Given the current squad, with no injuries, what does our best 11 look like?

I'd go with this... And target a new top keeper and a top striker as the key reinforcements.

 

Would be something similar to this, the only question if talking no injuries is Fofana……

Edited May 6, 20242 yr by SimonH

23 minutes ago, SimonH said:

Would be something similar to this, the only question if talking no injuries is Fofana……

Christ... I'd actually completely forgotten about Fofana! 🤣

Hell of a player. Let's see how he does next season, he'll probably need a while, maybe the whole season, to get up to speed.

If we beat forest Saturday we might not have many injured players

all of a sudden they’re recovering

10 hours ago, SimonH said:

Would be something similar to this, the only question if talking no injuries is Fofana……

A fully fit Fofana, (yes, I realise that's unlikely), walks into that team.

              Jackson 

         Palmer - Nkunku 

Chil - Enzo - Caicedo /Conor - James

    Badi - Chalobah - Fofana 

                 Petrovic 

Assuming no injury and everyone back to their best (Chilwell, James, Fofana). The onlu question here is Caicedo or Conor. Doesn't matter tbh. 

If you can get Nkunku n palmer to really press and Jackson to score, you can probably win the league with this team. 

I prefer Colwill over Chalo but it doesn't matter tbf. 

Ooops forget about Petrovic, we need an upgrade. 

 

 

 

Edited May 7, 20242 yr by Bob stark

So many blues say they can't wait  for so and so player to return....yes...as subs....this team is winning at the mo so don't change it...be happy with the current line up

Jackson

Nkunku, Palmer, Madueke

Gallagher, Caicedo

Cucu, Colwill/Badd, Trev/Fofana, James/Gusto

Depends entirely on the opposition. We should have 3-4 players on the bench who just as well could be starters. 

 

 

 

7 hours ago, just said:

A fully fit Fofana, (yes, I realise that's unlikely), walks into that team.

Aye, then soon hobbles out of it.

 

Also good team @Gordon Bennettbut you forgot Raheem the Dream as well....

14 hours ago, Vin1968 said:

If we beat forest Saturday we might not have many injured players

all of a sudden they’re recovering

1 hour ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Depends entirely on the opposition. We should have 3-4 players on the bench who just as well could be starters. 

 

 

 

I was about to say something similar. I don’t think we should have a best starting eleven.

Like now, Chalobah playing as right back with Cucurella playing as inverted is working a treat at the minute so leave Gusto out for now. Just a few weeks ago  I would have considered Gusto undroppable.

I guess it’s a great thing that the majority of squad are at a similar level with a few exceptions such as Palmer, which gives Poch the flexibility to change things around.

22 minutes ago, dansubrosa said:

I was about to say something similar. I don’t think we should have a best starting eleven.

Like now, Chalobah playing as right back with Cucurella playing as inverted is working a treat at the minute so leave Gusto out for now. Just a few weeks ago  I would have considered Gusto undroppable.

I guess it’s a great thing that the majority of squad are at a similar level with a few exceptions such as Palmer, which gives Poch the flexibility to change things around.

I'd go standard 4-2-3-1 against Top Opposition (midfield stability either we have an inverted fullback or both CMs stay disciplined centrally)

Rest of the league I'd go 3-2-4-1 (Wide players hug touchline). 

Edited May 7, 20242 yr by Sconnie Blue

2 hours ago, timetowaste said:

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I wonder where Lavia fits into all this

19 hours ago, Zeta said:

I wonder where Lavia fits into all this

with the physios

Would stick with the current formation until the end of the season to see if it gets even better. Seems to work just fine.

Then I hope Pochettino tries to improve it in the pre season with the introduction of the players coming back from injuries and hopefully a new top centre forward.

Ideally Colwill will take the hybrid LCB/LB role and Reece James the hybrid RCB/RB role. But I'd personally like to see James in the inverted role for a few pre season matches, too. Think he could do a good job in midfield.

                       Osimhen

Nkunku Gallagher Palmer Madueke

               Cucurella Caicedo

             Colwill Disasi James

 

We could do it also with James as the inverted full back and Colwill going to left back once the team defends.

                     Osimhen

Nkunku Gallagher Palmer Madueke

                Caicedo James

        Colwill Badiashile Disasi

I think this Pep ball system is perfectly suited for our squad. It leaves some question marks on Enzo, who could slot in for Gallagher at any time and Lavia and Malo Gusto. But with James made out of glass I'd not worry if I were Gusto.

7 minutes ago, petre ispirescu said:

Would stick with the current formation until the end of the season to see if it gets even better. Seems to work just fine.

Then I hope Pochettino tries to improve it in the pre season with the introduction of the players coming back from injuries and hopefully a new top centre forward.

Ideally Colwill will take the hybrid LCB/LB role and Reece James the hybrid RCB/RB role. But I'd personally like to see James in the inverted role for a few pre season matches, too. Think he could do a good job in midfield.

                       Osimhen

Nkunku Gallagher Palmer Madueke

               Cucurella Caicedo

             Colwill Disasi James

 

We could do it also with James as the inverted full back and Colwill going to left back once the team defends.

                     Osimhen

Nkunku Gallagher Palmer Madueke

                Caicedo James

        Colwill Badiashile Disasi

I think this Pep ball system is perfectly suited for our squad. It leaves some question marks on Enzo, who could slot in for Gallagher at any time and Lavia and Malo Gusto. But with James made out of glass I'd not worry if I were Gusto.

Nkunku would need to be hugging the touchline like Mudryk for this set up to be affective. He's wasted there.