And if need be I’m not against playing the 4ButlandPack the midfield
Ridvan Davies Souttar Tavernier
Diamonde Lundstram Raskin Sterling
Cantwell
Dessers
Which is probably true. So why are 90% of people on here predicting a new formation. Happens every team prediction time. Need to realise that Clement has the same formation and doesn't change it.Two up front in a 442 will throw them but he won’t change it will be the same set up every game unfortunately and we will probably lose
Increasingly liking this, assuming no miraculous Sima recoveryButland
Tavernier Souttar Davies Yilmaz
Sterling Lundstram Diomande
Cantwell Dessers Silva
I think your lineup works better with Lawrence instead of Cantwell. Much more disciplined defensively and more likely to strike from range. Could also double up on Cantwell/Lawrence and drop Diomande back at the expense of Raskin.Butland
Tavernier Souttar Davies (assuming Balogun is out) Yilmaz
Lundstram Raskin
Sterling Diomande Cantwell
Dessers
I'm changing my mind pretty regularly on how I think we should line up, and if you asked me tomorrow i'd probably give you something different but the above is where my thinking is at right now.
I think Cantwell is lost at times in the 10 role, especially against that lot, and with Diomande plus the two behind they'd be less likely to be able to play through us down the middle.
Would like to see Sterling in the middle, but i just don't think we have a capable alternative to him on the right. There's nobody better for us at winning the ball high up the park than Sterling, so i think he could get some joy down their left hand side.
Cantwell i've said out on the left. Bit of a risky one, would be relying on him to be quite disciplined tactically and positionally. Silva is the other option, i'm probably 50/50 on who i'd go for. Silva might be on a high after his goal at the weekend, and it was one of his better all round performances compared to recent weeks.
I've seen updates saying Sima and Matondo are training though i'd be stunned if they were fit enough to go straight in.
Whatever team Clement goes for, a lot of it is going to come to mentality and belief as much as anything else. Not losing stupid goals from the opposition's first attack of the game would be ideal as well.
Possibly, i'm just not sure he has the legs for it right now.I think your lineup works better with Lawrence instead of Cantwell. Much more disciplined defensively and more likely to strike from range.
We'd probably only need an hour before Matondo/Silva came on.Possibly, i'm just not sure he has the legs for it right now.
Actually quite like thatIf it were me, I would revert to a similar system we played well under Gerrard. A Midfield 3 with 2 narrow No.10s behind the CF.
My team of which I would demand blood and thunder this time;
Butland
Tavernier
Balogun
Souttar
Yilmaz
Lundstram
Diomande
Sterling
Lawrence (Inside Left)
Cantwell (Inside Right)
Dessers
Maybe Davies for souttar but that to me is the team that can win.Butland
Tav Balogun Souttar Yilmaz
Sterling Lundstram Diomande
Cantwell Dessers Sima
4-3-3 attacking and 4-5-1 in defence. Same set up to Gerrard's 2-1 win there in 2019 with every player putting in a defensive shift when we don't have the ball.
If it were me, I would revert to a similar system we played well under Gerrard. A Midfield 3 with 2 narrow No.10s behind the CF.
My team of which I would demand blood and thunder this time;
Butland
Tavernier
Balogun
Souttar
Yilmaz
Lundstram
Diomande
Sterling
Lawrence (Inside Left)
Cantwell (Inside Right)
Dessers
Is it crazy for me to say I like this team but would swap Tav and Sterling around. Tav in midfield could be devastating to themButland
Tav
Balogun
Souttar
Yilmaz
Lundstram
Diomande
Sterling
Cantwell
Matondo
Dessers
1-3 job done
The OP asked for our team, not Clements.Which is probably true. So why are 90% of people on here predicting a new formation. Happens every team prediction time. Need to realise that Clement has the same formation and doesn't change it.
I would rather a basic 442 aswell.
Yes so let's pick a team the manager won't. Sound. I understandThe OP asked for our team, not Clements.
That's literally the point of the thread, what team would you go with?Yes so let's pick a team the manager won't. Sound. I understand