First team after the window.

[Yiddo]

If we have Kaboul and Verts on the pitch will we really need a full back on the bench?

 

[Spursalot]

If we have Kaboul and Verts on the pitch will we really need a full back on the bench?

You'd rather have two CBs on the bench?


Plus fresh legs would be a good thing for an attacking full back.

 

[Pirate55]

......................Lloris...................

Walker....Kaboul....Vert...Coentrao

...........Paulinho...Sandro........

Lamela.m.....Dembele.........Willian

............n......Soldado................


Bench: Friedal : Dawson : Rose : Capoue : Sigurdsson : Lennon : Defoe.

Where the **** does one put Chadli and Holtby on the bench, also the rumoured other players

Apart from that starting lineup, Friedal, Chadli and Capoue I think all the others are available at a price.

Need some more guile in midfield IMO. With three runners in front of him, Sigi would be better there than Dembele IMO .

 

[awesome dawson]

Dropping Dembele is madness. He's our ball carrier. Not to mention our win ratio with him in the team.

 

[Modric THFC]

Dropping Dembele is madness. He's our ball carrier. Not to mention our win ratio with him in the team.

The fact is AVB took him off on Sunday and left Paulinho in. I can see him favouring Paulinho.

 

[Charlie]

Team 1

-----------------Lloris------------
Walker---Dawson---Vertonghen-Coentrao
----------Paulinho---Dembele----------
Lennon---------Willian--------Lamela
----------------Soldado---------------

Team 2

------------------Friedel---------------
Naughton--Kaboul---Capoue---Rose
-------------Sandro---Holtby------
Townsend--------Sig--------Chadli
-----------------Defoe-------------

Occasional Sub:
Carroll
Gomes
Fryers

Out/Loan
BAE
Ade
Falque
Kane

 

[awesome dawson]

ok so I decided to do a comparison of our starting XI, last season and this season;

Loris 8 Loris 8
Walker 7 Walker 7
Dawson 7 Kaboul 8
Verts 8 Verts 8
BAE 7 Contrao 8
Lennon 7 Willian 8
Bale 9 Lamela 8
Dempsey 7 Paulinho 8
Dembele 8 Dembele 8
Sandro 9 Sandro 9
Ade 7 Soldado 9

Total 83 Total 89

It looks to me that whilst we are losing a superstar we have improved the squad significantly and that should stand us in better stead to pick up more points this season.

 

[metalgear]

sandro is an 8 at most.
Willian maybe a 9

 

[Luda2013]

Bale's a 15 too

 

[NWND]

Not so sure Coentrao is an 8 either he's good going forward but suspect defensively, but then I wouldn't have BAE as a 7 my opinion is

Lloris - 8 - Lloris - 8
Walker - 6 - Walker 6
Dawson - 6 - Kaboul 7 (if he returns to pre-injury form)
Verts - 8 - Verts - 8
BAE - 6 - Coentrao - 7
Parker - 6 - Sandro - 7
Dembele - 7 - Dembele - 7
Siggy - 6 - Paulinho - 8
Lennon - 6 - Lamela - 8
Ade - 5 - Soldado - 8
Bale - 10 - Willian - 8

 

[NWND]

In this respect not only do the transfers improve last seasons team so do players returning from injury

 

[Modric THFC]

Looks like it will be like this now.

--------------lloris
walker---kaboul--verts--coentrao
---------sandro--paulinho
-lennon------lamela--- chadli
-------------soldado

 

[the dza]

I posted this elsewhere, but it underlines what a physically imposing team we are becoming:

-------------------lloris(6ft 2)
walker(5ft 10)--kaboul (6ft 3)---vert(6ft 2)--rose (5ft 8)
------------sandro(6ft 1)----paulinho(6ft)
-------townsend(5ft something)--lamela(6ft)--chadli(6ft 2)
---------------------soldado(5ft 10)

7 out of 11 players there are 6-foot plus. Pace and power.

*EDIT* assumes Lamela signing

double edit -- townsend's listed height is 6ft, but he can't be that tall, I just watched a replay of his goal (plus celebration) and he's shorter than Soldado...

 

[Superhudd]

I honestly think Siggi is on the roster bubble.

 

[metalgear]

In this respect not only do the transfers improve last seasons team so do players returning from injury

true; lets hope this year's injuries won't have such an impact on the team.

 

[Rossi22]

Why is Paulinho an 8? If Dembele's not an 8 then neither is Paulinho.

 

[Baleforce]

even if we are done and Bale goes i'm happy, lots of goals in this side

 

[Cotswold]

even if we are done and Bale goes i'm happy, lots of goals in this side

If arsenal make a couple of decent signings, our present squad without Bale will not be enough to get us Champions League next season. And then, guess what? Players like Willian will chose others ahead of us.

 

[Heda SPURSCZ]

-----------------------------Lloris----------------------
Walker--------Kkaboul---------Verts---------Rose
----------------------Capoue(sandro)---------------
--------------Dembele-----------Paulinho----------
Lennon----------------------------------------Chadli
-------------------------Soldado---------------------

Bench: Friedel, Dawson, Holtby, Sandro(Capoue), Sigurdsson, Townsend, Defoe/Ade

Naughton, new CB(Alderweireld/Chiriches), Carroll, new AM(deadline day surprise)

 

[Luda2013]

--------soldado
Podolski-----lamela
---------paulinho
---dembele-sandro
Coentrao-vert-kab-walker
----------lloris

Too two in the prem