(18-08-2022, 05:05 PM)Salvatore Matrecano Wrote: Didnt realise only £12m up front for Dennis. To be honest I dont get it either, Do we know how any of these deals are structured? How much upfront did we pay for Taiwo?

To be fair I think all the 5 names mentioned will rotate and if fit be on the pitch at some point over 90 mins
Prob start MGW Johnson Lingard as 532 swap to 433 with Dennis Taiwo Johnson maybe with MGW dropping back. Gives a lot of flexibility.

(18-08-2022, 05:08 PM)wassy04 Wrote:

(18-08-2022, 05:05 PM)Salvatore Matrecano Wrote: Didnt realise only £12m up front for Dennis. To be honest I dont get it either, Do we know how any of these deals are structured? How much upfront did we pay for Taiwo?

To be fair I think all the 5 names mentioned will rotate and if fit be on the pitch at some point over 90 mins
Prob start MGW Johnson Lingard as 532 swap to 433 with Dennis Taiwo Johnson maybe with MGW dropping back. Gives a lot of flexibility.

I will be sad if Brennan gets squeezed out, although I suspect Cooper will be loyal to him at least early on. I guess whatever is best for the team though.

(18-08-2022, 06:31 PM)Redreg Wrote: I would say if we went .4-3-3
Imagine
lingard dennis johson , front 3 tiawo to come on after 60 plus MGW could play higher maybe another or surridge
MGW , Mangala, Frueler mid 3 O’Brien and yates after 60 mins Kouyate to see games out Garner ?? 
Williams,  Wozza , Niakhate/Mckenna  , Toff/Richards/New LB

Think we Keep  the current formation and just see subs on 60 and 2 CM replaced plus 2 Fwd’s every game.

(22-08-2022, 10:00 AM)McDurban Wrote: I wonder if we are going to see a formation change to 3-4-2-1 with the arrival of MGW. and two central attacking midfielders?

CF - Johnson
AMC- Lingard
AMC - MGW

This is the only way I see all three getting on the pitch at kick-off.
They will have to play out, there is nobody to win and hold long balls.

As for the midfield two, I can't imagine Frueler was brought in to sit on the bench, he's gotta be better than that with 200 caps for Atlanta.
So I'll plump for a yet to be seen best pairing of...
CM - Frueler
CM - Yates (he looked right at home on Saturday when he came on and Everton had to go over him)

The rest I think we all know...

Henderson
Williams
Worrall
Niakhate
McKenna
Toffolo

(22-08-2022, 10:08 AM)wassy04 Wrote:

(22-08-2022, 10:00 AM)McDurban Wrote: I wonder if we are going to see a formation change to 3-4-2-1 with the arrival of MGW. and two central attacking midfielders?

CF - Johnson
AMC- Lingard
AMC - MGW

This is the only way I see all three getting on the pitch at kick-off.
They will have to play out, there is nobody to win and hold long balls.

As for the midfield two, I can't imagine Frueler was brought in to sit on the bench, he's gotta be better than that with 200 caps for Atlanta.
So I'll plump for a yet to be seen best pairing of...
CM - Frueler
CM - Yates (he looked right at home on Saturday when he came on and Everton had to go over him)

The rest I think we all know...

Henderson
Williams
Worrall
Niakhate
McKenna
Toffolo

Based on the second half vs Everton,if we're sticking with 3 CBs I agree. Cooper is loyal, Yates will come and he's backed MGW too heavily to also not play. I thought it was telling Dennis didn't come on and MGW came on early despite not training much. Brennan is a class finisher, seems like a modern striker. Although obviously, not the greatest in the air so might see Taiwo come in when we need to hold it up more.

CM is up in the air, I kind of agree with you but O'Brien and Mangala have started well so work cut out to fit Freuler and Yates in. Suspect that position will regularly change particularly during games

(01-09-2022, 09:03 PM)Redreg Wrote: Thought this might need revisiting after tonight supposing we play 3/4/3
Hendo
Williams
Bade
Wozza
Niakhate
Lodi
Mangala
Yates/Frueler
MGW
Brennan
BATSMAN

Bench
Hennessy
Mckenna/Wozza
Boly/Kouyate
Toff/Biancone
frueler
O’Brien
Lingard
Dennis
Taiwo