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Offline evalast1910

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Re: First 11
« Reply #90 on: July 30, 2011, 10:28:14 AM »
What I want:
.......................Given..........................
Young.....Dunne.....Collins.....Warnock
.............Makoun.....Delph...................
Gabby.............Ireland..........N'Zogbia
.........................Bent..........................

What Big Eck will play:
.......................Given..........................
Young.....Dunne.....Collins.....Warnock
........Makoun..Ireland...Petrov............
Heskey.................................N'Zogbia
.........................Bent..........................
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Online Dave

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Re: First 11
« Reply #91 on: July 30, 2011, 10:36:41 AM »
Given

Young
Collins
Dunne
Warnock

Makoun
Delph
Petrov
Ireland
N'Zogbia
Bent

Guzan
Cuellar
Clark
Bannan
Albrighton
Delfouneso
Gabby
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Offline Mister E

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Re: First 11
« Reply #92 on: July 30, 2011, 10:36:42 AM »
Quote from: evalast1910 on July 30, 2011, 10:28:14 AM
What I want:
.......................Given..........................
Young.....Dunne.....Collins.....Warnock
.............Makoun.....Delph...................
Gabby.............Ireland..........N'Zogbia
.........................Bent..........................

What Big Eck will play:
.......................Given..........................
Young.....Dunne.....Collins.....Warnock
........Makoun..Ireland...Petrov............
Heskey.................................N'Zogbia
.........................Bent..........................
Maybe although he does seem to like Gabby and his pace. Delph may supplant Petrov as the  season progresses.
The critical bit for me is simply the vulnerability of the squad to a rash of injuries - we do not yet have the quality in depth unless the kids really have pushed on. To repeat what others have said: time for the wannabe's to step up to the plate or give way in the squad to others.
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Online WarszaVillan

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Re: First 11
« Reply #93 on: July 30, 2011, 10:46:24 AM »
Quote from: evalast1910 on July 30, 2011, 10:28:14 AM
What I want:
.......................Given..........................
Young.....Dunne.....Collins.....Warnock
.............Makoun.....Delph...................
Gabby.............Ireland..........N'Zogbia
.........................Bent..........................

What Big Eck will play:
.......................Given..........................
Young.....Dunne.....Collins.....Warnock
........Makoun..Ireland...Petrov............
Heskey.................................N'Zogbia
.........................Bent..........................

I think he'll play the team that you want apart from replacing Delph with Petrov
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Online Clampy

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Re: First 11
« Reply #94 on: July 30, 2011, 11:37:22 AM »
I think he'll go....

Given
Young
Dunne
Collins
Warnock

Makoun
Petrov
Ireland

Albrighton
Bent
N'Zogbia

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Offline l_mckay

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Re: First 11
« Reply #95 on: July 30, 2011, 11:47:44 AM »
it hope its

Given

Young
Collins
Dunne
Warnock 

Nzogbia
Petrov
Ireland
Allbrighton

Bent
Agbonlahor
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Offline Concrete John

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Re: First 11
« Reply #96 on: July 30, 2011, 11:53:56 AM »
Quote from: clampy on July 30, 2011, 11:37:22 AM
I think he'll go....

Given
Young
Dunne
Collins
Warnock

Makoun
Petrov
Ireland

Albrighton
Bent
N'Zogbia



That's the team I think I'd play.
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Offline Neil Hawkes

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Re: First 11
« Reply #97 on: July 30, 2011, 02:15:05 PM »
Quote from: John M on July 30, 2011, 11:53:56 AM
Quote from: clampy on July 30, 2011, 11:37:22 AM
I think he'll go....

Given
Young
Dunne
Collins
Warnock

Makoun
Petrov
Ireland

Albrighton
Bent
N'Zogbia



That's the team I think I'd play.

Yep, sod all this 4-4-2, 4-3-3, 4-5-1 lets start our own 5-5
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Online Dave

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Re: First 11
« Reply #98 on: July 31, 2011, 01:50:32 AM »
Quote from: l_mckay on July 30, 2011, 11:47:44 AM
it hope its

Given

Young
Collins
Dunne
Warnock 

Nzogbia
Petrov
Ireland
Allbrighton

Bent
Agbonlahor
You're not worried at all that it would be absolutely mental and not work?

Why not just say that we should play Gabby, Bent, Heskey, Delfouneso and Weimann with Ireland, N'Zogbia and Albrighton off them.

Maybe get Given to just play rush goalie as well?
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Offline Matt Collins

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Re: First 11
« Reply #99 on: July 31, 2011, 05:11:01 AM »
Quote from: l_mckay on July 30, 2011, 11:47:44 AM
it hope its

Given

Young
Collins
Dunne
Warnock 

Nzogbia
Petrov
Ireland
Allbrighton

Bent
Agbonlahor

That team would be so vulnerable!
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Offline Archie

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Re: First 11
« Reply #100 on: July 31, 2011, 07:15:21 AM »
.......................Given..........................
Young.....Clark.....Collins.....Warnock
.............::::::::::Makoun........................
Albrighton...........Delph..........N'Zogbia
.........................Bent............Agbonlahor (Heskey)
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Offline nick harper

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Re: First 11
« Reply #101 on: July 31, 2011, 07:38:50 AM »
Having looked at all the combinations in previous posts, I am really worried we are two or three key injuries away from having a real crisis. The squad is clearly too thin and over reliant on home grown youngsters, none of whom I am convinced have long term PL futures. Some of them will need to play 30 PL games this season.

We are just about ok at the back but are lightweight and lack bite in the middle and up front, we are almost completely reliant on Bent.

It's not looking too healthy to me and a Fulham team that will have played 6 competitive games is not the start I'd have chosen.

Sorry, feeling a bit gloomy about it all at the moment.
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Offline Matt Collins

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Re: First 11
« Reply #102 on: July 31, 2011, 08:58:22 AM »
I agree. It could work. But it's a big risk.

We may well be under cooked for the fulham game given their headstart in terms of competitive games.

And given the season starts in 2 weeks it's a bit of a worry that n'zogbia seems to have only just got back from holiday. Can we really expect him to be match fit  in a fortnight?  We could be talking petrov and makoun holding, with albrighton, Ireland and gabby supporting bent, with massive question marks about the form of all 3.
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Offline oldtimernow

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Re: First 11
« Reply #103 on: July 31, 2011, 09:04:04 AM »
What will happen when Bent picks up his first 'groin strain' then the problems will come to light.

I would love to see 3 midfield players contributing with at least 10 goals apiece but I can't see it happening.
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Offline Caiphus

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Re: First 11
« Reply #104 on: July 31, 2011, 09:21:16 AM »
After watching yesterday's game I am convinced that Ireland will not get enough ball playing in the hole.  He needs to be played on the left of a central three so he can pick up the ball from deep and run with it.  He was being bypassed by long balls and mids playing it down the channels straight up to the front man or out to the wing.  He needs a lot of ball to be confident and take the game on and he needs it to be provided to him.
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