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Any chance of CC adding a bit of meat to the midfield on Sunday?
Would love to see Murray in there myself - his passion might rub off on the rest of the team. If not then would rather Bamba was deployed in a mixu-esque holding role. Without a bit of bite in there I can see us having the same old problems vs them come the sabbath!
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01-11-2010 12:25 PM #1
Murray/Bamba CM Sunday
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01-11-2010 12:32 PM #2
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01-11-2010 12:41 PM #4
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I know what you're saying, but with that thug Kyle playing up front I'd much rather we started with Bamba at the back. He seemed to relish the challenge when we played Killie last season and seemed to have the better of him. I don't actually think we need to beef up the midfield. Killie played some nice passing stuff yesterday and run the Hearts midfield ragged at times. If we could get our passing crisp and sharp from the outtake I reckon we would be much better suited trying to pass it around them.
We're going to need a bit more physicality up front though so Nish would get the nod from me with Riordan feeding off of him. Murray was given the run around by Templeton at ER last season and would find it hard to keep tabs on the spanish waiter IMO.
I'd go with a 4-4-2 of:
Brown
Hart Hanlon Bamba Grounds
De Graaf McBride Miller Galbraith
Nish Riordan
With Stack, Murray, Stevenson, Spoony, Currie, Rankin and Horner/Crawford on the bench.
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01-11-2010 12:49 PM #5
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Very obvious when watching the game and a tactic they lined up to play from the start of the game until the end of it.
I think above people were saying, including me, Murray for midfield and would def start him ahead of McBride, I would also fancy his chances more the Grounds of keeping up with the game.
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Agree with Bamba being required at CB, and that Murray is not the man for LB.
For me:
Brown
Hart Bamba Hanlon Grounds
de Graaf Murray Miller Galbraith
Nish Riordan
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01-11-2010 01:10 PM #8
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With regards to McBride I thought he looked much better with no McBride alongside him this week.
Absence one is a fair shout, albeit he seems to keep himself pretty fit, and I dont think anyone in the team understands the importance of a derby as much as he does!
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01-11-2010 01:40 PM #9
keep sol at cb because he is the best centerback in the air that we have and hearts will keep him busy on sunday.we need a more physical presance into the team and the answer to me is murray as a holding midfielder.
so the team would be.
brown
hart bamba hanlon grounds
murray
galbraith miller rankin stevenson
de graff
riordan
similar to last week because of the marked improvement.
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01-11-2010 01:50 PM #10
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01-11-2010 01:57 PM #11
We need Bamba in defence on Sunday. Hearts are a big, physical side and he needs to be in there to combat that.
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01-11-2010 01:58 PM #12
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01-11-2010 02:08 PM #13This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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01-11-2010 11:26 PM #14
I'd go with:
Brown
Hart Hanlon Bamba Grounds
De Graaf Murray Miller Galbraith
Nish Riordan
I don't like Bamba at CB, I'd rather use Galbraith as a sub, and I'd rather not use Nish at all. But until Zemmama, Wotherspoon, McCann and Duffy become available, we don't have much choice. We definitely can't waste any more time with the likes of Rankin and Stevenson in the team though - I'd rather bring in a couple of rookies.
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02-11-2010 08:12 AM #16
id rather have stevenson playing than mcbride tbh i dont see what mcbride does to warrant a start every week atleast we definatley know lewis will put in a shift and get stuck in.
im of the thinking that it should be miller missing out this week, as has been said this is going to be more of a battle than a football game and i dont think he's up to the task.
Brown
Hart dickoh hanlon grounds
bamba
degraaf stevenson murray riordan
Nish
with bamba holding it leaves riordan and degraaf to hit nish as often as possible, also has bamba spare to cut out the long balls to kyle and the rest of defence to pick off the runners for his knock ons.
also leaves some decent players on the bench if the game needs changed at some point with galbraith and miller on the bench
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02-11-2010 09:36 AM #17
I think CC will want a settled back four ASAP.
For that reason I think it will be Hart, Bamba, Hanlon and Grounds again.
Most on this thread think the same.
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02-11-2010 09:48 AM #18This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
would go with that back 4. (brown in goals)
Wotherspoon Mcbride Miller Rankin Galbraith in midfeild.
Deeks up fron on his todd with Spoony and Galbraith getting forward all the time.
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02-11-2010 10:13 AM #19Brown
Hogg Bamba Hanlon Murray
Spoony McBride Miller Galbraith
Riordan Trakys
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02-11-2010 10:21 AM #20This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Players are always better when they're not beside themselves, especially in a derby.
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02-11-2010 02:47 PM #21
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Apologies for the error, for the avoidance of doubt I meant Miller - of course he also looks miles better when Miller is not playing alongside him!
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02-11-2010 04:20 PM #22
i wouldnt go for rown in goals im afraid! dotn think he looke all that confident !
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02-11-2010 06:10 PM #23
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02-11-2010 06:13 PM #24
I remember in one of Mixu's first derbies he played Murray at CM. It did nothing but cancel out both him and Michael Stewart for the entire game, which would have been great if our midfield hadn't consisted of 3 and theirs of 5. Bloody Mixu tactics.
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02-11-2010 10:04 PM #25
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