Lineup for today

[gshaw]

Just out on Twitter. Called it during the week; 4-5-1 or 4-3-3 with Marsh in place of Wilkinson as additional CM. Clay drops to the bench replaced by Gorman.

[Bergen]

Lets hope it 4-3-3.

Brophy injured.

[FargO]

Happy with that

[FargO]

Lets hope it 4-3-3.

Brophy injured.

Not happy with that

[gshaw]

Brill
Ling
Widdowson
Gorman
Ekpiteta
Coulson
JMD
Dennis
Angol
Marsh
Wright

Sargeant, Clay, Wilkinson, Judd, Harrold, Ogie, Alabi

[BiggsyMalone]

Clay on the bench. Terrible decision.

Ling has paid his subs for the next month to guarantee his starting place then.

[essexfootball]

3 strikers for 6 on fieldsub spaces seems excessive,

[Eat The Rich]

You don't get much defensive output out of JMD or Dennis so I'm assuming its an aggressive 4-3-3. Marsh will sit in front of the back four and recycle, Wright will funnel the ball to the runners and Gorman will be tasked with making supporting runs. Dennis on the right providing width, JMD cutting in from the left (with Widdowson failing to provide the overlap!). There's a lot of pressure on Angol to hold the ball up, create space and stop Exeter building from the back. He's good enough to do it but he's going to be a busy boy all afternoon if we are going to have any success.

[Real Al]

You don't get much defensive output out of JMD or Dennis so I'm assuming its an aggressive 4-3-3. Marsh will sit in front of the back four and recycle, Wright will funnel the ball to the runners and Gorman will be tasked with making supporting runs. Dennis on the right providing width, JMD cutting in from the left (with Widdowson failing to provide the overlap!). There's a lot of pressure on Angol to hold the ball up, create space and stop Exeter building from the back. He's good enough to do it but he's going to be a busy boy all afternoon if we are going to have any success.

Think that's very unfair on Widdowson. It's not his ball control or overlapping that's the problem.

[Disoriented]

Clay on the bench. Terrible decision.

Ling has paid his subs for the next month to guarantee his starting place then.

Clay on the bench is madness.

[BIGRON]

Ive been dreading a thumping today all week , looking at that line up i think we may nick something today

[F*ck The Poor & Fat]

Can we add to the prediction league the minute Gorman will pick up a yellow. 55 minutes for me.

Decent line up.

[eagwgw]

Sensible enough. Obviously don't wanna get over-run early on and be out of it like last week.

Marsh is a bit of a gamble, but worth a shot in this game. Last week, the front three were cut adrift by no service, but Wright, Clay, Widdowson and Ling have no real ability to drive forwards in a direct manner, only pass it around themselves or waste crosses from deep. At least there is a chance of it with Gorman and Marsh.

Maybe would have preferred the harder working Clay in this match, as Gorman/Marsh should be able to pass it around, but it'd be a huge call to drop an influential guy like Wright, especially if we lose.

Also don't really understand why Brill is not being dropped. He hasn't been right this season, but the more the pressure mounts the harder it becomes to risk Sarge in case we lose.

Got a feeling we will be soaking up pressure, hoping for one of Angol/Dennis/JMD to deliver something special.

[BiggsyMalone]

Sensible enough. Obviously don't wanna get over-run early on and be out of it like last week.

Marsh is a bit of a gamble, but worth a shot in this game. Last week, the front three were cut adrift by no service, but Wright, Clay, Widdowson and Ling have no real ability to drive forwards in a direct manner, only pass it around themselves or waste crosses from deep. At least there is a chance of it with Gorman and Marsh.

Maybe would have preferred the harder working Clay in this match, as Gorman/Marsh should be able to pass it around, but it'd be a huge call to drop an influential guy like Wright, especially if we lose.

Also don't really understand why Brill is not being dropped. He hasn't been right this season, but the more the pressure mounts the harder it becomes to risk Sarge in case we lose.

Got a feeling we will be soaking up pressure, hoping for one of Angol/Dennis/JMD to deliver something special.

Orient will get overrun with Wright in midfield, he can't hold position. They need to have Clay, Marsh and Wright (I'd prefer Gorman) in midfield, not 2 men.

[ComeOnYouOs]

Happe is out through 'family reasons'....so we''ll never know, had he been available, if Ross would have continued with the 5-3-2

[i8ubutler]

Is this going to be the Exiles Thread ?

[gshaw]

Clay on the bench. Terrible decision.

Ling has paid his subs for the next month to guarantee his starting place then.

Clay on the bench is madness.

Did you not watch him last Saturday? Looked completely shot physically, needs some time out the starting XI.

[BiggsyMalone]

Clay on the bench. Terrible decision.

Ling has paid his subs for the next month to guarantee his starting place then.

Clay on the bench is madness.

Did you not watch him last Saturday? Looked completely shot physically, needs some time out the starting XI.

Yeah, because he has to do the job of an attacking midfielder, defensive midfielder and cover for Josh Wright who is incapable of holding position or sensing danger. He's not out the team because he needs a rest (6 weeks into the season ), he's out the team because Josh Wright is undroppable, despite being poo poo.

[Bergen]

I will be watching on the live stream. I have only missed three games; Macclesfield, Crawley, Swindon ( )

COME ON ORIENT!!!

[i8ubutler]

COYO's

[corkeireorient]

this is " the exiles thread " then !

[i8ubutler]

Suppose so.

[BoniO]

Stats showing we haven't had a shot on goal yet..........

[i8ubutler]

Where did you get stats ?

[i8ubutler]

Bugger.

Oh, disallowed for handball.