What's the best combination Part 2

[winchester_royal]

I think Marek is slightly overatted on here and Harper is the opposite.

Can't see anything that Cisse or Harper have done in the last 2 games not to warrent getting the vote in this.

We've clearly not seen enough of Marek, but I thought he looked lightweight in the Premiership and hardly covered himself in glory before his injury this season.
I'm not trying to have a go at Marek, just can't understand why people would wanna change the team right now.

So Harper/Cisse for me. I think we'll see Karacan go out on loan in the next few weeks if Marek stays fit, no point him just hanging round in our reserves now.

LOL

He played 30 minutes of competitve football. How the oxf*rd can you make a statement like that?

[Shane Long=Legend]

I think Marek is slightly overatted on here and Harper is the opposite.

Can't see anything that Cisse or Harper have done in the last 2 games not to warrent getting the vote in this.

We've clearly not seen enough of Marek, but I thought he looked lightweight in the Premiership and hardly covered himself in glory before his injury this season.
I'm not trying to have a go at Marek, just can't understand why people would wanna change the team right now.

So Harper/Cisse for me. I think we'll see Karacan go out on loan in the next few weeks if Marek stays fit, no point him just hanging round in our reserves now.

LOL

He played 30 minutes of competitve football. How the oxf*rd can you make a statement like that?

OH NO!! YOU MUSN'T HAVE A GO AT GOLDEN BOY MATEJOVSKY. HE IS THE BEST BY FAR AND IF YOU DON'T RATE HIM YOU ARE AN IDIOT

I agree he is overrated on here.

[winchester_royal]

I think Marek is slightly overatted on here and Harper is the opposite.

Can't see anything that Cisse or Harper have done in the last 2 games not to warrent getting the vote in this.

We've clearly not seen enough of Marek, but I thought he looked lightweight in the Premiership and hardly covered himself in glory before his injury this season.
I'm not trying to have a go at Marek, just can't understand why people would wanna change the team right now.

So Harper/Cisse for me. I think we'll see Karacan go out on loan in the next few weeks if Marek stays fit, no point him just hanging round in our reserves now.

LOL

He played 30 minutes of competitve football. How the oxf*rd can you make a statement like that?

OH NO!! YOU MUSN'T HAVE A GO AT GOLDEN BOY MATEJOVSKY. HE IS THE BEST BY FAR AND IF YOU DON'T RATE HIM YOU ARE AN IDIOT

I agree he is overrated on here.

You are a pcunter.
I was only attacking his statement which was clearly ridiculous.

[Sun Tzu]

I hope mareks return doesnt force karacan out of the team though, I've been very impressed with him this season

Karacan had lost his place in the team before Matejovsky came back....

[Shane Long=Legend]

Winchester Royal- Please explain why his statement is ridiculous and not just because he disagrees with you

Sun Tzu- I dont think karacan has been 'dropped' so to speak. He was rested along with gunnar and isnt deemed worthy of a place on the bench at the moment. I was just saying i hope because marek is back that karacan is still able to get back in the team, wasnt suggesting he was dropped directly for him.

[robb the royal]

the best two midfielders we have= Harper & Matejovsky.. but like england keep finding out (over and over again) the best two can't always play together, and i think thats the problem we have... i don't think Harper and Matejovsky will play well together...
so the best combination: Matejovsky and either Gunnarson or Cisse, probably Cisse

[SteveRoyal]

Matejovsky and Cisse for me.
Matejovsky has the creativity needed to assist from midfield and Cisse's defensive abilities and tackling are getting better.
Both can score fantastic goals, too.

Marek .v. Liverpool
Cisse .v. Brizzle

[brendywendy]

How so? Kebe is prett ymuch our only right winger in the squad, S Hunt is always going to be in the team, Harper is captain, so the only choice he had to make was who to partner him with. A choice of his signings + Karacan. So i don't quite get your point.

's easy innit

my point is that i wouldnt have expected our 1st choice CM to be cisse, brynn or jem at many points during the season
i guess what i didnt see coming most was that theyre all performing very well.

agree totally that we will need heavy investment if we go up
just cautioning against total rebuild, a.because we did ok last time, and b. because it will mean the yoof dissapearing.

