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

[dww]

Judging by the teams people have picked, the striking feature is how few of the new signings you've selected.

For most of you its the same as last year but add Torres.

Do you all think that the summer spending spree is so uninspiring as to have such a minimal impact on our first eleven?

I think that we need to start with a familiar team and to bring in the new signings slowly. Disrupting the team is not a great plan IMO. Also to be honest most of the summer signings are competing for the same 4 places so it is not likely we would see many of them in any individual team.

[Le Chef]

Can't see torres starting - matbe a sub but not from the off - I think he will blood him slowly over the next few weeks along with Voronin. I think babel will be lucky to get a start between now and the end of the month

[Diego]

torres has to start, i can't take a none scoring striker partnership anymore, kuyt and crouch together would kill me...

[Poker]

Team For Villa

----------------------Pepe--------------------
Stevo---------JC----------Danny Boy----------Riise
Benayoun----Sissoko-------Stevie-------------Babel
----------------Voronin-------Torres---------------

I reckon were gonna stuff em 6-1

[Poker]

Sorry guys didnt see this thread my team is

Reina
Finnan-------JC------Danny------Riise
Benayoun----Sissoko---SG-------Babel
------------Voronin--------Torres

[Red_Polo]

Reina
Finnan Carra Agger Riise
Pennant Gerrard Alonso Babel
Crouch Torres


Subs: Itandje, Hyypia, Sissoko, Benayoun, Kuyt

[AFII]

-------------------Reina
Finnan------Carra---------Agger------Riise
------------------Alonso
Pennant----------Gerrard-------------Kewell
---------------Kuyt
--------------------------Torres

[shanklyn]

Could be wrong about this but I dont understand how so many people are overlooking Mascher. Away and first game of the season, I think he will be Rafas first name on the team sheet.

[JPK]

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

I like the look of that team.Strong all over.It would take alot of beating

[Parm]

Reina

Finnan---Carra---Agger---JAR

Yossi--SG--Xabi---Kewell

Torres---Crouch

[Red_Polo]

Could be wrong about this but I dont understand how so many people are overlooking Mascher. Away and first game of the season, I think he will be Rafas first name on the team sheet.

Thing is he hasn't had much of a pre-season due to the Copa America. I'm not sure he's up to speed yet.

[Parm]

Thing is he hasn't had much of a pre-season due to the Copa America. I'm not sure he's up to speed yet.

I think he'll be used somewhat sparingly for the first month or so.

[ianbridgeman]

Have to go for

----------Reina

Finnan Carra Agger Riise

------Mascher Xabs

Pennant------------Barry

----------Gerrard

----------Torres

Leaves a plethora of talent on the bench to choose from!

Bring it on!!

[stevie_gerrard_8]

Reina
Finnan Carra Agger Riise

Pennant/Benayoun Gerrard Alonso Kewell

Kuyt Crouch/Torres

OR

Reina
Finnan Carra Agger Riise
Pennant Gerrard Alonso Kewell
Benayoun
Kuyt

[alunevans]

I think that we need to start with a familiar team and to bring in the new signings slowly. Disrupting the team is not a great plan IMO.

But he disrupts the team from match to match, making an average of 3 changes per game. So why not 3 changes from season to season.

I don't see the disruption case really when we have a manager who believes in rotation. Not that I'm knocking rotation, more pointing out that disruption isn't really a factor in the way it might be for a more settled eleven.

Personally, if everyone picked your first eleven I don't see that it's that much stronger than last years. There's more depth yes, but I'd hope for more than just depth.