Starting 11 vs Stoke as it stands

[4737carlin]

How come you can get away with dropping Gana & I get Castrated or similar!

I dunno mate, Morgan and Gueye are two of our best players but that dosent mean they have to start the game if a system might be better with Davies taking the place of one of them. We're talking about Stoke, a team that are very hard to brake down, we need Davies for that more then we need Gueye

 

[tim cahill]

Think whatever we do Rooney has to play as a 10. Would like to see us get sigurdsson in before the first league game and go with:

Pickford
Holgate Williams keane Baines
Schneiderlin gueye
Klaassen Rooney siggurdsson
Sandro

As is mirallas/lookman over sigurdsson.

I'm not sure about Rooney being our no 10 to be honest.

 

[collymcd]

Schneiderlin and Gueye are great player, but I just really enjoy Davies energy and craft going forward he is so much better that them 2 at making things happen.

I'd go with him ahead of Gueye in games we're expecting to dominate.

Looking forward to him linking up with Klassen and Rooney. Pass and move is such a simple concept but something we rarely see these days.

 

[zebedee]

I'm not sure about Rooney being our no 10 to be honest.

2nd half the other night showed though you allow him freedom he's still a class apart. If he stays fit i think he may be ok tbh

 

[formerly manx toffee]

I'm not sure about Rooney being our no 10 to be honest.

And Gylfi won't go straight in. Hasn't had a proper preseason

 

[tim cahill]

2nd half the other night showed though you allow him freedom he's still a class apart. If he stays fit i think he may be ok tbh

A class apart?! He didn't show that on Thursday.

 

[McMagic]

I have to hold my hand up (for the umpteenth time) Williams was one I wanted here. I look at that blundering whale now and wonder how I thought he was the answer to any problem we might have.

Unreal. Needs binning by the ends of the window if possible.

I dunno mate, Morgan and Gueye are two of our best players but that dosent mean they have to start the game if a system might be better with Davies taking the place of one of them. We're talking about Stoke, a team that are very hard to brake down, we need Davies for that more then we need Gueye

Thanks for the team selection lesson, but Davies and his like are proper footballers, you say play Gana when we play good opposition,
Gana wins the ball and passes sideways and backwards until he makes a cock-up. It is only a matter of time before he make the big one.

 

[EnglishRoundabout]

Thanks for the team selection lesson, but Davies and his like are proper footballers, you say play Gana when we play good opposition,
Gana wins the ball and passes sideways and backwards until he makes a cock-up. It is only a matter of time before he make the big one.

You are talking about the bloke who should have been our player of the year last year aren't you? Ghana is simply irreplaceable and should be in my opinion the first name on the team sheet.

My team would be. Pickford, Kenny (Holgate not good enough at full back for me). Williams, Keane and Baines.

Midfield. Gana, Schniderlin, Klassen and Davies.

Rooney and Ramirez up front.

Sigursson hopefully signed and on the bench along with Calvert-Lewin and Lookman.

 

[samZ]

if we had a centre forward then it would be easier to build a team.

Then to support Mr Centre Forward take your pick with three from the following : Rooney, Ramirez, Klaassen, Mirallas, Calvert-Lewin, Lookman, Davies.

One other point is that we do tend to play a narrow game going forward, with players dipping their shoulders to come infield instead of using the touchline.

We are missing Coleman who used to provide some width to the team going forward, which is why I would go with Kenny at right back.

If maybe we could go with three centre backs and two defensive midfielders, this would give greater opportunity for us to use two wing backs.

 

[McMagic]

You are talking about the bloke who should have been our player of the year last year aren't you? Ghana is simply irreplaceable and should be in my opinion the first name on the team sheet.

My team would be. Pickford, Kenny (Holgate not good enough at full back for me). Williams, Keane and Baines.

Midfield. Gana, Schniderlin, Klassen and Davies.

Rooney and Ramirez up front.

Sigursson hopefully signed and on the bench along with Calvert-Lewin and Lookman.

I think that we'll have to agree to disagree on Gana. I have quite a few worries with some other players, Kenny would have been my
first choice but Bully doesn't concur, and in the back of my mind I don't really think he has what it takes. Don't wait for Coleman! he's
been a liability for 3 years. I'd take a chance on Williams, I honestly think that now he's earning good wedge with us that he has
become complacent, he probably couldn't leave the immersion heater on all night before he joined us! Klaassen proved with one
header, that he can't. You only seem to get odd good games from Lennon, but he can produce even against decent opposition.
Only Lookman for now out of the World Cup Winners. Kevin should be sold, but not for another Enner. Don't sell any goalies! Because
the Mackem has never convinced me. Keane is a long way off what I expected.

 

[TyphooToffee]

A class apart?! He didn't show that on Thursday.

Did you have a nap during the second half?

 

[tim cahill]

Did you have a nap during the second half?

He improved slightly. 'A class apart' implies that he looked amazing. He didn't.

 

[zebedee]

A class apart?! He didn't show that on Thursday.

I was referring to the movement not what he did with the ball. You can see the intention but he hesitated a fair tbh which ill admit was a bit disappointing nerves maybe?? but that will come good once he gets to know the others. We'll see think he may suprise us

 

[sageyefc]

Play the youth

 

[GwladysBlue]

Pickford
Kenny Keane Holgate Baines
Schneiderlin
Lookman Davies Klaasen
Sandro Rooney