Friday, 10 February 2012

Taylor for Nolan, Otherwise No Change

Matthew Taylor - West Ham United v Peterborough United - npower Championship
What's the betting that Taylor replaces Nolan, with Collison moved inside and Taylor playing wide on the left? After the battling result against Millwall, Doctor Evil will be thinking "more of the same" and will see no reason to change a winning formula.

Those hoping for 4-4-2, with the introduction of either Maynard, Baldock or Vaz Te coming in for the suspended Nolan, have no idea of what makes Allardyce tick. I suppose there's an outside chance of Vaz Te being used on the left, with Taylor playing inside, but that feels too daring given we are playing the mighty Posh.

Expect to see Tomkins in the holding role again. He was more mobile and creative than Diop, offered more in terms of defensive cover, and Noble enjoyed playing with him. And Reid and Faye did enough to get another start together.

The team still doesn't scream goals, but 1-0 would suit Allardyce down to the ground! Expect:

Green

O'Brien  Faye  Reid  McCartney

Tomkins

Noble        Collison

Faubert                             Taylor

Cole

3 comments:

dazthehammer said...

good call, i was thinking the same thing straight after the full time whistle, but i had taylor to come in for collison on the left, better balance, more width etc, that leaves the nolan role free, he might not go 442 and replace nolan with maynard but he might put lansbury in there, if we were at home i would be calling or maynard as a straight swap for nolan with the team that started the 2nd half

ironsnut said...

Nice idea, I was thinking Vaz Te for Faubert, using Maynard as a sub for Cole. This gives width and possible goal scorers. I would also suspect the state of the pitch might be a factor as well. Too many injuries at this stage could cause problems. If we continue to win will Nolan get back in?

Anonymous said...

0-1 would do for Sam? that would have done for me too. A mid-week re-arranged game will be tougher.