Team v Chelsea

[ReidM]

Howard

Coleman Jagielka Distin Baines

McCarthy Barry

Barkley

Mirallas Kone Pienaar​

Bench: Robles, Stones, Osman, Deulofeu, Gibson, Jelavic

 

[AndyZ]

what abar Naismith like?

 

[ReidM]

what abar Naismith like?

Testament to how much depth we now have, not to consider Lukaku's coming in to like.

 

[Fensta]

Bye bye Ossie

 

[Bilbo]

Is it not 3 weeks before Lukaku is available? Sure I read a tweet to that effect..

 

[IRO1977]

Is it not 3 weeks before Lukaku is available? Sure I read a tweet to that effect..

Yes, not allowed to play against chelsea and next game after that is almost 3 weeks from now

 

[mpatton]

Someone is going to have to have a word with Miralles to give his new fellow Belgian Lukaku a regular reach around this season as its imperative we convert the loan to a permanent deal.

 

[ToffeeDan]

it's the mere fact that our "reserves" are so strong that I'm delighted with things:

Robles, Hibbo, Oviedo, Stones, Heitinga, Osman, Gibson, Deulofeu, Kone, Jelavic, Naismith, Alcaraz, Gueye, Vellios

Obviously we expect Lukaku to be first choice (albeit with the reservation that he was often an impact sub for Albion last season) - so, after the Chelsea game we might expect a starting XI of

Howard, Coleman, Jagielka, Distin, Baines, Barry, McCarthy, Pienaar, Barkley, Mirallas, Lukaku - or similar.

 

[Jozzy]

My line up for the Chelsea game:

Tim Howard
Seamus Coleman - Phill Jagielka - Sylvian Distin - Leighton Baines
James McCarthy - Gareth Barry
Kevin Mirallas - Ross Barkley - Steven Pienaar
Arouna Kone

Subs: Joel Robles - John Stones - Johny Heitinga - Darron Gibson - Leon Osman - Gerard Deulofeu - Nikica Jelavic​

 

[MickM86]

Kone will start against Chelsea and if he plays well and scores then that could keep Lukaku out I the team for the next game. Kone and Jelavic know they have got to perform

 

[Eric Djemba-Djemba]

Howard
Coleman
Jags
Distin
Baines
Mirallas
Gibson/Barry*
McCarthy
Pienaar
Barkley
Kone

*Depends on whether Gibson is fit or not.

All in all things are looking up.

 

[Sharpattack]

A new dawn. No more Osman.

 

[Ara]

Alcatraz will be in there somewhere probably play 5 at the back 4 in the mid with Kone upfront.

 

[tiny_jacky]

Quite sure Osman and Jelavic will start.
New players need time to adapt.
Osman would be subbed by Barry though.

 

[gonetomorrow]

Boring old Barry.