Motherwell pre-match thread

[TopSix]

Not looking forward to this one at all with Fir Park being a very unhappy hunting ground for us. Can't see past a win for the 'Well.

[Libero]

0-0 I suspect

 

Will be interesting to see if Vincent is fit after coming off injured last night and also if he is fit will he merit a start. IMO Watkins has shown far far more attacking threat in the minutes he's been on than Vincent has.

 

Same team as last night but swap Vincent and Watkins

[ICTRoughi]

As I said in the Dundee match thread that 4-2-3-1 doesn't really suit the possession style of play and would much rather see two upfront rather than just one which in theory would provide more service to Billy Mckay. I do like Yogi's style of play in general. It's a good idea but I feel it needs to be more quick paced passes and moving the ball forward rather than side ways or backwards. 

 

My team would be: 

 

 

                                                              Brill 

 

                                    Meekings          Warren             Shinnie 

 

                         Watkins                  Draper  Tansey                    Williams

 

                                                             Doran

 

                                                   Christie       Mckay

 

 

Subs: Esson, Raven, Tremarco, Vincent, Horner, Polworth, Ross, 

[PerfICT]

Quite like ICTRoughi's alternative, otherwise last nights starting line up with Watkins in for Vincent. Not sure I wanted to see Ojaama back for Motherwell...

[TopSix]

Ojaama back at Motherwell on loan is bad news for us. Out of interest, if Hughes insists in this awful possession-based football, why isn't Nick Ross getting a game? Best passer of the ball at the club but he's left on the bench.

[lukemackay]

As I said in the Dundee match thread that 4-2-3-1 doesn't really suit the possession style of play and would much rather see two upfront rather than just one which in theory would provide more service to Billy Mckay. I do like Yogi's style of play in general. It's a good idea but I feel it needs to be more quick paced passes and moving the ball forward rather than side ways or backwards. 

 

My team would be: 

 

 

                                                              Brill 

 

                                    Meekings          Warren             Shinnie 

 

                         Watkins                  Draper  Tansey                    Williams

 

                                                             Doran

 

                                                   Christie       Mckay

 

 

Subs: Esson, Raven, Tremarco, Vincent, Horner, Polworth, Ross, 

 

Im in the same boat with the 3-5-2 just a few subtle changes for me.

 

                                                                Brill

 

                                    Meekings          Warren             Tremarco

 

                         Watkins                  Draper  Polworth                    Shinnie

 

                                                             Tansey

 

                                                   Christie       Mckay

 

 

Subs: Esson, Raven, Williams, Vincent, Horner, Doran, Ross,

Edited August 14, 2014 by lukemackay

[Renegade]

I too would like to see us experiment with three at the back in a 3-6-1 formation -   

 

Brill

 

Raven  Warren  Meekings

 

Watkins    Draper    Tansey    Shinnie

 

  Ross       Christie

 

Mckay

 

Subs - Esson, Tremarco, Vincent, Doran, Williams, Horner, Ferguson

Edited August 14, 2014 by Renegade

[WYNESS101]

Brill

 

Raven Warren Meekings Shinnie

Tansey Draper

Watkins Christie Williams

Mckay

[caleydawson]

I think 3 at the back might work so i would probably go with this though

 

                                                                Brill

                                               

                                            Meekings Warren Tremarco 

           

                                                     Draper      Shinnie

                                                               

                                                             Tansey 

 

                                 Williams                                              Watkins

 

                                                       Christie   McKay

 

 

 

Subs: Esson, Raven, Horner, Vincent, Ross, Doran, Ferguson 

[Sneckboy]

I'm counting the final game of last season here. Why not?, they're consecutive matches. So, we're on a run of 3 premiership clean-sheets!

The last team to score against us was...Motherwell...at Fir Park.

[forresjags]

Push Shinnie further forward.  His energy and directness on Wednesday was the hight spot of a pretty pedestrian performance.  A bit more composure he could have won the game for us. Also to be fair, Tremarco is not the worst fullback I have seen.

[lukemackay]

Seen a stat today. We have 20 clean sheets in our last 40. Only Celtic have more with 22. Shows how good meekings, warren and brill are.

[KingBeastie]

It is indeed not a happy ground for us in the league.  I would take a point right now.

[KingBeastie]

...if Hughes insists in this awful possession-based football...

 

Shut up Rory! 

[CaleyThistle]

Interesting to see that Maurice Malpas will be doing commentary on MFR tomorrow

[tm4tj]

http://caleythistleonline.com/page/index.html/_/previews-2014-15/motherwell-v-inverness-ct-spfl-r1173

 

Preview for tomorrow