Your starting 11 for the rest of the season if all players are fit and in top form in recent matches.

[Saint IQ]

With us more or less half way through the season and the emergence of Diallo in recent weeks, I thought it would be interesting to see who people would have in their starting 11 if all players were fit and in form in recent matches.

 

I would go with

 

----------------McCarthy-----------------

KWP------Bednerek-----Vestergaard----Bertrand

--------------Diallo------Romeu-------------

JWP------------------------------Redmond

--------------Ings----Adams-----------------

[Saint IQ]

Redmond for Walcott was a really hard call, but in form I think I would just about go with Redmond

[danjosaint]

Mental there's no Armstrong,  so much of our good play goes through him

[woodsaint1]

                    McCarthy

KWP     Bednarek  Vest   Bertrand

Armstrong   JWP   Romeu   Walcott

                  Ings       Adams

 

[danjosaint]

4 minutes ago, woodsaint1 said:

                    McCarthy

KWP     Bednarek  Vest   Bertrand

Armstrong   JWP   Romeu   Walcott

                  Ings       Adams

 

100% this,  Diallo has done brilliantly and will take Romeu's place... but not yet, Romeu's passing in real tight areas is exceptional , his strength and aggressiveness is something we really need

Edited 24 January, 2021 by danjosaint

[Saint Garrett]

Macca

KWP Vestergaard Bednarek Bertrand 

Armstrong JWP Diallo Walcott

Ings Adams

 

Possibly Salisu, but can’t include him yet. 

[Toadhall Saint]

21 minutes ago, woodsaint1 said:

                    McCarthy

KWP     Bednarek  Vest   Bertrand

Armstrong   JWP   Romeu   Walcott

                  Ings       Adams

 

👍 as much as I like Diallo he is for next year.

[trousers]

32 minutes ago, woodsaint1 said:

                    McCarthy

KWP     Bednarek  Vest   Bertrand

Armstrong   JWP   Romeu   Walcott

                  Ings       Adams

 

Yep, this

[Lighthouse]

I actually think Valery is... nah just kidding. Same for me as well.

[Jeremy Corbyn]

Our best XI is reasonably obvious bar a couple of positions.  I'd like to see a plan B of a 4-3-3 when the 4-2-2-2 isn't working:

                    McCarthy

KWP     Bednarek  Vest   Bertrand

                JWP Diallo Romeu

        Armstrong Ings Walcott

[Saint Garrett]

Just now, Jeremy Corbyn said:

Our best XI is reasonably obvious bar a couple of positions.  I'd like to see a plan B of a 4-3-3 when the 4-2-2-2 isn't working:

                    McCarthy

KWP     Bednarek  Vest   Bertrand

                JWP Diallo Romeu

        Armstrong Ings Walcott

Not going to happen.

[Jeremy Corbyn]

8 minutes ago, Saint Garrett said:

Not going to happen.

I insist.

[austsaint]

12 hours ago, Toadhall Saint said:

👍 as much as I like Diallo he is for next year.

Diallo is too good a player now to be saved up for next year.  Ralph has to find a way of including him each game.

[trousers]

29 minutes ago, Jeremy Corbyn said:

when the 4-2-2-2 isn't working:

How many times hasn't this formation worked?

[Chickendippers]

Another poster suggested this so I cannot take the credit. Rotate Romario(!) and Diallo depending on the opposition. The question is whether we want Oriol to be playing against the better teams for his physicality to break up play and recover the ball or do we need Diallo to be in the team for his mobility? You can pick either to play against Burnley or Newcastle when faced with teams who just want to counter. Since Diallo is only 21 he can step in when either JWP or Romeu are not fully fit or suspended. He will get game time with the run of games we have coming up.

[SaintsFan86]

15 hours ago, Saint IQ said:

With us more or less half way through the season and the emergence of Diallo in recent weeks, I thought it would be interesting to see who people would have in their starting 11 if all players were fit and in form in recent matches.

 

I would go with

 

----------------McCarthy-----------------

KWP------Bednerek-----Vestergaard----Bertrand

--------------Diallo------Romeu-------------

JWP------------------------------Redmond

--------------Ings----Adams-----------------

 

For me;

McCarthy;

KWP, Bednerak, Vestergaard, Bertrand;

JWP, Diallo;

Walcott, Armstrong;

Adams, Ings.

