Line up and formation for 2021-22

[eamonn]

Have the Squad Numbers officially been released yet?

And I reckon we could play a 3-2-3-2 or a 4-3-1-2, maybe a 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1

Not all of them but we know some of them like the mighty Sanson Sansom is number 8!

[Toronto Villa]

Toronto Villa, can you make a pre-match thread, please? You made the last one and we won.

Done

[cdbearsfan]

Ta mate.

[ExclDawg]

I tend to do this every year as I'm curious how everyone else feels about who should start and how we should align.  We've got some interesting new additions and a bit of a logjam in the midfield so I wonder how you all would fit them all into the starting eleven. 

Smith seems to like his 4-3-3, but 4-2-1-3 seems like it has potential:

G: Martinez
RB: Cash
CB: Konsa
CB: Mings
LB: Targett
DCM: Luiz
DCM: McGinn
CAM: Buendia
LW: Bailey
RW: Watkins
S: Ings

I feel like Ashley Young should be starting somewhere though, and we've also got decent options in Traore, AEG, Samson, etc.  It seems like we need to have Watkins and Ings both playing too, so I'm not sure how that front line shakes out. 

[ASHTONVILLA]

I would start with

GK Martinez
RB Cash
LB Targett
CB Mings
CB Konsa
CM Nakamba
CM McGinn
AM Buendia
RW Traore
LW AEG
S Watkins

But would be using substitutions to bring on Ings for AEG (switching Watkins to LW), Bailey for Traore, and Sanson for McGinn.

By the middle of the season I would hope that Bailey and Ings would be featuring from the start (Traore and AEG would be impact subs) and Sanson would be featuring more often.

[DrGonzo]

EEEK!

4-2-2-2 for me.


The back four, then:

    Nakamba/Luiz    McGinn

Bailey                             Buendia
                Ings
                        Watkins

[Risso]

Emi
Cash Konsa Mings Targett
Buendia McGinn Luiz
Watkins Ings Bailey

[cdbearsfan]

                  Martinez

               Konsa  Mings
 
          Ward-Prowse McGinn

 Cantwell      Traore         Buendia
         
     Bailey         Ings           Watkins

[PeterWithe]

                     Emi
Cash.    Konsa.   Mings.    Young
                   Dug.     
            McGinn.     Beondia

Traore.         Watkins.         Bailey

Edit Oops….knew I’d forgot someone

[Hookeysmith]

With what we have for first game

                               Martinez

Cash           Konsa                Mings          Targett
 
            Nakamba
                                            McGinn   

                                Traore

Watkins                  ings                 young

[four fornicholl]

I think Young will start, but don’t know where.

[Ad@m]

                  Martinez

               Konsa  Mings
 
          Ward-Prowse McGinn

 Cantwell      Traore         Buendia
         
     Bailey         Ings           Watkins

Loving the 226 formation. It's just not used enough!

[ExclDawg]

With what we have for first game

                               Martinez

Cash           Konsa                Mings          Targett
 
            Nakamba
                                            McGinn   

                                Traore

Watkins                  ings                 young

I'm thinking this could be possible for game 1.  I'm in agreement that Young should probably be starting somewhere, I'm just not sure where yet.  Putting him back in his old LW position would definitely be interesting, if not nostalgic.  I think Buendia might get the nod over Traore as a CAM, and I get the feeling that Bailey might not start right away either.  Nakamba over Luiz until Doug is fully rested from the summer.

[algy]

Martinings

Cashings - Konsings - Mings - Targettings

Nakambings - McGinnings
Buendings - El Ghazings

Watkings - Ings

[ADVILLAFAN]

Depending on injuries:-

GK Martinez
CB Konsa (I'd make him captain)
CB Mings
RB Cash
LB Targett
DM Marvellous
CM McGinn
AM Buendia (J. Ramsey if he's out)
RWG Bailey (Traore more likely)
LWG Watkins (JPB if out)
CF Ings

Nice to have some good quality on our bench now too.