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I'll be surprised if its anything other than this:

 

Given/Harper

Beye/Watson

Woodgate/Howey

Albert/Bassong

Beresford/Enrique

Ginola/Robert

Lee/Speed/Batty

Beardsley/Dyer

Solano/Gillespie

Shearer

Ferdinand/Bellamy

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I'll be surprised if its anything other than this:

 

Given/Harper

Beye/Watson

Woodgate/Howey

Albert/Bassong

Beresford/Enrique

Ginola/Robert

Lee/Speed/Batty

Beardsley/Dyer

Solano/Gillespie

Shearer

Ferdinand/Bellamy

 

Seems about right.

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I'll be surprised if its anything other than this:

 

Given/Harper

Beye/Watson

Woodgate/Howey

Albert/Bassong

Beresford/Enrique

Ginola/Robert

Lee/Speed/Batty

Beardsley/Dyer

Solano/Gillespie

Shearer

Ferdinand/Bellamy

 

well that was a quick thread

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I'll be surprised if its anything other than this:

 

Given/Harper

Beye/Watson

Woodgate/Howey

Albert/Bassong

Beresford/Enrique

Ginola/Robert

Lee/Speed/Batty

Beardsley/Dyer

Solano/Gillespie

Shearer

Ferdinand/Bellamy

 

I'd take Jenas over Rob Lee.

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Guest firetotheworks

I'll be surprised if its anything other than this:

 

Given/Harper

Beye/Watson

Woodgate/Howey

Albert/Bassong

Beresford/Enrique

Ginola/Robert

Lee/Speed/Batty

Beardsley/Dyer

Solano/Gillespie

Shearer

Ferdinand/Bellamy

 

I'd take Jenas over Rob Lee.

 

Worst bate ever that like Messi.  :lol:

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Was Beardsley still that good in 1996? Genuine question btw.

 

What was our typical formation back then, by the way? I mean - i've watched the Manu 5-0 highlights a few times and the players were, certainly by the end of it:

 

Srnicek, Barton, Peacock, Albert, Beresford, Ginola, Lee, Batty, Beardsley, Shearer, Ferdinand.

 

How exactly did the front six work? I was thinking this when i've seen people on here talk about how the modern 4-3-1-2 under Keegan was discovered 'by accident'. But surely:

 

                        Batty

          Lee                      Ginola

                      Beardlsey

      Shearer                  Ferdinand

 

 

=

 

 

                        Butt

        Geremi                Barton

                        Owen

    Martins                        Viduka

 

 

...?

 

Or am i barking entirely up the wrong tree? 

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How I remember it

 

                                    Pav 

                                  Howey

                                    Batty

                                   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                 

  Watson                    Albert                                    Bez

                     

Lee      Shearer        Beardlsey          Ferdinand  Ginola

 

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Guest firetotheworks

Beardsley and Lee often switched iirc, but the whole of that midfield was really mobile. It was only really Ginola who ever stuck to his position on the left.

 

Beardsley wasn't as good as he had been by '96, but still good enough to be considered better than anyone else you'd dare consider over him.

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Was his role at all similar to Owen's in that little run-in then? Say what you like about the little twat (which he is, undoubtedly) - he was extremely good in that run towards the end of the season. Keegan got it spot on with him like.

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Was his role at all similar to Owen's in that little run-in then? Say what you like about the little t*** (which he is, undoubtedly) - he was extremely good in that run towards the end of the season. Keegan got it spot on with him like.

 

Nah, Beardsley was a little dream weaver, he made things happen, but was also there popping up to bang them in. Basically he was f***ing lush.

 

Like a better Arshavin.

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I just loved how many players could step up when the main men were out. Remember Lee when Beardsley was out?  :smitten:

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