hgblue said:
If he's fit Robinho plays for me. The question is Bellamy or Petrov on the left? It's Petrov for me. I think he's a great player.
I'm staggered. If Bellamy isn't our player of the season (so far) he must be up there with Shay and NDJ. And you'd drop him for Petrov in order to accomodate Petrov. I'd play Bellamy on the left and either Petrov or SWP on the right. I can't argue with MP's record this season re. his goals per start ratio. However, SWP does offer more cover to his full back. So unless you pick Robbie as a striker alongside Carlos, I'm struggling to find a spot for him. Midfield? Who do you drop? Nigel is playing fantastic and both Barry and Stevie had good games yesterday. Rotation? That was tried yesterday when Bellamy was rested (or dropped if you're the media!). Robbie got his chance and didn't deliver. I will concede that if both Robbie and Craig were playing on top of their game Robbie would be a better individual player. However, that isn't the case at the moment. On current form Craig is streets ahead of Rob. You saw the reception when he came on yesterday. The fans who go week in week out love him and they see his performances every week whereas unfortunately, because of my location, I rely heavily on both TV and here for my information.