 

Subs; Forster, Stephens, Vokins, Valery, Romeu, Jankewitz, Redmond, Djenepo, Tella.

[Toussaint]

2 hours ago, austsaint said:

Diallo is too good a player now to be saved up for next year.  Ralph has to find a way of including him each game.

That inclusion could be out wide, instead of Theo / Redmond. I didn't realise how nippy he was until i saw him in a foot race on Saturday.  I don't know what his delivery would be like to the forwards but it wouldn't be too much of an ask to improve on the aforementioned.

[CamSaint]

42 minutes ago, SaintsFan86 said:

For me;

McCarthy;

KWP, Bednerak, Vestergaard, Bertrand;

JWP, Diallo;

Walcott, Armstrong;

Adams, Ings.

 

Subs; Forster, Stephens, Vokins, Valery, Romeu, Jankewitz, Redmond, Djenepo, Tella.

Interesting choice for the bench. Given the OP's premise that everyone is fit, I guess Nlundulu, Salisu, Smallbone & Obefami could also be in contention, without even considering Long!

[SaintsFan86]

15 minutes ago, CamSaint said:

Interesting choice for the bench. Given the OP's premise that everyone is fit, I guess Nlundulu, Salisu, Smallbone & Obefami could also be in contention, without even considering Long!

We do have alot of depth when every single player is fit! I am not ruling out Salisu, but he is a slight unknown atm. 

Tella is for me a better striker option, he has a better turn of pace and first touch.

 

Obafemi, just doesn't impress me and I'd happilly sell him the, and Smallbone is slightly lightweight.. Although he looked very bright the other day until.his injury. 

[Convict Colony]

22 hours ago, Saint IQ said:

Redmond for Walcott was a really hard call, but in form I think I would just about go with Redmond

I've got some magic beans to sell you ;-)

[Convict Colony]

6 hours ago, Chickendippers said:

Another poster suggested this so I cannot take the credit. Rotate Romario(!) and Diallo depending on the opposition. The question is whether we want Oriol to be playing against the better teams for his physicality to break up play and recover the ball or do we need Diallo to be in the team for his mobility? You can pick either to play against Burnley or Newcastle when faced with teams who just want to counter. Since Diallo is only 21 he can step in when either JWP or Romeu are not fully fit or suspended. He will get game time with the run of games we have coming up.

This was me, this was me

[Matthew Le God]

7 hours ago, Chickendippers said:

Another poster suggested this so I cannot take the credit. Rotate Romario(!) and Diallo depending on the opposition. 

Is he one of triplets? 😉👼

Romario

Romeu

Romeo

[Convict Colony]

welcome to overuse gif land

Edited 25 January, 2021 by Convict Colony

[trousers]

Pedalo

 

[sifter]

I like 4-2-2-2 but if we need a plan B then this 4-2-3-1 is what I would suggest.

I like Armstrong as a man, but Valery delivery, ability to beat a player and cover for KWP overlapping means I would like to see him play on the right. Diallo clearly has some skills but isn't as tough as Romeo so I'd like to see him play as a 10. The weak area is on  the left  Bertrand is no longer good enough going forward (highlighted by much of our good play coming from the right via KWP) and we are struggling for a conistent left side number 10 (which further hinders Bertrand ability to get forward safely). Walcott is not consistent either, but he is best option ina  world where Redmond d plays 1 good game in 5. 

 ---------------McCarthy-----------------

KWP------Bednerek-----Vestergaard---Bertrand

--------------Romeo------JWP-------------

Valery--------------Diallo--------------Walcott

---------------------Ings---------------------

Edited 29 January, 2021 by sifter
Needed explanation

[SaintTex]

If we are sticking with a 4-2-2-2

--------------McCarthy--------------

KWP-Bednerek-Vestergaard-Bertrand

--------Romeu-------JWP-------------

------Armstrong-------Redmond------

-----------Ings------Adams------------

 

If we want to shake things up and get our best players on the pitch (Adams has disappointed in the 2nd quarter of the season)

--------------McCarthy--------------

KWP-Bednerek-Vestergaard-Bertrand

-----Diallo-----Romeu-------JWP----

----Armstrong---Ings---Redmond---