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Will be interesting (to me at least) to see how this evolves through the season. There would be at least 5 or 6 changes to what I would have posted before the first game.

 

Think it is fair to say no-one would have had Williamson as first choice centre back, Shola anywhere near the squad or Ben Arfa on the bench but that will have changed for a lot.

 

Right now I would go

 

                      Krul

 

Debuchy  Williamson  Colo  Santon

 

    Sissoko  Tiote  Cabaye  Anita

 

              Gouffran  Remy

 

Been desperate to see Gouffran through the centre but his work rate has been invaluable in front of his full back but Anita has experience playing on both sides of the pitch, works hard and has excellent distribution so I don't see why he couldn't work well out there, plus he deserves to start.

 

Gouffran's anticipation is outstanding and he has scored a fair few from out wide or in midfield so I reckon playing through the middle could really get the best out of him.

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                            Krul

Debuchy.  Williamson.    Coliccini.    Mbiwa

                  Cabaye.  Anita Tiote

      HBA.                                  Gouffran

                              Remy

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                                    Krul

 

  Debuchy Williamson Colo  Santon/Haidara

 

                        Sissoko/Anita  Tiote

 

                                Cabaye

 

        Ben Arfa          Remy          Gouffran

 

 

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A lot depends on who we're playing and where, but IMO our best line up in terms of quality is:

 

Krul

Debuchy Williamson Coloccini Santon

Anita Tiote Cabaye

HBA Remy Gouffran

 

Harsh on Sissoko and MYM but they'd both come in with the inevitable loss of form of Willo and Tiote.

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At the moment I'd be tempted with:

 

Krul

Debuchy

Mbiwa

Williamson

Coloccini

Tiote

Sissoko

Cabaye

Ben Arfa

Gouffran

Remy

 

Has the flexibility where you could play 4-4-2 like we have with similar personnel at Man Utd, could even go to 3 centre-backs with Debuchy & Gouffran wide during games, to 4-3-3/4-5-1.

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Away From Home or top 4/5

 

                          Krul

 

      Debuchy  Williamson  Colo  Haidara

 

    Sissoko  Tiote  Cabaye  Anita Gouffran

 

                          Remy

 

 

At Home

 

                            Krul

 

      Debuchy  Colo  Mbiwa  Haidara

 

      Ben Arfa  Sissoko    Cabaye  Gouffran

 

                          Remy Cisse

 

 

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.............Krul................

 

Debuchy MYM Williamson Santon

 

.................Tiote........................

..........Cabaye..Sissoko.................

Gouff........................Remy

...............Shola........................

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.............Krul................

 

Debuchy MYM Williamson Santon

 

.................Tiote........................

..........Cabaye..Sissoko.................

Gouff........................Remy

...............Shola........................

 

Drop gouff for Shola?

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.............Krul................

 

Debuchy MYM Williamson Santon

 

.................Tiote........................

..........Cabaye..Sissoko.................

Gouff........................Remy

...............Shola........................

Drop gouff for Shola?

 

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.............Krul................

 

Debuchy MYM Williamson Santon

 

.................Tiote........................

..........Cabaye..Sissoko.................

Gouff........................Remy

...............Shola........................

Drop gouff for Shola?

 

Lol thanks for the correction, I saw sholas name and was blinded by disgust

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.............Krul................

 

Debuchy MYM Williamson Santon

 

.................Tiote........................

..........Cabaye..Sissoko.................

Gouff........................Remy

...............Shola........................

Drop gouff for Shola?

 

Lol thanks for the correction, I saw sholas name and was blinded by disgust

 

Fair enough :lol: he has been okay this season mind.

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.............Krul................

 

Debuchy MYM Williamson Santon

 

.................Tiote........................

..........Cabaye..Sissoko.................

Gouff........................Remy

...............Shola........................

Drop gouff for Shola?

 

Lol thanks for the correction, I saw sholas name and was blinded by disgust

 

Fair enough :lol: he has been okay this season mind.

 

Aye he has.

 

 

                              Krul

 

Debuchy      Mbiwa  Williamson  Santon

                          Anita

                Cabaye  Sissoko

 

Ben Arfa                                        Remy

                        Gouffran

 

Would be my pick I think it's a team capable of playing nice attractive football.

