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Jack L. Jones
That'd be my choice tooLloris
Naughton Kaboul Vertonghen Rose
Capoue Bentaleb
Eriksen Lamela Lennon
Adebayor
Pretty confident that will be the team. I'd rather Eriksen and Lamela were switched though.
That'd be my choice tooLloris
Naughton Kaboul Vertonghen Rose
Capoue Bentaleb
Eriksen Lamela Lennon
Adebayor
Pretty confident that will be the team. I'd rather Eriksen and Lamela were switched though.
That'd be my choice too
I will be fascinated by who is picked in midfield. So many to choose from, and clearly Poch would like Schneiderlin. But Poch may turn one or two of the current crop into a real players. Who is malleable? Who has the talent and personality?
I think Holtby will get a start. In Rossi's formation above, either for Lennon or more likely for Bentaleb. Mind you against wetspam, it might be better to play Sandro or Dembele in the middle with Capoue and Holtby for Lennnon. I think that would be my preference in this particular game.
As long as nobody gets injured that's at least 9/11. Ade or Soldado could go either way. Expecting Holtby to get the nod over Bentaleb for now.
Holtby lunging in on Saturday would tip the balance towards Bentaleb for me but I could understand if it went the other way.Like Jord said, that will pretty much be the team maybe bar Ade/Soldado and Bentaleb/Holtby. I dont think anyone could really question the manager whichever he picks out of them.
Will Capoue definitely be fit? Im assuming he was injured as didnt feature...
Is Rose over Ben Davies that obvious to you?
I think Dier could still be preferred without a new injury as Vertonghen probably isn't 100%.
Holtby lunging in on Saturday would tip the balance towards Bentaleb for me but I could understand if it went the other way.
I think given who has played and performed in pre-season, we might be seeing this:
_______________Lloris
Naughton__Kaboul___Vertonghen___Rose
_________Capoue____Holtby
Eriksen________Lamela________Lennon
_____________Adebayor
Only doubts for me are Ade vs Soldado, Holtby vs any number of CM's and Davies vs Rose. Personally i'd like to see the more solid defensively looking Davies away to West Ham, but i have a sneak Rose's good pre-season form will see him selected.
If Poch is going on pre season peformance then Rose easily wins. Of course he could go on other factors ie opposition etc
Maybe Rose needed this direct competition to really push himself...
Pre-season is something very different and most of the teams we've been up at have been far from PL level.
Up against West Ham's punting and crossing play the fullback's role will be quite different I think.
Not saying that Rose hasn't done well, and I won't be upset at all if he starts, but for me the performances in those pre-season games is only one small factor. If Ben Davies was signed because Poch/Baldini/the scouts/Pleat thinks he's better than Rose I would rather see him integrated sooner than later.
Yes pre season is different to the PL, you'd think it would be easier for Davies to look good in pre season than the PL no? I dont think Davies was signed as a definite starter, the thing you notice about all our signings is that they provide genuine direct competition. Some signings are obviously squad members but look at Dier, Davies and even Worm (Lloris is better but we dont usually have such a top reserve) they are all challenging for starting places so we have genuine competition and the chances are come the end of the season both Davies and Rose would have played a very similar number of games....
They have Enner Valencia too but I'm not sure if he's injured or not.
Imo it's easier for a winger turned full-back that loves running forward like Rose to impress in often fairly open pre-season games against poor opposition than it is for a more defensive and solid full back to do the same.