This is what I'd go for.Friedel
Walker---Dawson---Kaboul----Ekotto
Lennon---Parker---Modric---Bale
Adebayor---Defoe
Friedel
Walker---Dawson---Kaboul----Ekotto
Lennon---Parker---Modric---Bale
Adebayor---Defoe
Walker Dawson Kaboul BAE
-------Hudd Parker
--Kranjcar Modric Bale
---------Adebayor
This would be my lineup too now that we have 2 DM there
Gomes
Charlie---Dawson---Bassong----Benni
Lennon---Parker---Thudd---Modric
Adebayor---Roman
SUBS
Brad, Kaboul, Walker, Livermore, Bale, Defoe, Iago/Gio
Lennon does a lot more defensively than Bale does.Dropping Bale but keeping Lennon?
He's the best we have at playing on the left and then cutting in. Having the third central midfielder gives us greater solidity than two out and out wingers.Moving Modric to the left?
Sorry, an aberration, of course we should leave out or top scoring striker.Pav anywhere near the starting lineup?
An integral part of the defence which got us into the Champions League in the first place.Bassong?
Lennon does a lot more defensively than Bale does.
He's the best we have at playing on the left and then cutting in. Having the third central midfielder gives us greater solidity than two out and out wingers.
Sorry, an aberration, of course we should leave out or top scoring striker.
An integral part of the defence which got us into the Champions League in the first place.
Very debatable.I'm not sure that's true but even if it is, Bale has looked much better than Lennon in attack so far this season.
Bale is worse at LB than he is at LM. Benni is much, much, much better than him. Bale @ LB, over Benni, no brainer. Not happening for me.This one I might give you. But if Modders goes to the left I think Bale needs to go to left back to offer us more width overall.
Yeah, but many of those performances when he has been slated as awful, he's scored vital goals which have either rescued us or secured us a win.Being our top scoring striker is like being the best looking Olsen twin. It doesn't mean much. And more importantly Pav has looked, even by his own standards, abominable in pre-season and in the couple of games he's played. Against Hearts was the worst striking performance I've seen since...well since his last really crap performance I suspect.
Yep, two years ago, and since then Dawson and Bassong have very rarely played together.Yes but that was a while ago now. He's looked very shakey the last few times he's played and although Kaboul and Dawson haven't looked solid, I think that's more down to the midfield than their own failings (mostly).
interesting that i've told you all King is fit that he's still not getting put in peoples starting 11's. i would have thought you'd all want to be right. so far only 1 of you has actually given themselves a chance of being correct.