"Szmodics, Bailey Wright and Korey Smith are chomping at the bit and will feel like they should be playing"

[Roe]

Quote from LJ.

Saturday's starting 11 could be interesting..

[Drew Peacock]

Oh dear.

[Super]

Might be a good time to freshen things up.

[Robbored]

2 minutes ago, Drew Peacock said:

Oh dear.

That made me laugh out loud!         

[Robbored]

1 minute ago, Super said:

Might be a good time to freshen things up.

Based on what?   Two wins out of three.........

That said Blackburn will undoubtedly adopt the same strategy as Millwall did last night so possibly LJ might consider making changes.

To me the game was lost in midfield last night. It was often 5 v 3 and why the likes of Baker found an out ball difficult to find - hence the many sideways passes.

[marmite]

We looked tired last night and were well off the pace. We won very few first balls and even less loose balls. They won most of the important headers in both boxes but we couldn't get our passing game going. Millwall won the tactical battle and deserved their win. LJ may make changes for Blackburn but there were quite a few off their game last night. His selection will be interesting.

 

 

[Red-Robbo]

In the case of Szmodics and Wright only they think they should be playing.

In the case of Korey, I think a case could've been made for him to have played last night. 

[CyderInACan]

Blackburn have won 4 on the spin heading into Saturday's game. Gonna be a tough game. 

[One Team]

Quite right, neither of them are good enough for the starting 11.

[mozo]

Massengo replaced by Smith? Szmodics and Wright on the bench?

[Banjo Island]

Prepare yourselfs for the return of marley watkins and bailey wright

[Northern Red]

Has he not just namechecked those 3 because they weren't in the 18 last night?

[Alex_BCFC]

14 minutes ago, Red-Robbo said:

In the case of Szmodics and Wright only they think they should be playing.

In the case of Korey, I think a case could've been made for him to have played last night. 

And even then I would have kept the same team but yeh this comment is spot on.

[The Enormous Turnip]

11 minutes ago, CyderInACan said:

Blackburn have won 4 on the spin heading into Saturday's game. Gonna be a tough game. 

Just like Fulham had before the weekend, ideal

[Guest]

6 minutes ago, Banjo Island said:

Prepare yourselfs for the return of marley watkins and bailey wright

Watkins played well 3 games out of 3 so far this season. Good player.

[Banjo Island]

Your entitled to your opinion but for me i never wish to see either of them in a city shirt ever again

[Port Said Red]

1 minute ago, Banjo Island said:

Your entitled to your opinion but for me i never wish to see either of them in a city shirt ever again

Either or who? There were 3 people named in the title.

[JBFC II]

1 minute ago, Banjo Island said:

Your entitled to your opinion but for me i never wish to see either of them in a city shirt ever again

Very harsh on wright that, whose been an important member of our squad for a few years

[Super]

40 minutes ago, Robbored said:

Based on what?   Two wins out of three.........

That said Blackburn will undoubtedly adopt the same strategy as Millwall did last night so possibly LJ might consider making changes.

To me the game was lost in midfield last night. It was often 5 v 3 and why the likes of Baker found an out ball difficult to find - hence the many sideways passes.

Based on the lack of energy last night.

[Red-Robbo]

6 minutes ago, JBFC II said:

Very harsh on wright that, whose been an important member of our squad for a few years

It might be harsh, but I think he's behind Taylor Moore, Baker and Williams for his chosen position.

Unless we have an injury crisis - and he plays a blinder - I can't see how he can re-re-establish his place.

[JBFC II]

5 minutes ago, Red-Robbo said:

It might be harsh, but I think he's behind Taylor Moore, Baker and Williams for his chosen position.

Unless we have an injury crisis - and he plays a blinder - I can't see how he can re-re-establish his place.

I totally agree, but to say he never wishes to see him in a city shirt again is slightly over the top 

[BigTone]

36 minutes ago, CyderInACan said:

Blackburn have won 4 on the spin heading into Saturday's game. Gonna be a tough game. 

I know it's been said a 1000 times before but all games in the Championship are tough.

[Gazred]

Listening to SS on Robins TV last night, he certainly has the right attitude. "Keeps working his plums off in training" and prepared to wait for his chance.

Given Palmer's sub par cameos recently, i think he could feature soon.

[Riaz]

Szmodics and Korey smith.. deserve  a chance...

But bailey wright??? thats a gamble, to say the least

[petehinton]

Playing Szmodics out of nowhere against the best side in the league at the time, then banishing him from the side since and making him do co-commentary is out of order imo. Hardly given the opportunity to show us anything since pre season where he was excellent 

[Top Robin]

We had our best performance last Saturday with a newish set up so stop tinkering and stick with that for a few games at least.

[Carey 6]

4 minutes ago, Riaz said:

Szmodics and Korey smith.. deserve  a chance...

But bailey wright??? thats a gamble, to say the least

Bailey Wright wouldn't be a gamble if played on the right side in a 2. 

Problem is, Johnson seems to play him right side of a 3 & he then gets isolated against tricky wingers and struggles. 

I'd like to see Szmodics more, perhaps him off of Diedhiou and rest Weimann. 

[Sir Colby-Tit]

1 hour ago, Robbored said:

 

To me the game was lost in midfield last night. 

Couldn't agree more with that. I thought Brownhill, Nagy and Massengo all had poor games last night, giving the ball away far too often. 

I haven't watched the lowlights yet, but at the time I thought Bentley should have saved the first goal. 

Would liked to have seen NE whipping crosses in from the left rather than having to check and cut in every time. 

Fammy had a good game I thought. 

Bad day at the office, it happens. 

[Robbored]

2 minutes ago, Carey 6 said:

I'd like to see Szmodics more, perhaps him off of Diedhiou and rest Weimann. 

That’s unlikely to happen.

Brownhill, Bentley and Wiemann are the first three on the team sheet.

[Robbored]

1 minute ago, Sir Colby-Tit said:

Couldn't agree more with that. I thought Brownhill, Nagy and Massengo all had poor games last night, giving the ball away far too often. 

I haven't watched the lowlights yet, but at the time I thought Bentley should have saved the first goal. 

Would liked to have seen NE whipping crosses in from the left rather than having to check and cut in every time. 

Fammy had a good game I thought. 

Bad day at the office, it happens. 

Nagy, Massengo and Brownhill we’re outnumbered by the five Millwall had across the midfield. None of our three had any time or space to play any telling passes. They were always under pressure.

The Lions did a job on us - plain and simple.

I daresay Blackburn will adopt the same strategy on Saturday.