[Archived] Your Current Starting 11 For The Season.

[bellamy11]

These may well have been posted before but seem relevant to the discussion.

From Jonathon "Mr Formations" Wilson:

The birth and death of 3-5-2

Why Egypt's 3-5-2 is so successful

[savage8]

--------------Robbo

Emerton Samba Nelsen Givet

-----------Nzonzi Pedersen

Hoilett-------Dunn--------Olsson

--------------Kalinic

Thats a 15th placed season finishing team if ever i saw one.

Pretty sure this is almost the same body of players (save Salgado for Emo and Roberts for Niko) that finished last season so strongly... Anyone remember the draw against United and the wins against Arsenal and Villa??

Why so negative?

[Majiball]

Robinson

Salgado - Samba - Jones - Givet

Nzonzi - Pedersen

Hoilett - Dunn - Olsson

Kalinic

That'll do for me. Jones over Nelsen as he's quicker, Hoilett and Olsson give us two players out wide with pace and hopefully can support Kalinic.

[Balwer]

I agree with Topman, but will include my bench for the hell of it:

Robinson

Salgado - Samba - Jones - Givet

Nzonzi - Pedersen

Hoilett - Dunn - Olsson

Kalinic

Bunn, Nelsen, Chimbonda, Emerton, Andrews, Diouf, Roberts

I might change that against a big 3 team/away to replace Hoilett with Emerton and perhaps Kalinic with Roberts.

[roverlution]

Robinson

Salgado-Samba-Nelsen-Givet

N'Zonzi

Emerton-Dunn-Pederson-Olsson

Kalinic

End of chat!

[northernrover]

I think LeChuck almost has it with

Robinson

Salgado Samba Nelsen Givet

Emerton N'Zonzi

Pedersen Dunn Olsson

Kalinic

EDIT: But i think Dunn needs to be more advanced.

Robinson

Salgado Samba Nelsen Givet

N'Zonzi

Emerton Pedersen Olsson

Dunn

Kalinic

[deazel]

Like many others, I don't think that Kalinic is at his best toiling alone upfront. He has a nice touch and good skill, but I think that these would be put to better use playing off a bigger, stronger target man (basically Roberts, in the absence of any suitable new signings).

My selection:

Robinson

Salgado Samba Nelsen Givet

N'Zonzi

Dunn Pedersen

Kalinic Olsson

Roberts

Subs: Brown, Jones, Diouf, Emerton, Hoillet, Grella

[OscarRaven]

Robinson

Salgado - Samba - Nelson - Givet - Olsson

Nzonzi

<---- Dunn - Pedersen --->

Kalinic - Roberts

Subs: Emerton, Holliet, Jones, Andrews, Grella, Brown, Rigters (replace!)

[john.leigh]

Robinson

Salgado Nelsen Samba Givet

Nzonzi

Diouf Pedersen Olsson

Dunn

Kalinic

Subs

Bunn, Jones, Hoilett, Roberts, Grella, Andrews, Emerton

My big concern is if we get 'second season syndrome' for Jones, Nzonzi & to a lesser extent Hoilett..

[3rdpillar]

-Robinson-

-Samba-Nelsen-Givet-

-Emerton-N'Zonzi-Dunn-Pedersen-Olsson-

-Kalinic-Roberts-

Good but we won't see it till 85 mins into a home game and 2 nil down.

[Commondore]

Commondore, on 22 July 2010 - 23:12 PM, said:

-Robinson-

-Samba-Nelsen-Givet-

-Emerton-N'Zonzi-Dunn-Pedersen-Olsson-

-Kalinic-Roberts-

Good but we won't see it till 85 mins into a home game and 2 nil down.

The key question (although of course theoretical) is if Pedersen can handle the defensive responsibility of a central midfielder in a 3-5-2. With two or so signings I think our squad fits quite well for the formation, which has made a bit of a comeback the last few years. The prospect of Dunn playing behind two strikers is certainly tempting.

[magicalmortensleftpeg]

EMERTON at right back people!!!! Just me???

[RibbleValleyRover]

EMERTON at right back people!!!! Just me???

I'm torn over whether i would play him there or in central midfield. From what i've seen Emerton still is the best right back at the club, but he could play a role in central midfield alongside N'Zonzi as he has the energy and aggression to do so.

[Amo]

I'm torn over whether i would play him there or in central midfield. From what i've seen Emerton still is the best right back at the club, but he could play a role in central midfield alongside N'Zonzi as he has the energy and aggression to do so.

Salgado made right-back his own last season, after a shaky start, and he's too expensive to bench.

[USRoverME]

what, no-one has suggested the very real:

---------------- Robbo -------------------

Salgado ---- Jones ---- Nelsen ---- Givet

Pedersen - Emerton - Dunn - NZonzi - Olsen

---------------- Samba -------------------

formation?

[67splitscreen]

Salgado made right-back his own last season, after a shaky start, and he's too expensive to bench.

No one is to expensive to bench, if better results mean a change in formation were someone else offers more, he's benched IMO.

Shame Capello didn't do the same.

[Inta Beaver]

Flowers

Kenna Hendry Pearce Le Saux

Ripley Batty Sherwood Wilcox

Sutton Shearer

[neophox]

Flowers

Kenna Hendry Pearce Le Saux

Ripley Batty Sherwood Wilcox

Sutton Shearer

I'd have Super Atko instead of Batty and David May instead of Pearce.

[herbergeehh]

Robinson

Salgado, Samba ©, Jones, Givet

Dunn, N'Zonzi, Gamst Pedersen

Hoilett, Kalinic, Olsson

[est990]

I'd have Super Atko instead of Batty and David May instead of Pearce.

errr Henning Berg surely not?

[RevidgeBlue]

Maybe we could introduce a revolutionary new 2-7-2-0 formation to the footballing world with 2 keepers............

Robinson Brown

Emerton Jones Hanley Samba Nelsen Givet Chimbonda

Grella Andrews

Plenty of defensive solidity there.

[Exiled_Rover]

Robinson

Salgado Jones Samba Givet

N'Zonzi

Pedersen

Hoilett.................Olsson

Diouf

Kalinic

[Kremmin]

what, no-one has suggested the very real:

---------------- Robbo -------------------

Salgado ---- Jones ---- Nelsen ---- Givet

Pedersen - Emerton - Dunn - NZonzi - Olsen

---------------- Samba -------------------

formation?

Not as silly as it sounds ... particularly if we have striker problems

[Miker]

--------Robinson------------

-----Jones-Samba-Givet------

--Salgado-----------Olsson--

-----------N'zonzi----------

------Grella---Pedersen-----

------------Dunn------------

----------Kalinic-----------

Subs: Bunn, Nelsen, Chimbonda, Andrews, Emerton, Diouf, Roberts

Don't actually mind that team... but we clearly lack depth. Ireland and Raul please!

[Exiled_Rover]

3-5-2 will see us relegated.