I hoped we'd go with this, but Bruce's comments on Ben Arfa make it wound like he's brought him to play out wide, unless we go with a front three, which might not be a bad idea... ---------McGregor Rosie Chester Davies Robertson -Diame Huddlestone Livermore --Hernandez Jelavic Ben Arfa
That line up would do for me but I can't see Brucey leaving Elmo out tbh, and in that line up I think he'd have him in place of Rosie, even if that does massively weaken our right side defence
Have we forked out £3 million on Dawson to have him on the bench? In a back four I don't think Bruce would leave him out. If that's just what you want to see I don't see it happening.
I think Bruce still favours a 3-5-2, so Dawson will play, I was just suggesting 4-3-3 as a potential option and in a back four I'd definitely go with Chester and Davies.
I keep toying with this and for what it's worth; I think to start with he'll go with 3-4-2-1 McGregor Chester Dawson Davies Elmo Huddlestone Livermore Robertson Hernandez Ben Arfa Jelavic
I like that line up too, but you'd have to think that Brucey will find a place for Diame, especially in the next game!
