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Team for Carling Cup Final?

Who's your starting eleven for the Carling Cup Final?

  • Gomes

    Votes: 248 96.9%
  • Jansson

    Votes: 3 1.2%
  • Alnwick

    Votes: 2 0.8%
  • King

    Votes: 198 77.3%
  • Woodgate

    Votes: 249 97.3%
  • Dawson

    Votes: 63 24.6%
  • Corluka

    Votes: 246 96.1%
  • Bale

    Votes: 23 9.0%
  • BAE

    Votes: 234 91.4%
  • Gunter

    Votes: 5 2.0%
  • Huddlestone

    Votes: 54 21.1%
  • Zokora

    Votes: 172 67.2%
  • O'hara

    Votes: 123 48.0%
  • Bentley

    Votes: 63 24.6%
  • Modric

    Votes: 245 95.7%
  • Jenas

    Votes: 184 71.9%
  • Lennon

    Votes: 243 94.9%
  • Giovani

    Votes: 42 16.4%
  • Taraabt

    Votes: 11 4.3%
  • Pavlyuchenko

    Votes: 238 93.0%
  • Bent

    Votes: 126 49.2%

  • Total voters
    256

spurslenny

I hate football
Nov 24, 2006
7,545
6,539
my 2 pennies worth..

...........................gomes........................

corluka.....woody...........king*.........b.a.e.

lennon....jenas....zokora.....o'hara....modric

...........pavlyuchenko.............................

subs

alnwick, dawson, huddlestone, bentley, dos santos, taraabt, bent


i thank you
 

dlnd1971

Member
May 25, 2004
66
0
gomes

bae
king
woodgate
corluka

lennon
modric
zokora
bentley

bent
pav


subs alnwick dawson ohara dos santos tarabt hudd jenas
feel
we need to play two up front
 

hughy

I'm SUPER cereal.
Nov 18, 2007
31,962
57,252
49 people have chosen Bentley...



I don't know how people think this football lark works, but you can't just throw a guy on the biggest stage because he's been shit all season and is overdue a decent game. It doesn't work like that...
 

Wellsie

Property Inspector Extraordinaire
Jan 27, 2005
5,773
2
We have to play a 4 - 5 - 1. Modric needs to be given the maximum freedom to have an impact on the game. If we go 4 - 4 - 2 United will boss the game and win.
 

Mullers

Unknown member
Jan 4, 2006
25,914
16,413
Well I guess if King can get in the side on the basis he played good games in the past, then so can Bentley and anyone else. He was good at blackburn that is why we paid 15 million for him.
 

DC_Boy

New Member
May 20, 2005
17,608
5
We have to play a 4 - 5 - 1. Modric needs to be given the maximum freedom to have an impact on the game. If we go 4 - 4 - 2 United will boss the game and win.

I normally go for 4-4-2 - but this time I agree - one striker

so come on SC members vote, vote for jamie O'Hara :)

interestingly Venables was saying 4-3-3

lennon pav luka

presumably with jj zoko and one other in the mid 3

make that jamie and that seems a good idea
 

hughy

I'm SUPER cereal.
Nov 18, 2007
31,962
57,252
I normally go for 4-4-2 - but this time I agree - one striker

so come on SC members vote, vote for jamie O'Hara :)

interestingly Venables was saying 4-3-3

lennon pav luka

presumably with jj zoko and one other in the mid 3

make that jamie and that seems a good idea

In a 4-5-1, O'Hara's in the side according to the SC'ers.
 

nicdic

Official SC Padre
Admin
May 8, 2005
41,857
25,920
I normally go for 4-4-2 - but this time I agree - one striker

so come on SC members vote, vote for jamie O'Hara :)

interestingly Venables was saying 4-3-3

lennon pav luka

presumably with jj zoko and one other in the mid 3

make that jamie and that seems a good idea

He had Bentley
 

Black

Well-Known Member
May 21, 2007
4,807
4,872
Bentley cant play he has personal problems remember and i don't want that getting in the way of us winning some silverware
 

walworthyid

David Ginola
Oct 25, 2004
7,059
10,242
Well I guess if King can get in the side on the basis he played good games in the past, then so can Bentley and anyone else. He was good at blackburn that is why we paid 15 million for him.

