dazby wrote:Play the second string, including Given, with stars on The bench.
Tokyo Blue wrote:First things first, we need a defence that can defend set-pieces properly, as that was Leicester's threat in the first game. Don't defend set-pieces and you're going out. So you need Lescott and Kompany at the back, with Richards and Kolarov alongside them for extra height. Yaya Toure's height will also be useful in the mix and Barry should be able to help out. But for fux sake, Bob, one of them at least has got to ATTACK THE BALL COMING INTO THE BOX. I'd nominate Richards for that.
Right, you now need to play some football to win the match, so I'd have Johnson, Tevez and Silva all in the team with Milner playing centrally where he appears to be at his most effective. Hart in goal as Given only has one tiny relative weakness and that is crosses. Have Barry and de Jong keeping the middle solid and you're there.
---------------------Hart
Richards - Kompany - Lescott - Kolarov
---------------Barry - de Jong
--Johnson---------Milner----------Silva
--------------------Tevez
Bench: Jo, Adebayor, SWP, Boyata, Given, Zaba, Old Pat
aaron bond wrote:I don't think we need to put out our strongest 11. But I probably would ensure we have a strong back 4 to deal with Leicester's aerial threat.
Start Johnson again as he won't start against Villa and put Milner in centre-mid as that's his strongest position, with Vieira too - he'll be fine in this game. I'd probably start Silva and perhaps take him off at half-time to get his match fitness up before the weekend and possibly do the same with Dzeko too.
john@staustell wrote:Best team available and that does NOT include Jo or SWP. I assume Kolo needs treatmenr, so:
Hart
A right back, Kompany, Lescott, Kolarov,
AJ/Milner, Yaya, DeJong, Barry, Silva
Tevez
mcfc1632 wrote:john@staustell wrote:Best team available and that does NOT include Jo or SWP. I assume Kolo needs treatmenr, so:
Hart
A right back, Kompany, Lescott, Kolarov,
AJ/Milner, Yaya, DeJong, Barry, Silva
Tevez
Spot on that for me - lets get 3 ahead using our best squad then make changes - this is a potential bannana skin
13021J wrote:Apparently the Yak is eligible. Not sure why but that worries me...
Douglas Higginbottom wrote:Poor Jerome isn't exactly in favour is he?
I can see him playing in this one either at right back or centre half.
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