BlueShark

Posts: 1,400

December 2012 Hitzlsperger in maybe?

Naismith needs to be up front with Jela if he's starting.

ToffeeCup

Posts: 3,044

December 2012
I'm just please that we have the options of Barkley, Hitzlsperger and Heitinga and the option of moving Naismith into a role that would better suit him too.

That and you'd expect Mirallas to return shortly as well.

Think Moyes will go with Hitzlsperger with Naismith moving up behind Jelavic and Osman or Millrallas on the right. With Heitinga or Barkley coming on for Hitzlsperger depending on if we are defending a lead or going for broke at the end.

OldGoldenVision

Posts: 19,512

December 2012

I'm just please that we have the options of Barkley, Hitzlsperger and Heitinga and the option of moving Naismith into a role that would better suit him too.

That and you'd expect Mirallas to return shortly as well.

Think Moyes will go with Hitzlsperger with Naismith moving up behind Jelavic and Osman or Millrallas on the right. With Heitinga or Barkley coming on for Hitzlsperger depending on if we are defending a lead or going for broke at the end.

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Beano

Posts: 3,303

December 2012 I don't think we should be looking at changing more than one position. At least not for the first game at West Ham anyway. But I think Moyes will.

This could be a great opportunity for Vellios and is our only option if we want to attempt a like-for-like replacement - or as close to it as you can get.

Other options are using Barkley as a straight swap for Fellaini,
Or, bringing Pienaar more central and putting Oveido wide left,
Or putting Naismith more central and put Oveido or Pienaar wide right,
Or use Hitzelsperger and push Osman up,

No shortage of options. Are any of them any good is the question. We were without Fellaini a few weeks ago against Norwich and I think Moyes will do the same thing again except Gibson instead of Hitzlesperger, Oveido wide right and Naismith in the pocket behind Jelavic.