so then...team for Saturday - Villa (a)

[ronan]

whats your choice?

reina
finnan carra agger riise
pennant gerrard alonso kewell
voronin
torres

subs
snipes
hyypia
babel
crouch
momo

[Darth Marty]

whats your choice?

reina
finnan carra agger riise
pennant gerrard alonso kewell
voronin
torres

subs
snipes
hyypia
babel
crouch
momo

My team -
Reina

Finnan
carra
agger
riise

stevie
xabi
masch
kewell

kuyt
torres


subs -

snipes
crouch
babel
sami
pennant

[Redmonkey]

Dunno what Benitez will put out, and havent really seen any of the preseason games, so purely on paper my first XI...

Pepe
Finnan Carra Agger Riise
Alonso Masher
Benayoun Gerrard Babel
Torres

Though I guess Benitez will go for something like last years team....

Pepe
Finnan Carra Agger Riise
Pennant Alonso Gerrard Kewell
Kuyt Torres

[Rocket]

--------Reina------------

Finnan - Agger -- Cara --- Riise

-------- Biscan ---------

Benayoun -- Gerrard -- Babel

--- Torres --- Kuyt-------

[Lee]

I'm not sure about who's going to play on the wings & up front, but as a guess I would say the team will be;

Reina
Finnan Carragher Agger Riise
Pennant Gerrard Alonso Kewell
Kuyt Torres

Subs;
Keeper
Hyypia
Babel
Crouch
Benayoun
Voronin

****in hell, that still leaves out Sissoko, Mascherano, Arbeloa, Leiva etc... yeeesh, we have some squad!

[Graybach]

Posted mine in Coops's 'Villa Away' thread.

[fowlen]

It;s hard to have a clue who he'll play.

The defense picks itself and benayoun has stood out in pre-season, and I don't think Rafa will throw too many of his new signings into a game immediately, so I reckon it may look something like:

Reina

Finnan
Carra
Agger
JAR

Benayoun
Gerrard
Alonso
Kewell

Kuyt
Torres

Subs:
New GK
Hyypia
Babel
Veronin
Sissoko

[kop1te]

--------Reina------------

Finnan - Agger -- Cara --- Riise

-------- Biscan ---------

Benayoun -- Gerrard -- Babel

--- Torres --- Kuyt-------

I think Meijer might start instead of Torres though.

[Dhav]

Either way I hope he really goes for it, unlike our last game there.

[Tee]

It will be:

----------Reina

Finnan Carra Agger Riise

------Momo Xabi

Pennant------------Babel

----------Gerrard

----------Torres

[Gazzla]

I reckon it'll be

Reina

Finnan, Carra, Agger, Riise

Stevie, Xabi, Momo, Kewell

Kuyt & Torres

Subs : Charlie
Babel
Mascher
Yossi
Crouch

[Maxiedge]

For all those without Masch...I think he will start most games and thats including gainst Villa. Just my opinion...could be wrong.


I would be interested to see a formation with our 11 best players..:

Reina

Finnna Carra Agger Heinze

Masch

Sissoko Alonso

Gerrard

Torres Babel

[alunevans]

whats your choice?

reina
finnan carra agger riise
pennant gerrard alonso kewell
voronin
torres

subs
snipes
hyypia
babel
crouch
momo

Pepe

Finnan
Carragher
Agger
Riise

Benayoun
Gerrard
Alonso
Babel

Crouch
Torres

[Welhung]

My choice -

----------------Reina-------------------
Finnan-----Carra----Agger-------Riise---
Pennant----Stevie----Momo-----Kewell
----------Kuyt-----------------------
-----------------Torres---------------

Subs: Xabi, Masch, crouch, babel, Yossi

I reckon Momo might get some games away, especially a potentially dirty one like this at the start of the season. He was good pre-season and his energy and locomotive like power will be good for us choppin' up their midfield. Alonso and masch will be better when we can play a more fluid game (eg: when we are home). I'm not saying that momo will play the whole game but I'd rather start with him than bring him off the bench in a game like this. Its the first game of the season and no -one is going to be playing champagne football...yet.

[Darth Marty]

we dont play Masch he will join the scum next season........i ****ing dread to think.....