Your team for Reading?

Who would you pick and how would you line-up if you were in charge?

Given our lack of wingers I've put Sang at Right wing, Someone who is use to playing on the right. Give us some attacking width. Get balls into the box for Moore. Hopefully Ralls will be fit otherwise It'd have to be a swap for Vaulks, lots of ability to get box to box there with him and Bacuna. McGuinness did himself no harm last night. We need at least 1 CB willing to pass the ball out from the back. I've not been convinced by Phillips so gone with Smithies.

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I actually really like the set up you’ve gone for there. The only changes I’d make are dropping Ng and putting Sang at RB. Then move Colwill out to the right, with Bacuna being the advanced of a midfield 3 with Pack and Ralls. I think Pack’s ball retention is better than any other midfielders.
If he is still here by the weekend then surely he has to go away from the 5 at the back because it’s obvious for everyone to see it’s not working.

I'd play a modern style 4-3-3

Phillips

Sang McGuinness Flint Ng

Bacuna Vaulks Pack

Colwill Moore Giles

Only one of Flint/Morrison can play in my view and whilst Morrison is a legend and usually one of our best players I am not sure he has been so good this season.

I would definitely be looking in our pool of young CM's for a defensive midfielder who can break up play and an attacking midfielder who can create chances.

If Ralls is fit he would replace Vaulks.

My team or he's sacked

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Do we have any right wingers? We are desperately crying out for a bit of balance. Giles one side and ? The other.

Not buying Colwill can play there (more of a 10) Sang is probably a better option like OP States. I'd be happy with that team but can see Pack in over Bacuna.

Nowhere near it as mick will have 6 defenders on pitch with 4 defensive midfielders and Phillip's given the task of scoring from own half....

Who would you pick and how would you line-up if you were in charge?

Given our lack of wingers I've put Sang at Right wing, Someone who is use to playing on the right. Give us some attacking width. Get balls into the box for Moore. Hopefully Ralls will be fit otherwise It'd have to be a swap for Vaulks, lots of ability to get box to box there with him and Bacuna. McGuinness did himself no harm last night. We need at least 1 CB willing to pass the ball out from the back. I've not been convinced by Phillips so gone with Smithies.

Very good opening post. I like the look of your selection, but I might not have Colwill in from the start. There is one major positive in your selection. You have ommitted Marlon Pack. For me MMs reliance on MP epitomises all that is wrong with City. He may be a lovely guy but hi is defensive, slow (strolls around pointing at others) and one dimensional. More often than not we play far better when ( on the odd occasion) he does not play.
Sadly all the posters after Neokutai simply put him back in the lineup

Who would you pick and how would you line-up if you were in charge?

Given our lack of wingers I've put Sang at Right wing, Someone who is use to playing on the right. Give us some attacking width. Get balls into the box for Moore. Hopefully Ralls will be fit otherwise It'd have to be a swap for Vaulks, lots of ability to get box to box there with him and Bacuna. McGuinness did himself no harm last night. We need at least 1 CB willing to pass the ball out from the back. I've not been convinced by Phillips so gone with Smithies.

Flint in for Morrison and I agree

Who would you pick and how would you line-up if you were in charge?

Given our lack of wingers I've put Sang at Right wing, Someone who is use to playing on the right. Give us some attacking width. Get balls into the box for Moore. Hopefully Ralls will be fit otherwise It'd have to be a swap for Vaulks, lots of ability to get box to box there with him and Bacuna. McGuinness did himself no harm last night. We need at least 1 CB willing to pass the ball out from the back. I've not been convinced by Phillips so gone with Smithies.

This looks good. 3 potential changes.

Pack in for Bacuna - It would lose some energy but Packs job here should be to pick the ball up from the centre backs and find passes into the middle or out wide. Or I’d put Sang in here.
Colwill - would be tempted to put Bowen in ahead of him. Not sure that I have seen enough from Colwill yet.
Sang - if he was to replace Bacuna, then would bring in Evans from U23. Not sure that he is a winger but looks like he has pace to get in behind.

The good thing about this formation is that it strikes a better balance and gives us options through the middle and wide, without throwing our MM natural defensive tendencies. It’s what should have happened last night.

Who would you pick and how would you line-up if you were in charge?

Given our lack of wingers I've put Sang at Right wing, Someone who is use to playing on the right. Give us some attacking width. Get balls into the box for Moore. Hopefully Ralls will be fit otherwise It'd have to be a swap for Vaulks, lots of ability to get box to box there with him and Bacuna. McGuinness did himself no harm last night. We need at least 1 CB willing to pass the ball out from the back. I've not been convinced by Phillips so gone with Smithies.

Flint in for Morrison and I agree

Agree...Flint is giving 100% since coming back and has bagged a few goals ...definitely a starter for me

Who would you pick and how would you line-up if you were in charge?

Given our lack of wingers I've put Sang at Right wing, Someone who is use to playing on the right. Give us some attacking width. Get balls into the box for Moore. Hopefully Ralls will be fit otherwise It'd have to be a swap for Vaulks, lots of ability to get box to box there with him and Bacuna. McGuinness did himself no harm last night. We need at least 1 CB willing to pass the ball out from the back. I've not been convinced by Phillips so gone with Smithies.

Flint in for Morrison and I agree

Agree...Flint is giving 100% since coming back and has bagged a few goals ...definitely a starter for me

Yup whereas SM has been dreadful over last few games.

I actually really like the set up you’ve gone for there. The only changes I’d make are dropping Ng and putting Sang at RB. Then move Colwill out to the right, with Bacuna being the advanced of a midfield 3 with Pack and Ralls. I think Pack’s ball retention is better than any other midfielders.
If he is still here by the weekend then surely he has to go away from the 5 at the back because it’s obvious for everyone to see it’s not working.

Bacuna advanced doesn’t work.

Smithies
mcguinness flint Nelson began
Sang pack Ralls Giles
Colwill
Moore

Mick's team

Phillips
Smithies
Bagan
Sang
Ng
Flint
Morrison
McGuiness
Nelson
Brown
Pack

Smithies at centre half

Smithies
mcguinness flint Nelson began
Sang pack Ralls Giles
Colwill
Moore

If MM starts with mcguinness flint he'll be dead and gone.

Mick's team

Phillips
Smithies
Bagan
Sang
Ng
Flint
Morrison
McGuiness
Nelson
Brown
Pack

Smithies at centre half

Swap Denham for Pack that is too attack minded.

McGuiness Flint Sang , when I'm dead and gone

My team

Smithies

Ng
McGuiness
Flint
Bagan

Pack

Sang
Ralls
Giles

Harris
Moore

4-1-3-2

Nobody has mentioned the bench and playing any of the youngsters that are playing well at the moment .
To give some of them some encouragement and some first team time would really be good. so come on Mick give them some encouragement.

Smithies

McGuiness - Pack - Flint (only because McCarthy won't move away from three centre backs..... unless he goes to 5 again )

Giles - Sang - Vaulks - Bacuna - Ng

Giles

Moore

Who would you pick and how would you line-up if you were in charge?

Given our lack of wingers I've put Sang at Right wing, Someone who is use to playing on the right. Give us some attacking width. Get balls into the box for Moore. Hopefully Ralls will be fit otherwise It'd have to be a swap for Vaulks, lots of ability to get box to box there with him and Bacuna. McGuinness did himself no harm last night. We need at least 1 CB willing to pass the ball out from the back. I've not been convinced by Phillips so gone with Smithies.

That's how I'd line up with Flint starting over morrison. Hes looked well off the pace this season. Id forget about the back 5 and pack the midfield with a high intensity press.