Who Would Be YOUR Starting Eleven Now?

[palerider]

Amalfitano's good Jon. If fit he'd start for me. He's got pace, trickery, a good touch and I think he'd link up well with Zarate and Valencia.

Wash my mouth out with carbolic but if he's fit and up for it, Song has to play and the only player I can see making way for him in my team is Mark Noble otherwise the side is unbalanced.

[jon15u]

ok then i would replace downing with Amalfitano.

would 4. 1. 3. 2 work Noble being the 1

[mickyj]

From the fit ones I'd go with...

Adrian
Demel Tomka Reid Cresswell
Kouyate Noble Song
Downing Morrison Zarate

Actually that's probably a bit shyte.

We seem top heavy in the attacking 3rd now and light in defence. What a difference a year makes.

Jussi
demel colins tompkins obrien
vaz te nolan collison jarvis
cole maiga[/quote] I've Sussed you Ketterin. Your actually the man himself ...your Big Sam.

[palerider]

I'll re-do my team then assuming everyone's fit as of the Hull match and their heads are in the right place.

Adrian

Jenkinson
Reid
Tomkins
Cresswell

Downing
Kouyate
Song
Zarate
Amalfitano

Valencia


Subs

Jussi
Demel
O'Brien
Noble
Sakho
Cole
Collins

Noble ? Putting on my tin hat with extra padding, I've always thought this 'Noble for England' was well wide of the mark and there's been a large slice of the 'he's one of us' among the posts on here.

He's got no pace but he's a good passer of the ball. In defensive positions however, and rash tackles often concede very dangerous free-kicks. Often caught in possession again in dangerous areas. Usually because the likes of Nolan aren't quick enough to give him an outlet, but you have to ask youself, between him and Song, both holding midfielders, would Barcelona have paid 15 million pounds for Mark Noble ?

As I say, it's hypothetical because Sam likes him, and so do I.

But in a completely balanced team with everyone fit and raring t

[jon15u]

Have to agree with your Noble and England position, and your comment about barca and Noble.

Like you say its hard to be a manager, im thinking a bit long term and the fact Song is only temp. Play him but, where its feasible you got to keep the regs happy, or have a decision in place regards Noble.

[WithamHammer]

Mark Noble might not be good enough for england but that hasnt stopped other avarage players getting picked. so why not give him a try.

[OZHAMMER]

ok, the football under sam is ordinary, but it does make for a pleasant change that we now have a squad that will have to fight for their place.

carroll, cole, nolan, diame, vaz te, jarvis... blecch.

valencia, sakho, amalfitano, morrison, kouyate, zarate, reid, tomkins, adrian... has a much nicer ring to it

[palerider]

ok, the football under sam is ordinary, but it does make for a pleasant change that we now have a squad that will have to fight for their place.

carroll, cole, nolan, diame, vaz te, jarvis... blecch.

valencia, sakho, amalfitano, morrison, kouyate, zarate, reid, tomkins, adrian... has a much nicer ring to it

What I find encouraging is that with this squad, assuming Sullivan has the balls to sack the oaf soon enough, any new manager with any sort of an attack-minded ethos wouldn't take that long to steer them out of trouble.

[OZHAMMER]

ok, the football under sam is ordinary, but it does make for a pleasant change that we now have a squad that will have to fight for their place.

carroll, cole, nolan, diame, vaz te, jarvis... blecch.

valencia, sakho, amalfitano, morrison, kouyate, zarate, reid, tomkins, adrian... has a much nicer ring to it

What I find encouraging is that with this squad, assuming Sullivan has the balls to sack the oaf soon enough, any new manager with any sort of an attack-minded ethos wouldn't take that long to steer them out of trouble.[/quote]

agreed mate. it's been mentioned on here a few times that the players that sam has been allowed to go after, has been done with that in mind.

[TICKER]

Adrian
Jenkinson,tomkins,Reid,cress well
Kouyate
Amalfatino. Downing
Song
Sakho,valencia