On 17/06/2020 at 21:39, rtwelch said:

                Kepa

James  Rudi   Tomori  Azpi

      Gilmour    Kovacic

               RLC

Pulisic     Tammy    Mount

How about this?

 

On 17/06/2020 at 23:56, Gol15 said:

I would love to see this!

You did it, @rtwelch Well not 100% but RLC and Mount will play together!

Edited June 21, 20206 yr by Gol15

So not only does Kante walse back in he does it at the expense of the most deserving player to start on merit.

f**king hell I thought the one thing we would never have to worry about under Frank is players getting in on reputation given how vocal he was about Sven doing that.

1 minute ago, Argo said:

So not only does Kante walse back in he does it at the expense of the most deserving player to start on merit.

f**king hell I thought the one thing we would never have to worry about under Frank is players getting in on reputation given how vocal he was about Sven doing that.

3 months since our last game. Be reasonable.

Newcastle 2 up against Sheffield United 

This is a must win game for us with the results going the way they have, especially with SU dropping more points today!!

2 minutes ago, Gol15 said:

3 months since our last game. Be reasonable.

And another match in 4 days.

1 minute ago, Argo said:

So not only does Kante walse back in he does it at the expense of the most deserving player to start on merit.

f**king hell I thought the one thing we would never have to worry about under Frank is players getting in on reputation given how vocal he was about Sven doing that.

Have you watched them train by any chance?  We can't judge the merits of anyone starting based on what happened three months ago surely? Gilmour will get his chances.

3 minutes ago, Gol15 said:

3 months since our last game. Be reasonable.

That's Kante...World Cup winner, FA Cup and PL winner...hardly a back up...

4 minutes ago, Argo said:

So not only does Kante walse back in he does it at the expense of the most deserving player to start on merit.

f**king hell I thought the one thing we would never have to worry about under Frank is players getting in on reputation given how vocal he was about Sven doing that.

Yeah, imagine putting in our midfielder with the best defensive attributes when we have a defence that ships more than UPS.
 

Kante is the best player we have at the club. It’s also been 3 months since our last game so form isn’t relevant at all, Frank has seen the players train and in the friendlies - I’m sure he’s picked the players which give us the best chance of winning.

1 minute ago, doctorblue said:

That's Kante...World Cup winner, FA Cup and PL winner...hardly a back up...

Yeah but Billy Gilmour made mugs both lots of scouswe’d in consecutive games. That’s bigger than a World Cup win to me 

Kante over Gilmour is more than understandable. Weird times call for experience and leadership. Billy has his chance coming off the bench.

So happy for Ruben !!!! i can't wait to watch him play again, its been so long !!?

I actually like our line up except the rudiger Christensen partnership... Zouma and rudiger are a dominant duo and kept cleansheets in our 2 previous games. I know christensen is good on the ball but he is a softie off it

Bit surprised to see Tammy on the bench. Any reasons for that?

11 minutes ago, EdinburghBlue said:

Yeah, imagine putting in our midfielder with the best defensive attributes when we have a defence that ships more than UPS.
 

Kante is the best player we have at the club. It’s also been 3 months since our last game so form isn’t relevant at all, Frank has seen the players train and in the friendlies - I’m sure he’s picked the players which give us the best chance of winning.

More teams have carried on where they've left off than not, in the PL and German leagues the only team who's performances are spectacularly differing from before the break are SHU and Hertha Berlin.

And regarding the defensive issues, Gilmour in the team went a very long way to fixing them and not only that his speed of thought meant we were catching teams on the attack quickly and with more space to operate, both the first two goals against Everton (and the chance Mount had prior that Pickford saved) came down to that. Also regards to the work since the restart, if his stats Vs QPR were anything to go by Gilmour isn't slowing down either.

I always try and think outside the box regarding decisions even one's that seem baffling on paper but Gilmour did not deserve to be dropped.

Bit surprised to see Tammy on the bench. Any reasons for that?

No idea. Giroud looking better in training lately?

4 minutes ago, JM7 said:

Bit surprised to see Tammy on the bench. Any reasons for that?

If i remember correctly he was carrying an ankle injury before the season stopped, maybe he's still not 100%. We looked good with Giroud upfront the last few games as well...

Edited June 21, 20206 yr by DidierDrogbalala

Jorginho not in Squad?

Welcome back RLC!

Great to see him back in the team. Just hoping he gets through the match unscathed, as anything beyond that is a bonus.

Interesting lineup, not a fan of that back 4 though, Alonso sure, better alternative than Emerson, but that CB pairing I'm not a fan of, not sure why Tomori has been completely kicked out, and imo Reece should always start. 

1 minute ago, Ballack & Blu said:

Jorginho not in Squad?

Still Suspended

1 minute ago, Ballack & Blu said:

Jorginho not in Squad?

Suspended 

Just now, Scott said:

Suspended 

Nice one mate..

5 minutes ago, The Don Antonio said:

I actually like our line up except the rudiger Christensen partnership... Zouma and rudiger are a dominant duo and kept cleansheets in our 2 previous games. I know christensen is good on the ball but he is a softie off it

Maybe he's starting because of his passing since Jorginho can't play? Though if that was a thing to fix it would be enough to put Gilmour instead of Kante but then we would really look soft and easy to pass by...

1 minute ago, Jackson27 said:

Still Suspended

Nice one mate..