LUTON TEAM VERSUS PETERBOROUGH

[Garstang Hatter]

I would hazard a guess at:

Sluga
Bree Lockyer Bradley Naismith
Clark Lansbury Campbell
Gomes Adebayo Onyedinma

Lansbury could play as the holding midfielder with Clark and Campbell ahead of him on either side, or Lansbury and Campbell as a pair with Clark ahead of them and more central. I don't think Pelly gets straight into the team as he has had less of a pre-season.

Edit: that team could also lineup with 3 at the back, and Onyedinma as a left wing back - but I am hoping we don't opt for that at home to a promoted side!

[Wimbo]

Just thinking ahead to Saturday's game; can’t pretend to feel overconfident for two reasons:1. The question of which defenders will be fit & 2. The midfield where we can rely on Clark but others?
I suspect Nathan will go with Campbell who bullied Hitchin in the first half yet appeared a touch lightweight/lost against Pompey & from what I saw of the Brighton game, seemed similar. Not knocking him but maybe he will take time to adjust to this level; one to introduce gently perhaps. Also, will Pelly be up to speed with his limited pre-season? Will Rea be included in front of the defence despite his lack of form?
Maybe not the walkover some confident supporters seem to think.

[proudhattersince74]

Without any knowledge of who the heck may be available, nor how many subs there are for the upcoming season.

3-3-1-2-1 formation:

Sluga
Lockyer - Bradley - Naismith
Kioso - Osho - Onyedinma
Pelly
Clark - Muskwe
Adebayo

Bench: Bree, Cornick, CMG, Jerome, Reece, Shea, Campbell, Berry, Lansbury

[8two]

Aug 4, 2021 17:09:10 GMT proudhattersince74 said:

Without any knowledge of who the heck may be available, nor how many subs there are for the upcoming season.

3-3-1-2-1 formation:

Sluga
Lockyer - Bradley - Naismith
Kioso - Osho - Onyedinma
Pelly
Clark - Muskwe
Adebayo

Bench: Bree, Cornick, CMG, Jerome, Reece, Shea, Campbell, Berry, Lansbury

I wouldn't mind seeing that team turn out proud. I had to look up who Reece was, first name terms, same as Pelly.

[proudhattersince74]

Liz, that was a (not so) deliberate slip up as I couldn't remember his surname ... suggesting that he clearly hadn't forced his way to the forefront of my thinking during the PSFs!

Two glaring omissions from my squad: Rea and Morrell. Both could be in there if others were injured/ill/uninterested* (*no names, just a whisper!) Rea is a difficult one to call: he can and does make outstanding and vitally important interceptions and tackles but can also be far too casual and prone to inexplicable lapses where good and bad within minutes of each other. Those lapses are usually misplaced passes and yellows follow too frequently so his value has to be tempered. Morrell could work and work very well for the team if there are others around him that do the dirty work that he patently doesn't excel at. Morrell strikes me as a player who will thrive in a winning team, not one that is involved in a trench battle.

All of that noted, if Rea doesn't start then you know NJ will put him on at some point to shore up a defence IF we are hanging on.

COYH.

PS I probably wouldn't select the same team vs Championship experienced sides - that formation and team is for Posh as we know their main tactic is likely to be attack, attack, attack.

[maggiechow]

I believe we're back to 3 subs from 7 on bench.

[tassie]

Thanks Liz, although I remember that lineup well from50s and early 60s, I think Jesse Paine was from an earlier era ? COYH 

[8two]

Aug 6, 2021 3:20:46 GMT tassie said:

Thanks Liz, although I remember that lineup well from50s and early 60s, I think Jesse Paine was from an earlier era ? COYH 

Unless that was humour tass, think you possibly misread. Jesse PYE not Joe PAYNE who was pre-war with Luton.

[tassie]

Liz see S2 reference to lambs fry for breakfast, it’s been that sort of day for me ! Sleep well COYH.