Brighton (A) 8/12 Build-Up & Match Thread

[Jabbawolf]

Diogo - I have removed you from my Fantasy Team - please make me pay a terrible price....

 

[The Bear]

I took him out after about 3 weeks of the season. It didn't work...

 

[Norman Deeley]

So Brighton - Besiktas - Spurs. Where do we stand on resting players for Besiktas? I really want to top the group, but there's no guarantee of that, even if we beat Besiktas. I think I'd rest players on Thursday and take my chances in the last 32 of the Europa

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Yeah, I don't think the seeding is going to matter too much and it's out of our hands anyway.

That game is a very distant third on the list of priorities.

 

[The Weasel]

absolutely. lets get 4pts from the other two and roll the dice in the europa game

 

[Tony Towner]

There's not a player I'd pick for either of the Sunday games that I'd play on Thursday

 

[Nando]

If Brighton set up like they did last night with narrow wide players and Burn at LB, we can cause havoc with Adama and Doc.

They're a good team though who'll cause us problems on the ball, hopefully Trossard is on the bench again as he looks very decent indeed,

 

[PuntsWolf]

There's not a player I'd pick for either of the Sunday games that I'd play on Thursday

Literally no point resting Saiss, Donk and Rui. Jimenez is suspended, give Traore and Moutinho a rest plus Jonny/Doc. Rest Jota if he is carrying something.

We haven’t got enough players to make too many changes, particularly with MGW and Jordao injured/vanished.

Rui

Jonny
Bennett
Coady
Kilman
Vinagre

Donk
Saiss

Neto
Cutrone
Jota/???

 

[Tredman]

First team for this game and then wholesale changes for Thursday

 

[Johnny75]

First team for this game and then wholesale changes for Thursday

This.

Cutrone and Neto will play Thursday which is a given, after that it's anybody's guess what Nuno will do.

 

[Jinky]

First team for this game and then wholesale changes for Thursday

Yep, 100%. And I think Nuno will play his strongest 11 at every opportunity in the league until the reinforcements arrive in January and he can start giving a few of them a rest.

Ruddy, Bennett, Neto, Cutrone, Vinagre, Kilman will all definitely come in to the side v Besiktas. Then you'd imagine a sprinkling of youngsters and then maybe one or two of the regular first team (Coady and Saiss) to make up the 11. It should still be a side that's good enough to be competitive - but yeah, the league is definitely the priority.

With Man City/Liverpool coming up over Christmas I can't be the only one looking at this type of game (same as the West Ham game midweek) thinking if we want to stay in and around the top 6 we need to be winning this.

 

[The Bear]

Jimenez isn't suspended?

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Yes he is for Besiktas

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

10 superfan points to whoever first names the last Wolves player to score against Brighton (without cheating).

 

[Tredman]

Afobe?

 

[wanderer89]

Edwards?

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

No to both.

 

[Tredman]

Roger Johnson?

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Nah (although he did score against them)

 

[Jabbawolf]

John Richards.