morty
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Biggest question on everyone's lips, Rhodes or Pukki? Both?
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dj161
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tough call, Pukki's been excellent in recent weeks and I wouldn't want to change our formation, but how do you leave out a man that scored a hat trick midweek, glad it's not my decision to make
morty
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Being absolutely brutal about it, it was a hat trick against lower league opposition, obviously taking nothing away from it though.
The beauty of this is that Pukki and Rhodes are quite different types of strikers, so its great to have options. I would say Pukki the more likely to start.
Dubai Mark
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Definitely both, for me it's very clear particularly at home
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GJP
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Pukki.
Din
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Yeah Pukki for me. Rhodes in his current form though is a fantastic option to have off the bench. The fact that Srbeny who was superb and scored twice at Cardiff the other week hasn't got a look in since says it all as well. It is brilliant in a way that we are having to leave in form strikers on the bench, whereas for the vast majority of last season we didn't even have one on the pitch.
I probably wouldn't change anything from the QPR game, except if fit I'd have Marshall and McLean on the bench for Srbeny and Thompson. That would leave us with a bench of Vrancic, Rhodes, Trybull, Marshall, McLean, Godfrey and McGovern. Looks very strong to me that.
Not gonna be an easy game, Wigan are in good form and look a very capable side. But of their 16 points only 3 of them have been picked up away from home, losing 3 and winning 1 of the 4 away games they've played. So this is certainly a game we should be looking to win. It will be interesting to see how we go about things here, if we can perform how we have in general for the last few games then we should get a result.
I probably wouldn't change anything from the QPR game, except if fit I'd have Marshall and McLean on the bench for Srbeny and Thompson. That would leave us with a bench of Vrancic, Rhodes, Trybull, Marshall, McLean, Godfrey and McGovern. Looks very strong to me that.
Not gonna be an easy game, Wigan are in good form and look a very capable side. But of their 16 points only 3 of them have been picked up away from home, losing 3 and winning 1 of the 4 away games they've played. So this is certainly a game we should be looking to win. It will be interesting to see how we go about things here, if we can perform how we have in general for the last few games then we should get a result.
OldRobert
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Pukki without a doubt. As has been said Rhodes hat trick was against lower league opposition. I think I read somewhere that when he was with Huddersfield he scored 5 out of 6 against them, so it's obviously his lucky team. Pukki for me, I want to see him score with his ar se next time!
Canaryboy
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Pukki for now
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Number 9
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If he keeps scoring then keep playing him, simples.
I think we should win this, Wigan haven't done much away from home.
I think we should win this, Wigan haven't done much away from home.
dj161
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OldRobert
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Looks good to me. OTBC.
dj161
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Tettey not watching the pen
Fenway Frank
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If you can’t win when playing well then win ugly. Farke must be nailed on for September manager of the month
Din
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Comfortably our worst performance of this winning run, but as long as we're winning games I'm more than happy. May not have been a vintage performance but we always looked the more likely to score of the two teams, and I don't think there can be too many arguments saying that we didn't deserve to win.
The subs seemed to make the difference, particularly Vrancic's introduction. From the point he came on we seemed to gain a bit more control, which we didn't have at the start of the 2nd half. Has to be said Aarons and Cantwell didn't quite have the impact they would've wanted to today, but both of them are still so early on in their careers that it's to be expected. Pukki probably deserved his man of the match, I thought Stiepermann was excellent as well though.
4 league wins in a row, up to 5th and Ipswich still haven't won. What's not to love! Got to give Farke credit as well, I said before the last 3 games we need a minimum of 7 points from them, and instead we got 9 and another unexpected 3 against Boro. Plus we still have Hernandez, McLean, Marshall and Hanley to come back. Delighted with what we're doing at the moment.
Tough game away at Derby in the week, but considering we're above them and playing well I certainly don't see any reason why we can't pick up more points. Did the job well though today, long may it continue.
P.S What are people's views on the potential Pukki penalty first half? I sit at the other end of the pitch and haven't seen it back yet. Seems to have divided opinion on social media and Wigan's boss and the player who made the tackle seemed to admit it should've been a penalty.
The subs seemed to make the difference, particularly Vrancic's introduction. From the point he came on we seemed to gain a bit more control, which we didn't have at the start of the 2nd half. Has to be said Aarons and Cantwell didn't quite have the impact they would've wanted to today, but both of them are still so early on in their careers that it's to be expected. Pukki probably deserved his man of the match, I thought Stiepermann was excellent as well though.
4 league wins in a row, up to 5th and Ipswich still haven't won. What's not to love! Got to give Farke credit as well, I said before the last 3 games we need a minimum of 7 points from them, and instead we got 9 and another unexpected 3 against Boro. Plus we still have Hernandez, McLean, Marshall and Hanley to come back. Delighted with what we're doing at the moment.
Tough game away at Derby in the week, but considering we're above them and playing well I certainly don't see any reason why we can't pick up more points. Did the job well though today, long may it continue.
P.S What are people's views on the potential Pukki penalty first half? I sit at the other end of the pitch and haven't seen it back yet. Seems to have divided opinion on social media and Wigan's boss and the player who made the tackle seemed to admit it should've been a penalty.
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Looked a pen on a replay I've seen
morty
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Aye, ditto.
hogesar
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Wigan were decent but never even looked like scoring. Very good win to continue the run
OldRobert
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Can't complain when we keep winning. It's been a long time when we have been able to enjoy several weekends on the trot. Long may it continue. OTBC.
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GJP
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Not the best day at the office for Aarons, Lewis, Buendia and Cantwell.
But it was another good showing from the midfield trio of Tettey, Leitner and Stiepermann. Real good mix in there.
They're going very well at the moment but I do think they are going to need to find another gear - the sooner Hernandez is back the better.
But it was another good showing from the midfield trio of Tettey, Leitner and Stiepermann. Real good mix in there.
They're going very well at the moment but I do think they are going to need to find another gear - the sooner Hernandez is back the better.
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