Our Best Eleven

[MeForCrewe]

I've just been having a think about our best starting eleven assuming that all the players are 100% fit. I would say that it's the trickiest it's been to do for the last few years, which to me is a very good position to be in. Anyway here goes. 5-3-2 formation.
Marshall
Cooney Knight-Lebel Mickey Williams Conway
Lankaster Thomas Tabiner
Tracey Hemmings
Any takers?

[Timmy58]

I've just been having a think about our best starting eleven assuming that all the players are 100% fit. I would say that it's the trickiest it's been to do for the last few years, which to me is a very good position to be in. Anyway here goes. 5-3-2 formation.
Marshall
Cooney Knight-Lebel Mickey Williams Conway
Lankaster Thomas Tabiner
Tracey Hemmings
Any takers?

Long in for Hemmings, but other than that I agree

[ShropshireAlex]

Long in for Hemmings, but other than that I agree

Powell when back playing for first team?

[Timmy58]

Powell when back playing for first team?

Good point. He would be an automatic pick when match fit. Not sure in place of whom though.

[MeForCrewe]

Powell when back playing for first team?

Completely forgot about Powell. Like I said it's quite tricky. I would bring him in for either Thomas or Tabiner and what a bench we would have by the way. A difficult task to whittle that down to seven.

[gazan]

It's a difficulty because we have the players for a 4-3-3 set up but regularly play 3-5-2.
I can't comment on Long as he hasn't really had the run of games to know if he's still the player we had 2 years ago. Which, tbf, means we have to say similar things about Powell.
Also, Powell was recruited into a 3 man midfield with 3 in front.
Another question is: are people preferring Hemmings over Bogle. From what we've seen Hemmings works hard but Bogle adds punch up front.
So.... despite above comments, Marschall; Cooney, Knight-Lebel, Demetriou, Williams, Conway; Lankester (Thomas), Powell, Tabiner; Tracey (Lankester), Bogle.
Cooney is the surprise of the season. Tracey is one I'm not sure about. Last few games he's found some new confidence but I feel he is fragile in that sense so that's why I might be tempted to put Lankester there. In which case I would slip Thomas back in midfield.
Very tricky indeed. Especially as I think the back 6 pick themselves and so the rest of the team is fitting around them.

[jimmyboldon]

Having watched Powell for 90 mins against Congleton, he was miles off the first team.
And then with him playing in a strong U21 team yesterday, we lose to Fleetwood U21.
Think it has been noted by management as he has been on the bench a few times, but not been brought on.
And, Bogle for me. The first centre forward for ages who can control a ball.

[frogpole]

Am in total agreement with JB.

Also, sometimes the 'Best Eleven' isn't necessarily the 'Best Team'.
At the moment, the team looks well balanced - and the team-spirit is really good.

Bit if a cliche, but if it ain't broke, don't fix it ...

[MeForCrewe]

Having watched Powell for 90 mins against Congleton, he was miles off the first team.
And then with him playing in a strong U21 team yesterday, we lose to Fleetwood U21.
Think it has been noted by management as he has been on the bench a few times, but not been brought on.
And, Bogle for me. The first centre forward for ages who can control a ball.

Totally agree with you about Powell at the moment, but I did say at the beginning to assume that every player is 100% fit. It's ever going to happen I know.