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Elliot was in the former of his life last season, but coming back from a serious knee injury at 30 I think he'll get limited games this season.

 

I can't decide who to leave out of Shelvey Hayden Diame Gayle and Mitro. Not sure of fullbacks or left wing so I'd probably say:

 

Home

                        Sels

Anita Lascelles Mbemba Lazaar

Ritchie Shelvey Hayden Aarons/Perez

                Gayle Mitrovic

Away

                        Sels

Anita Lascelles Mbemba Dummett

                    Hayden

  Ritchie Shelvey Diame Perez/Aarons

                      Gayle

Shouldn't really be any difference between home or away in this division.
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Sels

 

Anita

Lascelles

Mbemba

Dummett

 

Richie

Shelvey

Hayden

Diame*

 

Gayle

Mitrovic

 

*Diame won't offer any width but should be good cutting in from wide. Especially if we can get Lazaar into the team to get forward.

 

Otherwise, pretty much the team we have now. I've not seen enough of Atsu, Lazaar or Yedlin.

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Curious to see how the new signings do and how we actually look with Gayle and Mitro on the pitch together, mind you we played the 2nd ranked team in the league so far and comfortably defeated them with Gouffran as LM and Perez as ST.

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we've got 7 games in 3 weeks so I expect we'll get a good look at our squad over that time.

 

I don't think Rafa will change much for the Derby game. I think he'll rest Hayden and give a start to Mitro or Murphy, I'll go with Murphy.

 

Hayden's undroppable/rest-able at the moment and there's no chance of Rafa going with two strikers away from home.

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we've got 7 games in 3 weeks so I expect we'll get a good look at our squad over that time.

 

I don't think Rafa will change much for the Derby game. I think he'll rest Hayden and give a start to Mitro or Murphy, I'll go with Murphy.

 

Think he's more likely to start Gayle tbh

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we've got 7 games in 3 weeks so I expect we'll get a good look at our squad over that time.

 

I don't think Rafa will change much for the Derby game. I think he'll rest Hayden and give a start to Mitro or Murphy, I'll go with Murphy.

 

Think he's more likely to start Gayle tbh

 

I think he'll go with two up top.

 

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3-5-2 anyone? :crazy2:

 

                                Sels

          Mbemba Lascelles Clark

Yedlin                  Hayden          Lazaar

                Shelvey            Diame

                        Gayle Mitrovic       

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3-5-2 anyone? :crazy2:

 

                                Sels

          Mbemba Lascelles Clark

Yedlin                  Hayden          Lazaar

                Shelvey            Diame

                        Gayle Mitrovic     

So you wouldn't use our best player?

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3-5-2 anyone? :crazy2:

 

                                Sels

          Mbemba Lascelles Clark

Yedlin                  Hayden          Lazaar

                Shelvey            Colback

                        Gayle Mitrovic     

So you wouldn't use our best player?

 

Good point, fixed

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Interesting to see calamity Sels in everyones lineup.

He's kept two clean sheets in a row, why on earth would anyone drop him?

 

Is it 1 goal conceded on 4 games and it was a pen. Or did Darlow start in the cup?

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Honestly think we should start Mitrovic or Murphy every game. You can't reasonably expect to consistently get the ball into good positions unless you have either...

 

- A quality attacking midfielder/forward who has the touch, intelligence and range of passing necessary to find space between midfield and attack and receive the ball there, keep it and intelligently distribute it.

 

- A target man who excels at receiving the ball with his back to goal and has the strength to hold in to it until the midfield gets forward to support him.

 

While I'd prefer the former in an ideal world, we don't have such a player in our squad (De Jong actually fit the bill here, but he obviously couldn't be depended on) so I reckon we have to use the other one.

 

You can still win games playing without either, we've showed that this year, but you're basically depending on defending well and pulling a goal out of your arse somehow. Pardewball, in essence. I'd like us to be able to take the game to teams a bit more.

 

Personally think it should always be Mitro/Murphy with Gayle/Perez playing just off whoever we have leading the line. Dunno where that leaves Diame, competing for Shelvey's spot perhaps.

 

Hayden/Colback/Tiote in the mix at holding midfielder.

 

Ritchie, Atsu, Aarons and Gouffran the wide players. Obviously we need a new winger.

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At the moment for me it's:

 

            Couldn't give a fuck who's in nets

 

Anita      Mbemba        Lascelles          Lazaar(?)

 

 

                Shelvey          Hayden

Ritchie                                                Gouff

 

 

                Mitro              Gayle

 

 

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                            Sels

Yedlin    Lascellas  Mbemba  Dummett

                    Hayden    Shelvey

  Gouffran      Ritchie        Lazaar

                        Mitrovic

 

Gouffran will work hard and cover for Yedlin when he has too, we get to see Lazaar play a role further forward and see how he does and will again cover for Dummett as he played left back last year

 

Would be interesting to see Ritchie in a more central attacking role, giving him more freedom. His lack of pace will be less exposed too

 

Thought on this for the cup game?

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As much as I think Hayden is the better player I'd put Colback in alongside Shelvey.

 

                                Darlow

 

Anita      Clarke      Lascalles      Dummett

 

Ritchie    Shelvey      Colback    Atsu

 

                          Gayle

 

                              Mitrovic

 

 

Dummet is the wooly one, could easily be Gamez or Lazaar.

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As much as I think Hayden is the better player I'd put Colback in alongside Shelvey.

 

                                Darlow

 

Anita      Clarke      Lascalles      Dummett

 

Ritchie    Shelvey      Colback    Atsu

 

                          Gayle

 

                              Mitrovic

 

 

Dummet is the wooly one, could easily be Gamez or Lazaar.

Gayle number 10 :lol:

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