Line up and formation for 2021-22

[N'ZMAV]

Cunning plan. Not sure we’ll get away with 4133 though.

they'll have the referee, linos and the VAR tonight, so least we can do is try and sneak another starter

[nigel]

  Possibly our strongest starting XI with present squad

                  Martinez

Cash.     Konsa.        Mings.        Digne.

                     Nakamba

         McGinn.              Ramsey.

     Buendia.     Watkins.      Coutinho.

You bang in a Bissouma (?), or similar, in as DM and suddenly your looking at a top 6 starting line up

[Scott Nielsen]

Steven Me

Why?

[Axl Rose]

Steven Me

Why?

Yeah, I didn't get that one, either.

Is it a nickname?

[Drummond]

It's a disparaging nickname for him. Replace Stevie G with Stevie Me.

[Axl Rose]

Ah ok. Cheers Drummond.

[Richard]

  Possibly our strongest starting XI with present squad

                  Martinez

Cash.     Konsa.        Mings.        Digne.

                     Nakamba

         McGinn.              Ramsey.

     Buendia.     Watkins.      Coutinho.

You bang in a Bissouma (?), or similar, in as DM and suddenly your looking at a top 6 starting line up

A top 6 squad is developing nicely too as heres the alternative  team:

Olsen

Hayden
Chambers
Hause
Targett

Luiz
Sanson
Chuk

Traore
Ings
Bailey

Plus the ones out on loan like Archer

[Footy-Vill]

Is there a case of putting Coutinho in the middle 3 and having Bailey/Watkins as a wide left forward?
It's imperative we get a bit of pace up top and wide positions though SG system calls for the mauradi full backs and inverted number 10s players getting to the by line is a real buzz to see which we don't see enough.

Tyrone Mings in a few games has been that player wide left and got to the by line and I even have Ashley Young out there. I think we just could do with more amenities in the attacking 3 and some variation

Maybe I can only wish and the formation and system us pretty much set as is the first choice 11 seemingly predictable.

[brontebilly]

Cunning plan. Not sure we’ll get away with 4133 though.

😂

I'd prefer a switch back to 4231 myself. Luiz + McGinn/Sanson. Buendia, Coutinho, Ramsey. Midfield three at the moment is not working and Luiz isn't a good enough 6 yet to cover the CBs by himself.

Bailey and Traore two good options to start challenging further up.

[Footy-Vill]

Interesting formation use yesterday v Liverpool. And pleasing to see SG talk about variety within the attack
SG was saying how he wanted and wants to use two 9s sometimes

He also said on Coutinho and Buendia "If I decide to go with one No.10, it is going to be one or the other
I've shown that sometimes we play with two No.10s, sometimes one No.10 and one a little bit wider. I want that variety and I want that unpredictability in the front players."