To my mind we cannot afford to 'Out Arsenal, Arsenal' like Fulham tried to do by playing expansive football and ended up getting thwacked 5-1.

I believe we need to have both Milivojevic and Kouyate as defensive shields and try to stfile their attacking threats as much as possible whilst trying to exploit the fact that both their full-backs play very high up the pitch at the same time.

I believe a draw would be a good and most unexpected result.

Our tactics have been leaked...

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So the pundits have their say:

Merson is worried for us and predicts we will only lose 3-1,whereas Lawro is feeling we are due some good fortune and may hold them to a 1-1 draw.

I have heard supporters indicating that Meyer should be given a start.

At Schalke Meyer’s qualities were generally applied to more attacking rules, either as a playmaker or a winger, and on occasion as a centre forward.

The manager however, gave him a new role at the heart of a five-man midfield, where he was deployed in a central defensive role but his real role was to utilise his creativity when possession returned to Schalke. Dropping Meyer so deep in the midfield drew markers toward him in an attempt to quash his creativity but he looked to play his way out of trouble and his ability to see passes allowed his team to get on the front foot. Playing Meyer so deep was controversial among some pundits but Meyer recorded a very high pass completion rate last season of 89% creating some good chances for his teammates.

Maybe this is a role Hodgson has considered for Meyer.

Edited by Willo (27 Oct 2018 12.16pm)

dagnab it , now everyone's gonna know Roys plan . good one pal

oh yeah ,fcuk off brighton.

Cardiff and Fulham both losing and the Cloggers are in all sorts of trouble. Good.

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