Starting 11 vs Stoke as it stands

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3-4-1-2

Pickford
Holgate Keane Williams
Martina Davies Gana Baines
Rooney (Klaassen)
Sandro DCL

Plays to our strengths. Holgate good in a back 3, Keane is boss and Williams can be servicable in a back 3.
Martina/Baines aren't exposed defensively near as much.
One of Rooney or Klaassen for the creativity up top.
And then DCL with Sandro off him up top.

Schneiderlin, Lookman, Mirallas and one of Rooney/Klaassen to miss.

If we get Gylfi in, I'm happy to have Davies at RWB with Klaassen sitting deeper and Gylfi playing, but unfortunately it means Rooney will play up front which I don't like it one bit.

We need a CF desperately.
 
Doubt we'll play 3 at the back home against stoke so in Koemans preferred 433, 8 Places are already confirmed.

the only variations are:

Right back,
gana/Davies,
Calvert-Lewin or mirallas

Until we sign more players.

I reckon williams is 1st choice, but for me he's looked poor in pre season. I'd pick jagielka.
 

Doubt we'll play 3 at the back home against stoke so in Koemans preferred 433, 8 Places are already confirmed.

the only variations are:

Right back,
gana/Davies,
Calvert-Lewin or mirallas

I reckon williams is 1st choice, but for me he's looked poor in pre season. I'd pick jagielka.

Until we sign more players.
Nothing wrong with a back 3 against Stoke at home. It would be exactly that-a back 3, not a back 5.

I agree though, doubtful he will play a back 3.
 
Even if Sigurdsson joins he won't be played. He's not played in any pre-season games and will likely not be fit anyway.

It'll be this, which is very worrying.......

Pickford
Martina Keane Jagielka Baines
Gueye Schneiderlin
Klaassen Rooney Sandro
DCL

I'd say only six of those should be starting.. Pickford, Keane, Gueye, Schneiderlin, Klaassen, Sandro.

Woeful to be going into the first game with Calvert-Lewin as our striker and Rooney plodding around the field.
 
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