I can see what you are saying but Ledley has always been the kind of player that coasts the lesser games and is unbelievable in the big ones. Dawson has been great the past couple of months but he is always at his best in those blood and thunder all hands to the pumps matches. Ledley can play in the more tactical games and not put a foot wrong.

Ledley is our best player by some margin and whenever he has to he has had that little bit extra.

Feel for Dawson, and in fact if anybody should make way of the three it should be Woody who has been poorish for the past couple of months, but again you get the feeling that on the big occasion Woody will produce just like Ledley.

This is our only chance of glory this season and another opportunity to get into Europe, you play your best, you don't stand on principle.
 

Mullers

Unknown member
Jan 4, 2006
25,914
16,413
I can see what you are saying but Ledley has always been the kind of player that coasts the lesser games and is unbelievable in the big ones. Dawson has been great the past couple of months but he is always at his best in those blood and thunder all hands to the pumps matches. Ledley can play in the more tactical games and not put a foot wrong.

Ledley is our best player by some margin and whenever he has to he has had that little bit extra.Feel for Dawson, and in fact if anybody should make way of the three it should be Woody who has been poorish for the past couple of months, but again you get the feeling that on the big occasion Woody will produce just like Ledley.


Again no dispute about who the better player is. Ledley was absolutely fantastic in last years final. The fact of the matter is, Ledley is a part timer I can't remember when he last did a full season for us, it is not his fault but its a matter that should be addressed. I think he is in the last year of his contract next year. If he stays I don't think he will get the kind of contract like he did previously because he hardly plays.


A lot of people complained about the lack of loyality shown by Berbatov and Keane but what loyalty is being shown to Dawson? He has been more useful to us than King this season. Players should get in on merit, not on reputation.
If its the case people get in the side due to reputation then make that rule for everybody including Bentley.

Its a good point though about Dawson coming in for woodgate. He has disappointed me this season

This is our only chance of glory this season and another opportunity to get into Europe, you play your best, you don't stand on principle.

Forget Europe we clearly can not handle the extra fixtures of the Uefa cup that is why we fielded a weakened team and blew a great chance of glory.
 

stevenqoz

Well-Known Member
Apr 10, 2006
2,776
553
----------Gomes
Corluka Dawson Woodgate BAE
--------Huddlestone
------Bentley O'Hara
---Lennon-------Modric
-----------Pav
 

DJS

A hoonter must hoont
Dec 9, 2006
31,279
21,788
I'm gonna do my team in cool Sky Sports Style! :up:


[marquee]
4-4-2 GK: 1. Gomes DF: 22. Corkula, 39. Woodgate, 26. King, 32. Assou-Ekotto MID: 7. Lennon, 8. Jenas, 24. O'Hara, 3. Bale FWD: 14. Modric, 10. Bent Subs: 27. Alnwick, 20. Dawson, 16. Gunter, 4. Zokora, 22. Huddlestone, 17. Dos Santos, 9. Pavyuchencko
[/marquee]
 

Kendall

Well-Known Member
Feb 8, 2007
38,502
11,933
Gomes

Corluka Woodgate King Assou-Ekotto

Zokora

Jenas O'Hara

Lennon Pavlyuchenko Modric​
 

DC_Boy

New Member
May 20, 2005
17,608
5
O'Hara is catching up and Sky is predicting the team I've been advocating since the OS news re Pav and O'Hara's fitness :)

Kendall has the right personnel, he may even have the right formation :)
 

Winchy85

Legend
May 22, 2006
3,914
136
Can't see anything other than this:

Gomes
Corluka King Woodgate Assou-Ekotto
Bentley Jenas Zokora Lennon
Modric
Pavlyuchenko

Subs: Alnwick, Dawson, Bale, Huddlestone, O'Hara, Giovani, Bent​

Gunter and Taarabt to miss out.
 
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