How do Mina and Gomes get in the team?

[Zezti]

If Gomes can pass and tackle well enough, we could go 4-1-4-1.

Picko
Coleman - Keane (or Mina) - Zouma - Digne
Gomes
Walcott - Sigurdsson - Bernard - Richarlison
Tosun​

 

[Timhowardsswearbox]

Gomes should start because he is much more handsome than our Tom and he said lovely things about us when he signed.

 

[Kantareller]

Gomes in for Davies, without hesitation. Still not fancying Keane long term, so Mina in for him.

 

[nsno-chris]

Is there some thought that Keane and Davies are world beaters??

They get canned immediately

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Gomes walks straight in ahead of Davies. Not sure how Mina gets in now without an injury to either Keane or Zouma.

Or pushed in on a wheelchair.

 

[windymiller]

One thing that needs to be taken into account is that Zouma isn't our player and isn't really likely to sign for us after the loan. Think we should develop a lasting partnership at the back instead of landing ourselves back in this situation at the start of next year

100% agree with this. Zouma has been very open about his desire to return to Chelsea, they may not want him back of course, and so we need to plan for a future without him. Keane has been utter toilet but there have been signs of improvement and if we are looking to keep him and Holgate beyond the end of this season then we have to look at a system involving some combination of Mina, Holgate and/or Keane to be embedded by the end of the season. Zouma's a stopgap, a decent stopgap, but a stopgap nonetheless, and we shouldn't leave ourselves in a position where we are having to change personnel in the defence once again for next season.

 

[Connor]

Keane and Davies are the obvious players to come out but it’s not completely black and white. No need to massively change a winning team if the form is decent enough at the time they’re ready.

There is also a world where Gueye could drop out and Gomes partners Davies.

 

[BigDuncFunk]

Keane and Davies are decent squad players but thats it. Mina and Gomes are miles ahead.

 

[JL94]

100% agree with this. Zouma has been very open about his desire to return to Chelsea, they may not want him back of course, and so we need to plan for a future without him. Keane has been utter toilet but there have been signs of improvement and if we are looking to keep him and Holgate beyond the end of this season then we have to look at a system involving some combination of Mina, Holgate and/or Keane to be embedded by the end of the season. Zouma's a stopgap, a decent stopgap, but a stopgap nonetheless, and we shouldn't leave ourselves in a position where we are having to change personnel in the defence once again for next season.

See I still don't think Keane has had a good run with a solid partner, that's my issue with judging his performance, I'd like to see him and Mina play a decent few games together before we give up on him

 

[blueblue]

Gomes in for Davies, without hesitation. Still not fancying Keane long term, so Mina in for him.

How can you say that ?
Gomes hasn't even kicked a ball in anger for the team yet, the style of football may not even suit him but Davies is dropped and he is in without hesitation.

 

[4737carlin]

Keane stays in, until he gas a poor run of form then we think about it, but him and Zouma are doing well, side needs to stay unchanged

 

[Kantareller]

How can you say that ?
Gomes hasn't even kicked a ball in anger for the team yet, the style of football may not even suit him but Davies is dropped and he is in without hesitation.

Because I'm no fan of Davies

 

[Golan]

Being fit would be a start.

 

[Tel001]

Bizarre there are people on here saying we should drop players from a winning team for 2 that haven’t even kicked a ball for us yet.

Not a fan of changing a winning team and dropping the captain tbh.

Think they will appear from the bench and try and win themselves a starting place from there.

One of the players is 20 and not exactly running games , the other has played crap for a year and has improved over the last 5 games. The two “that havnt kicked a ball yet” both came from Barca , one for big money, the other played like 40 games last year for them I think

 

[stamullenblue]

Gomes for Davies ... leave Keane and Zouma for now as playing well. Best performance i can remember for ages yesterday. Great to leave a ground winning a game like that. Just need to keep improving every week.