walsh to help see the game out . Fielding Pisano Flint Baker Bryant Brownhill Pack Smith Patterson Reid Diedhiou Steele, Wright, Magnasson, Walsh/O’Neill O’Dowda, Kent, Dujric, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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barneyrubble Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 Not sure there will be a best team.Lj will swap and rotate players to keep them both fresh and motivated. We've seen what happens when playing to many intense games ,fatigue then injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euan BCFC Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 16 hours ago, RedDave said: Walsh ahead of Brownhill and Pack? Safe to say this best xi wont be picked by anyone else! Ahead of Pack, yes. Maybe not Brownhill but I prefer him out wide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiderEyed Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 14 hours ago, Euan BCFC said: Ahead of Pack, yes. Maybe not Brownhill but I prefer him out wide Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordie Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 20 hours ago, Euan BCFC said: Ahead of Pack, yes. Maybe not Brownhill but I prefer him out wide Personally think we played our best football of the season when Brownhill was playing centrally, I know he is doing a stop gap job out wide while Odowda is out but we lose a lot of our mobility going forward. I like Pack and he has imho been playing extremely well there recently but I would definitely opt for Brownhill over Pack, can't really comment on Walsh as haven't seen enough of him to judge yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euan BCFC Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 9 hours ago, ZiderEyed said: Why? At the moment especially as we have a bit of a winger shortage; but i general I just feel he performs better there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Robin Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 On 20/1/2018 at 12:34, Willj132 said: My guess: Fielding Pisano Flint Baker Bryan Patterson Smith Pack O'Dowda Diedhiou Reid I guess LJ had that XI in his mind at the beginning of the season, with the exception of Flint, who was expected to leave in the summer. In a certain way, the fact that Wright did really well as RB, as Brownhill did in the RM role, could help LJ in his future team selection, when Pisano and O'Dowda will come back. Probably the injury that gives us more problems right now is the Djuric's one, because he's the best option as Fammy's substitute, whereas Taylor and Woodrow are different and cant' have the same impact, tactically speaking. Then there are O'Neill and Hegeler, but I have some doubts about them: for Gary, it's only a matter of age-injury relation, whereas I saw too little of the German to judge him properly. Anyway, we now have Walsh as cover for the CMs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviestevieneville Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 On 21/01/2018 at 10:46, Euan BCFC said: Ahead of Pack, yes. Maybe not Brownhill but I prefer him out wide Everything goes through pack. All about opinions of course and this is a great thread for that . How people can’t see how pack dictates everything from cm is beyond me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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