The starting XI for Sunday’s game at Reading will be the most fascinating yet as AVB looks to accommodate some of the new faces at the club. Moving away from the Hugo Lloris issue, some of the most interesting questions start further up the field.
In the middle of the park, Villas-Boas has Lennon, Livermore, Sandro, Bale, Sigurdsson and now Dempsey and Dembele to consider – not to mention Scott Parker when he returns from injury.
Meanwhile, with reports that Adebayor is nearing full fitness, it seems as if the Togolese will take the lone striker role but who will line up behind him?
Only Bale would seem assured of a slot leaving 4 names to go into four spaces. Dempsey could conceivably play up front but that would seem an unlikely combination for AVB.
Overall, what’s your best midfield line up and can you see the recent arrivals from Fulham starting on the bench at Reading?
Friedel
Walker Dawson/Caulker Vertonghen Ekotto
Sandro Dembele
Dempsey
Lennon Adebayor Bale
Spot on mate!!!
Spot on!
I’m hoping against Reading we’ll look like this
Freidel
Walker Caulker Vertonghen BAE
Dembele Sandro Sigurdsson
Dempsey Adebayor Bale
Although may be a bit too attacking for AVB!
That’s what I want to see. Dempsey getting on the end of Bale’s 6 yard box crosses, Dembele dominating the centre, and Siggy’s late runs into the box…if it all comes together it would be amazing.
Wing backs allowing Dempsey and Bale to be more central/overlap, with Sandro deep to aid the centre backs. We’ll see though.
Exactly. Have Parker on the bench (if fit) and if Siggy is having a poor game we can just shift Dempsey there and bring on Lennon.
We’ve got the players now to win games, just need to show a bit more attacking intent.
I love that we have options. Can’t forget about Townsend, Falque, Naughton and Smith, and a few others that could break through.
Freidel
Walker, Caulker, Vertonghen, BAE
Lennon, T-Hud, Dembele, Bale
Dempsey
Adebayor
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Freidel
Walker Caulker Vertonghen Bale
Sandro
Sigurdson Dembele
Lennon Ade Dempsey
interesting…
I like this formation but maybe I’d drop Lennon and move Siggy up onto the 3 and put Huddlestone along side Sandro
Essexspur – I totally agree with ur team, now we have got a 4.3.3 formation I think this suits us. Lennon and defoe to come on and pace reading out the game! Come on you lillywhites!!!
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Yeah i heard that. Also Jenas is unhappy he didn’t get his dream move to Yeovil and has now set his sights on joing Barca. I’d swap for Messi and £15M!
Grow up.
————————Freidel———————
——–Dawson——-Caulker—Vertonghen——
Walker—————–Sandro—————-Bale
————Dembele————-Siggurdson——
———————–Dempsey——————-
———————–Adebeyor——————-
This formation looks like ‘goals goals goals’ to me with Sig and Dem ‘cutting-in’ to shoot.
Good team and with the players we have at the Lane right now a 3-5-1-1 formation would really work well. Bale needs more space to run at defenders so use him as a wing back as I miss his touch-line runs
Been my FM formation for some time…similar (if not the same) to Bielsa’s Bilbao and Sampaoli’s Universidad de Chile, both teams well thought stylistically and successful. Would optimise Bale as he needs the space to run into really, get up some pace. All depends on the wing backs working ridiculously hard and being able to though…
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keith is my father …!!!
SELL LENNON BALE BUY BASSONG AND VAN DE VAART
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Friedel
Walker Dawson Vertonghen Bae
Sandro Dembele
Lennon Dempsey Bale
Adebayor
No one has picked gallas who is probably our captain this year.
————————Lloris———————
——–Dawson——-Caulker—Vertonghen——
Walker—– Dembele — –Sandro———-Bale
Dempsey—–Adebeyor———Defoe
Friedel
Walker. Caulker. Vert. Ekotto
Hudd. Remnant
Lennon. Dempsey. Bale
Adebayor