We can't possibly start the season without a senior left back. Can we? CAN WE!?
All we need now is "Tiote banned from UK" and it'll have been the worst summer ever.
Mentions Harper & Williamson..is that it? I'd make most of the bloody first team play in that match seeing as they've barely had 6 of the first choice 11 on the pitch at the same time this pre-season.
You've got to sort of assume those who haven't had many minutes yet this pre-season will start, I'd say Harper & Shola were guaranteed starters, I'd think Ba, Vuckic & Marveaux will get plenty of time, the back 4 picks itself...just a case of who the central midfelders are and how he'll manage to shoehorn Lovenkrands into the team.
What the hell kind of team can we put out? Assuming Colo & Tiote aren't risked..
Harper
Gosling, Tav, Taylor, Enrique
Marveaux, Abeid, Vuckic, Jonas
Ba Shola
Subs: Forster, Krul, Dummett, Lovenkrands, Best, Smith
Unless Jonas plays right back?
Smith has no interest in playing football anymore? I think it's the complete opposite, he loves playing he's just shit at it. If you were earning 60k a week or whatever would you drop down to about 10k a week to play in the Championship?