We must select a more attacking side against West Ham on Saturday. Let's face it, they can't be relishing coming to the Hawthorns after their last few visits so let's 'go for the throat' right from the start. I'll select my XI now and hope that TP is of a similar mind set.
Foster
Nyom Dawson Evans Gibbs
Krychowiak Barry
Phillips Chadli Brunt
Rodrigues
Subs: Myhill McCauley Hagazi Morrison McLean Robson-Kanu Burke Livermore
I realise that it's a bit of a risk playing Chadli but he terrorised them last year although I can't see TP agreeing with me on this one. Sorry, but I can't find a place for Rondon. That's not a bad bench either. Whatever side he selects it must not include three holding mid-fielders!
You're dreaming if you think Gibbs will be given a start until he's bulked up like Fatima Whitbread.
The back four will be....Nyom,Dawson,Evans,Brunt,
The holders will be the Pole and Barry,
The forward three midfielders will be Phillips,Livermore,Rodriguez,
All topped off with that pile of dung at CF.
The team SHOULD be,
Foster,
Dawson,Hegazi,Evans,Brunt
Barry
Phillips The Pole chadli
J Rod HRK
Can't see Chadli getting a look in again. I hope i'm wrong but it bleats on about quality in the final third then bombs him out.
Wishful thinking 3,5,,1,1.
Try something different.
Foster
Dawson, Hegazi, Evans
Phillips,Barry Krychoviak, Brunt, Gibbs
Chadli
Rodriguez
Assuming that all are available to play, I would go for this lineup
Foster, Dawson, Hegazi, Evans, Gibbs,
Burke, Barry, Kry***, Brunt, Chadli, Rodriguez.
Too positive for Pulis probably.
It's very interesting looking at the sides various posters select. We all have differing opinions as to the personel but virtually to a man we all select a far more attacking side than the one that will probably be selected.
I'd go:
Foster
Nyom Dawson, Evans, Gibbs
Krychowiak, Barry
Phillips, Chadli, McClean
Rodriguez
Subs: Myhill, Hegazi, Yacob, Brunt, Morrison, Burke, Robson-Kanu
No place for Livermore or Rondon in the squad, in their present form.