Sheff Weds Vs QPR - 14 Sept

last seasons bogey team 
out of form and they beat us home and away 
we always struggle against that little midfielder bannan for some reason 
got jamal lowe hatrick written all over it im afraid 
i really hope im wrong 

Well done on the podcast guys, you summed up the Luton game really well. As Dave said, we were really good at some points and really poor in others.

I thought that Alfie Lloyd didn't look comfortable on the left, and it wasn't until Marti moved Dembele into central midfield and Madsen to the left that we took control. I'm sure that Marti will have been working on stopping those crosses and getting us more organised during the international break. Whilst stopping the crosses has to be a major priority its concerning that our defenders have been dominated aerially. One of the things I've noticed is how teams are targeting our lack of height on the left hand side where apart from 6'2" JCS we have Ken Paal whose only 5' 5" and Jack Colback whose 5'10".

Going forward its going to be important that Nick Madsen gets over to help support them as I believe 5 of the 7 goals we've already conceded this season have come from crosses, and that's got to be a major concern.

For the Sheffeild Wednesday game apart from Chair who I presume is still injured this match will be quite a selection poser for Marti and I don't see Dixon Bonner or Kolli even getting on the bench. I think he will play Madsen in the centre and Dembele on the left but with a free hand to go wherever he wants in a role similar to how Chair plays.

Nardi
Dunne, Cook, JCS, Paal
Field, Colback
Smyth, Madsen, Dembele
Frey

Subs, Walsh, Ashby, Morrison, Santos, Varane, Lloyd, Saito, Andersen, Celar

i keep saying it 
bogey team 
bannan rips us apart every time 
just dont fancy this one at all 
take bannan out of the game we will get something 

Your team selection looks sound stoatey . Dembele has to play and in a roving role (like Chair) would see him at his most effective. I would add that his lack of height makes him less useful in terms of defending, but I see he is being utilised as one of the players ready to attack when we defend corners or free kicks in the final third. The only question marks I have is whether Dune will be replaced by Harrison and Colback by Varane. I think the latter's inclusion will be determined by how much 'steel' Marti feels is needed in midfield, as Colback is a more tenacious tackler than Varane; but these are lovely selection headaches to have!
I think this is a winnable match!!

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Maybe but that line up would really lack pace. I think he will bring Andersen off the bench to offer some control and instill calm in the second half.

I'm hoping I'm wrong, but I can't see us getting much tomorrow as we nearly always find a way to make it hard for ourselves at the blue side of Sheffield.

We always seem to struggle after returning from an International break as well