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Canterbury Palace Whitstable 27 Nov 20 10.32pm
Desperately trying to find something positive to say about tonight, so here it is. I thought we created more decent chances in the last half an hour once Benteke and then Batshuayi came on than in entire hour before it. Obviously the issue is that both are so low on confidence that they can't score but is it worth having a go at starting them both in a 4-4-2 and see if somehow something clicks? We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold...
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Desperately trying to find something positive to say about tonight, so here it is. I thought we created more decent chances in the last half an hour once Benteke and then Batshuayi came on than in entire hour before it.

Obviously the issue is that both are so low on confidence that they can't score but is it worth having a go at starting them both in a 4-4-2 and see if somehow something clicks?

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold...

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HeathMan Purley 27 Nov 20 11.26pm
Sounds a useful idea. There are also the silver linings that if they do well and play the full 90 minutes they will go forward with greater confidence, or if they struggle, there will be (sadly) more feared players on the bench.
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Purley 27 Nov 20 11.26pm

Sounds a useful idea. There are also the silver linings that if they do well and play the full 90 minutes they will go forward with greater confidence, or if they struggle, there will be (sadly) more feared players on the bench.

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Teddy Eagle 28 Nov 20 12.11am
Would like to see them together. However shot Benteke’s confidence is he’s still good at hold up play and his heading is still pretty good. He might even thrive as a provider rather than scorer.
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Teddy Eagle

28 Nov 20 12.11am

Would like to see them together. However shot Benteke’s confidence is he’s still good at hold up play and his heading is still pretty good. He might even thrive as a provider rather than scorer.

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dreamwaverider London 28 Nov 20 8.20am
Originally posted by Canterbury Palace Desperately trying to find something positive to say about tonight, so here it is. I thought we created more decent chances in the last half an hour once Benteke and then Batshuayi came on than in entire hour before it. Obviously the issue is that both are so low on confidence that they can't score but is it worth having a go at starting them both in a 4-4-2 and see if somehow something clicks? Two things. One. Far too much spoken about confidence. Players form comes and goes. But as you said the last 20 minutes we looked fired up up front. Not only Teks and Bats, but Schluppie Kouyate Eze were all buzzing. Two. Sadly very much doubt our management will turn to anything radical as your plan. If they did I think we would all be behind it. Imagine stirring Zaha into the mix. We’ve clearly got the players. They just need using right. Imagine if Teks header had found the net. It could have led to more.
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Originally posted by Canterbury Palace

Obviously the issue is that both are so low on confidence that they can't score but is it worth having a go at starting them both in a 4-4-2 and see if somehow something clicks?

Two things.
One. Far too much spoken about confidence. Players form comes and goes. But as you said the last 20 minutes we looked fired up up front. Not only Teks and Bats, but Schluppie Kouyate Eze were all buzzing.
Two. Sadly very much doubt our management will turn to anything radical as your plan. If they did I think we would all be behind it. Imagine stirring Zaha into the mix.
We’ve clearly got the players. They just need using right.
Imagine if Teks header had found the net. It could have led to more.

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palace chick South Croydon 28 Nov 20 8.34am
I think Hodgson will go back to his trusted defensive 3 midfielders as we lost the match after bringing on Benteke and Bats.
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South Croydon 28 Nov 20 8.34am

I think Hodgson will go back to his trusted defensive 3 midfielders as we lost the match after bringing on Benteke and Bats.

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hythemaceagle Hythe Kent 28 Nov 20 10.25am
Have they ever played at the same time for Belgium?
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Hythe Kent 28 Nov 20 10.25am

Have they ever played at the same time for Belgium?

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Jacey 28 Nov 20 10.38am
Originally posted by hythemaceagle Have they ever played at the same time for Belgium? Just an observation,they both score goals for fun when they play for Belgium,but cannot get a fair crack of the whip under our dinosaur.
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Jacey

28 Nov 20 10.38am

Originally posted by hythemaceagle

Have they ever played at the same time for Belgium?

Just an observation,they both score goals for fun when they play for Belgium,but cannot get a fair crack of the whip under our dinosaur.

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Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 28 Nov 20 10.46am
Originally posted by Jacey Just an observation,they both score goals for fun when they play for Belgium,but cannot get a fair crack of the whip under our dinosaur. Benteke has played in 2 games for Belgium since season 2016-17 and in those games he scored against Cyprus and San Marino.In the 2016-17 season he scored against Gibraltar. Batshuayi has scored in recent seasons for Belgium against the likes of Iceland,Cyprus, San Marino,Kasakhstan, Tunisia etc etc so hardlly world beaters. In club matches he has scored a solitary goal in his last 24 games and that was against Hull.
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Willo

South coast - west of Brighton. 28 Nov 20 10.46am

Originally posted by Jacey

Just an observation,they both score goals for fun when they play for Belgium,but cannot get a fair crack of the whip under our dinosaur.

Benteke has played in 2 games for Belgium since season 2016-17 and in those games he scored against Cyprus and San Marino.In the 2016-17 season he scored against Gibraltar.

Batshuayi has scored in recent seasons for Belgium against the likes of Iceland,Cyprus, San Marino,Kasakhstan, Tunisia etc etc so hardlly world beaters.
In club matches he has scored a solitary goal in his last 24 games and that was against Hull.

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*jack* Eastbourne 28 Nov 20 1.58pm
So both should start if we draw a Div 2 club in the FA cup?
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Eastbourne 28 Nov 20 1.58pm

So both should start if we draw a Div 2 club in the FA cup?

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sitdownstandup 28 Nov 20 2.04pm
Start them both and give em a go. They both have negative confidence, maybe they can support each other and overcome it together. Man is the most insane species. He worships an invisible God and destroys a visible Nature. Unaware that this Nature he’s destroying is this God he’s worshipping. Hubert Reeves
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28 Nov 20 2.04pm

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Start them both and give em a go. They both have negative confidence, maybe they can support each other and overcome it together.

Man is the most insane species. He worships an invisible God and destroys a visible Nature. Unaware that this Nature he’s destroying is this God he’s worshipping.

Hubert Reeves

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Eaglecoops CR3 28 Nov 20 2.15pm
Originally posted by sitdownstandup Start them both and give em a go. They both have negative confidence, maybe they can support each other and overcome it together. Stick Wilf on the right, Townsend on the left and say to them, no tricks, no flicks, just hammer the crosses in.
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Eaglecoops

CR3 28 Nov 20 2.15pm

Originally posted by sitdownstandup

Start them both and give em a go. They both have negative confidence, maybe they can support each other and overcome it together.

Stick Wilf on the right, Townsend on the left and say to them, no tricks, no flicks, just hammer the crosses in.

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Mojo87 28 Nov 20 6.04pm
Originally posted by Eaglecoops Stick Wilf on the right, Townsend on the left and say to them, no tricks, no flicks, just hammer the crosses in. Good plan to at least try, but too radical for Roy
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Mojo87

28 Nov 20 6.04pm

Originally posted by Eaglecoops

Stick Wilf on the right, Townsend on the left and say to them, no tricks, no flicks, just hammer the crosses in.

Good plan to at least try, but too radical for Roy

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