[Alan Partridge]

How so? Kebe is prett ymuch our only right winger in the squad, S Hunt is always going to be in the team, Harper is captain, so the only choice he had to make was who to partner him with. A choice of his signings + Karacan. So i don't quite get your point.

's easy innit

my point is that i wouldnt have expected our 1st choice CM to be cisse, brynn or jem at many points during the season
i guess what i didnt see coming most was that theyre all performing very well.

agree totally that we will need heavy investment if we go up
just cautioning against total rebuild, a.because we did ok last time, and b. because it will mean the yoof dissapearing.

Tbf the only other option is Marek who was injured for 3 months, so one of them had to play!!

[winchester_royal]

Winchester Royal- Please explain why his statement is ridiculous and not just because he disagrees with you

Sun Tzu- I dont think karacan has been 'dropped' so to speak. He was rested along with gunnar and isnt deemed worthy of a place on the bench at the moment. I was just saying i hope because marek is back that karacan is still able to get back in the team, wasnt suggesting he was dropped directly for him.

His statement is ridiculous because before his injury he had only played 25 mins of competitive football, and a couple of friendlies in Sweden, before his injury. So to say he has not set the world alight before his injury in the season so far is unfair, and ridiculous.

[sheshnu]

Tbf the only other option is Marek who was injured for 3 months, so one of them had to play!!

Didn't see that coming in January though.

Also Kebe wasn't the club's only right winger and didn't look anywhere near being a starter, Cisse's best position was looking like centre back and Hunt had completely lost interest. All of those players are now playing well in a winning team and if you could see that coming then frankly I don't get what you've been moaning about all year

[Alan Partridge]

Tbf the only other option is Marek who was injured for 3 months, so one of them had to play!!

Didn't see that coming in January though.

Also Kebe wasn't the club's only right winger and didn't look anywhere near being a starter, Cisse's best position was looking like centre back and Hunt had completely lost interest. All of those players are now playing well in a winning team and if you could see that coming then frankly I don't get what you've been moaning about all year

That is partly down to lack of alternative.

Oster was always going, Little I thought would be here but once the season started Kebe was the only realistic option, S Hunt again once he stayed was always going to start ditto Harper. The only choice was who would play with him. Cisse was bought as a central midfielder although given the choice Coppell would have played Matejovsky, Gunnarsson too was injured at that point so Cisse was the obvious candidate. He didn't deliever orignally so Karacan got a chance, then Gunnarsson got eased back in and now Cisse finally is starting to show any sort of form as a midfielder.

I take your point as in you wouldn't have picked this midfield in January although we had to change our right side with someone and despite the groans orignally myself included, Kebe has done fairly well this season, he's certainly getting better.

All the players mentioned though ought to be able to produce in this division, if that was our Premiership midfield then I would be certainly worried about it. As it is in this league nearly all of them are International footballers so they should be adequate.

[Gordons Cumming]

I'd toss a coin or pick straws.

It's only fair.

[mg1976royal]

Best two combinations:-

Cisse & Matejovsky

or

Matejovsky & Karacan

Voted - Cisse & Matejovsky as feel this is probably the strongest and most creative option.

[PieEater]

I was truly shocked at the result, as I also voted Cisse and Marek even though this combination has never been tried. I'm surprised so many people agree.

[earleyroyal]

Cisse and Matejovsky, been saying it for ages. Bit of tackling presence, bit of passing skill, sorted. Harper as the energetic sub to bring on to defend a lead/press the opposition.

[MC ROYAL]

id have harper as first choice and matejovsky or cisse with him depending on the match

[Archie's penalty]

I am not sure about Matejovsky. I can't believe so many people think that Matejovsky and Cisse would make the best pairing considering their lack of experience playing together. Hands up who did it cos of Champ man?

[royalroo]

For me - The Arsenal Youth midfield that just beat Wigan in Carling Cup on loan - in fact i'd like us to take the whole youth team on loan in some special package deal.

[Dirk Gently]

Where's the option for "It depends on the opposition, how the opposition are set-up (i.e. 4 or 5 in midfield) and the form and fitness of the players in question?"