Now we know that OBZ is likely to be missing Saturday what are your suggestions for the starting line up? I'd go with Green Isla, Ned, Caulker, YSY Phillips, Sandro, Fer, Barton, Hoilett Austin Thoughts?
If these are fit enough: ---------------------McCarthy----------------- Ned------------Caulker-----Clint--------Traore --------------Barton-------Sandro-------- Phiilips ---------- ---Fer--------- -----Adel -----------------------Austin----------------------- Bench: Green, Dunne, Isla, Henry, Krancjar. Hoilett, Cox
Why would you want 3 defensive midfielders in a must win game? Oh yeah I see what you mean, that's what we had last week against West Ham!!!!!
IF he's fit enough. Same as for Hammers. If he is we really need him to provide some bullets. Hoof Ball will be a reduced option with OBZ out.
It is probably a blessing in disguise if Zamora is out. My team would be; Green Isla, Caulker, Ned, Yun Philips, Barton, Sandro, Henry Fer & Austin 3 defensive midfielders but give Fer a roaming role to try to catch them on the break. 0-1 would do nicely.
Green Isla, Onuoha, Dunne, Yun Phillips, Barton, Sandro, Henry Fer Austin We attack down the right and close the left. Ide is a danger down the left; whereas, Sterling already thinks that he has joined Arsenal. Yun and Isla need to get forward as much as possible, while Sandro and Henry allow them to overlap and stop any potential counter attacks.
Is OBZ out????? Blessing So.... 1...Need to counter the (reducing) threat of Sterling....ANSWER: mobile full backs with a DM to cover...Yun, Ned and Henry 2....Need to counter the rising threat of Coutinho....ANSWER good Defensive midfielder...Henry and Sandro 3.....we need to be tricky and score, their defense is not good.......Fer or Kranky (or one after the other)...and obviously Austin and Philipps So Green Ned, Caulker, Dunne, Yun Sandro Henry Phillips......Barton......Fer(Kranky) Austin Simples..no brainer
Green Onuoha, Dunne, Caulker, Yun Phillips, Barton, Sandro, Hoilett Fer Austin Adel possibly replaces Hoilett during the second half if we need a break through. Otherwise Henry.
If Sandro was an English kid and had put in the exact same performances I don't think he'd get anywhere near our starting XI. Green Isla Onuoha Dunne Hill Phillips Barton Henry Traore (all options at left wing are ****) Fer Austin
I'd go with that for starters, Hoilett is long overdue a stellar performance and Saturday would be a good time to produce one, Kranjcar to replace him later in the game. If Fer is back to his best we have to give it a go
I'm still waiting for him to cut in from the left and bang one into the top corner like he regularly did for Blackburn...