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                      Krul

 

Debuchy    MYM    Willo    Haidara

 

Sissoko    Tiote      Cabaye    Gouffran

 

              HBA        Remy

 

Reasons:

 

Santon just isn't "turning the corner" so to speak, and it's been a while. I'm all for investing in him while he learns, but he isn't learning. Getting that feeling that it's not gonna work out for him here, and that he's going to be the great player I thought he'd be somewhere else. Hope I'm wrong.

 

Anita is good, but a bit overrated IMO. Competing with Cabaye for a spot in the team - who he just doesn't offer as much as quite frankly.

 

Colo seems off to me, and I think we should invest in giving MYM the best possible chance to develop seeing that Colo will either leave/deteriorate soon anyway. Need to get another CB in the summer.

 

4-4-2 suits us, with Pardew. Gives us the best organisational discipline I think. The wing forward roles confuse us and we look too open.

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                          Krul

Debuchy  Williamson  MYM  Santon

 

Sissoko  Cabaye  Anita  Ben Arfa

 

              Gouffran  Remy

 

Is what I'd play for the majority of games, would change it up for certain ones though. I'd like to see Haidara pushing Santon for his spot too. Probably be a bit harsh on Cheik but he'd still get on in some matches, I just thought Cabaye-Anita against Chelsea was really impressive and has more of an offensive 'fret'.

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            Krul

 

Debuchy MYM Williamson Dummett

 

      Sissoko Tiote Cabaye

 

      Remy  Shola Gouffran

 

Not a front three that I'd have picked at the start of the season, but somehow it works. I'd have liked to have found a place for HBA and / or Marveaux, but you have to say we're functioning as a team much better as we are. For the time being at least.

 

Left back is a bit of a problem position. I can't see Santon improving much, so from the point of view of the future I'd go for one of those with more potential. It's hard to pick between Haidara and Dummett because I haven't seen a great deal of either, but Dummett has a bit of steel about him.

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I'd like to see:

 

Krul

Debuchy Williamson Coloccini Santon

Sissoko Cabaye Tiote Gouffran

Ben Arfa Remy

 

We probably need Ameobi's physicality in the side though, Pardew needs it basically. A replacement is a must in January if we're going to do anything much.

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                                Krul

 

Debuchy    Williamson    Coloccini    Santon

 

            Sissoko      Tiote    Cabaye

 

  Ben Arfa            Remy            Gouffran

 

For me, but it really depends on opposition. For the Palace and Stoke games, I'd probably have to go with Shola, whilst Yanga-Mbiwa and Anita deserve game time too. It's great to have a squad again, though.

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Krul

 

Debuchy

Williamson

Colo

Santon

 

Sissoko

Tiote

Cabaye

Gouffran

 

HBA

Remy

 

Reasoning: MYM and Colo really just doesn't work as a partnership, also Haidara/Dummett close to challenging Santon's spot (still think he should be a right back).

 

As good as Anita is, he is suited to a possesion based team whereas most of our other players are more suited to more direct, counter attacking football.

 

I don't think Gouff is as effective in the middle where he can get dominated by a Shawcross style of centre back (this is more due to the long punts he's likely to have fired towards his head but whatever).

 

Hatem as a second striker clearly carries the same risks of dreadful hoofball, but I think he's clever enough to drop off and come looking for the ball deeper. The workrate of the wingers (and Remy tbf) means you could almost give him a free no.10 role.

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                        Krul

 

Debuchy  Williamson  Colo  MYM

 

                      Tiote

 

            Sissoko    Cabaye

 

Ben Arfa                              Gouffran

 

                      Remy

 

 

Something like that for me.

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I'd like to see:

 

Krul

Debuchy Williamson Coloccini Santon

Sissoko Cabaye Tiote Gouffran

Ben Arfa Remy

 

We probably need Ameobi's physicality in the side though, Pardew needs it basically. A replacement is a must in January if we're going to do anything much.

 

I'd like to see that also, although i'd really feel sorry for Anita and Yanga-Mbiwa.

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