The thing is there will be reasons why he picked the team he did

He is well known for how meticulous he is in his preparations and we have a team of boffins using pro-zone etc.

There will be very good reasons for why he has made the selections that he has, even if it isn't obvious to us, or looks wrong with the gift of hindsight.

Posted By: Knitted Jesus on April 19th 2016 at 14:37:39

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RE Alex Neil.................................... . (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Apr 19, 14:18:41
- Seb is consistently worse that Martin (n/m) (NCFC) - trt354, Apr 19, 17:02:50
- Disagree - we've been at our shittest away from home with Mbok leading the line (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Apr 19, 16:48:12
- The thing is there will be reasons why he picked the team he did (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Apr 19, 14:37:39
  - I'm pretty certain Naismith started Saturday simply (NCFC) - Strap on Van Sally, Apr 19, 15:45:33
  - Shame ProZone took whole year to work out Rusell Martin's best position is not Centre Back (n/m) (NCFC) - pab, Apr 19, 15:45:06
  - He can only work with what he's got though. How was he to know Wisdom would concede a pen (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Apr 19, 14:40:09
    - Anyone with half a brain knows that Bassong is capable of doing that. (NCFC) - Strap on Van Sally, Apr 19, 15:51:35
      - Shame Seb doesn't know that yet (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Apr 19, 16:32:12
      - Didn't he handle in the box against Sunderland when the ball was going out 2 seasons ago (n/m) (NCFC) - Vivid Data Shark, Apr 19, 16:19:36
- Hindsight applies to all clubs. (n/m) (NCFC) - thirsty work, Apr 19, 14:33:33
  - AN should have realised these things after only a couple of matches (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Apr 19, 14:52:50
    - Yep. Football managing is THAT easy. (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Apr 19, 15:31:28
- Your continual dissing of Howson is beyond bizarre. (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Apr 19, 14:31:47
  - it's the flip side to his doe-eyed adulation of Tettey (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, Apr 19, 14:45:59
  - I know. He always gives his all. Tracks back. Makes key blocks + interceptions (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Apr 19, 14:34:33
  - WTF? I just think O'Neil & Tettey are a better combo as defensive midfielders (n/m) (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Apr 19, 14:34:00
    - Fine. Then how about Howson right behind a lone striker? (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Apr 19, 14:56:27
      - Wes is better in that position for his passing vision (n/m) (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Apr 19, 14:59:26
        
        OK Larry. I give up. You obviously have an axe to grind (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Apr 19, 15:03:29
        
        No axe to grind at all. I simply think Wes is better in that position than Howson (n/m) (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Apr 19, 15:09:03
    - Howson and GON work better together. More balanced and technically skillful (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Apr 19, 14:35:31
      - AN doesn't have much choice at CM at the moment (n/m) (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Apr 19, 14:49:03
        
        Mulumbu, Dorrans (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Apr 19, 15:32:26
        
        My nan has more vision and speed than Mulumbu. And she died in the Suez (n/m) (NCFC) - Pit, Apr 19, 17:04:46
        
        She'd probably still get in Larry's first choice XI ahead of Jonny Howson though tbf (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Apr 19, 18:12:44
- or, if we'd have got more points (NCFC) - Tombs, Apr 19, 14:30:03
- Or if we had more players like Klose etc (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Apr 19, 14:29:04
- not sure about tettey and o'neil because howson is wasted wide right (n/m) (NCFC) - pab, Apr 19, 14:27:34

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