What's our strongest eleven?

[2sheikhs]

This is or has been the problem. Trying to shoehorn big buys into a first 11 at the expense of balance or the need to nullify the opposition.

 

[richards30]

When all fit and on form:

Hart
Zab
Vinny
Otamendi
Kolarov
Dinho
Yaya
De Bruyne
Silva
Sterling
Aguero

 

[Saddleworth2]

Same answer as above

Sorry mate. You must have posted before I replied. I am still unconvinced about silva and KDB in the same team and would rather go with width navas and Stirling and Dave/KDB in the centre. Yaya/nasri as subs and Delph/ Fernandinho as our engine.

 

[GaudinoMotors]

Depends who we're playing; unfortunately we don't seem to bother with the opposition.

 

[Dax777]

Sorry mate. You must have posted before I replied. I am still unconvinced about silva and KDB in the same team and would rather go with width navas and Stirling and Dave/KDB in the centre. Yaya/nasri as subs and Delph/ Fernandinho as our engine.

My belief is that it's a form issue than a player issue. If all are at their best, that is our best team. Zab and Kola are are width. They've been for 5 years running thats our identity.
Silva and DeBryune are cerebral creators. Aguero is Aguero. The issue is CM and how we play it. If we switch to a high pressure team, I like Delph/Dihno as the CMs. Also love Delphs movement almost as good as Nasri. But with more energy. Yaya then is limited to running the team out of the back, like he did yesterday, with the space to actually make plays.

And enough energy to chase down the Valencia of the world.

If Pep comes here, I'm almost certain barring Yaya choosing to leave, he will be our Alonzo.

 

[Saddleworth2]

My belief is that it's a form issue than a player issue. If all are at their best, that is our best team. Zab and Kola are are width. They've been for 5 years running thats our identity.
Silva and DeBryune are cerebral creators. Aguero is Aguero. The issue is CM and how we play it. If we switch to a high pressure team, I like Delph/Dihno as the CMs. Also love Delphs movement almost as good as Nasri. But with more energy. Yaya then is limited to running the team out of the back, like he did yesterday, with the space to actually make plays.

And enough energy to chase down the Valencia of the world.

If Pep comes here, I'm almost certain barring Yaya choosing to leave, he will be our Alonzo.

Hope you are right mate. I can't wait to see who he tries at pivot.

 

[We're not really here]

Any 11 as long as it doesn't have Kev, David and Yaya in at the same time. It just doesn't fit.

 

[Shawnducati]

Hart
Sagna. Vinny. Otamendi. Kolorav.
KDB. Toure. Ferna. Delph.
Sergio. Kelechi.

Winning combination!!!

 

[Dax777]

Hope you are right mate. I can't wait to see who he tries at pivot.

I can see a central 3 of Yaya, Silva and DeBryune with Pep going out to get speedsters on the wings.

Yay and Silva are phenomenal possession players. Pep cherishes that. DeBryune will need some work, but he is a gamer.

 

[Eccles Blue]

After the 101 pages of hyperbole after the West Ham match I guess we haven't got eleven players who are strong enough so we had better just give up altogether and just have Joe Hart in goal and Sergio running down the other end!!!!

 

[Eccles Blue]

I can see a central 3 of Yaya, Silva and DeBryune with Pep going out to get speedsters on the wings.

Yay and Silva are phenomenal possession players. Pep cherishes that. DeBryune will need some work, but he is a gamer.

Once again we appear to have acquired a new Manager without the club telling anyone!!! Unless that should be PEL cherishes that!!!

 

[malg]

Depends who we're playing; unfortunately we don't seem to bother with the opposition.

Therein lies the answer. There are probably some players who would start all games - Hart/Aguero as they're the best in their position, however all others should be predicated on the system for any given game, taking into account the opposition, and obviously if we're at home or away.

 

[moorsideblue]

How the fuck can anyone do an our strongest 11 without Yaya,this site is a fuckin embarrassment !

Maybe because the last 2 games that Toure has not started we have won 3-0 and 4-0? and the last 3 games he has started we have drew. 0-0 0-0 2-2

 

[moorsideblue]

Similar to mine. I'd love to see us play 442. We flirted with it recently but went back to the same old

yeah i do like 4-4-2 but to do that to this 11 would have to sacrifice either de bruyne or silva for sterling or navas and stick the other one on the wing.

 

[Harvster]

Navas and Sterling should start in away games but not home games.
For away games, two of YaYa, Silva & De Bruyne should start on the bench

 

[stablemcfc]

Willy
Sagna Kompany Otamendi Clichy
Navas Toure Fernandinho Silva
Bony Aguero

Going fishing

 

[IWasHere]

433

Hart

Sagna ota vinnie kolarov

Fernando
Yaya dinho

Navas/KDB sterling

Aguero

 

[Dax777]

What is most interesting here is that there are 20 different permutations of what the best team is. Which means, Pelegrini is bound to be at odds with at least 19 out of every 20 fan who dislike him.

He really can't win with thus crowd.

 

[billymumphrey]

Assuming everyone is fit and in form I think this is our best line up and flexible formation.

4-4-1-1 but can easily switch to a 4-2-3-1.

Hart
Zaba, Kompnay, Otamendi, Kolarov
Navas, Toure, Fernandinho, Sterling
Silva
Aguero

 

[Dax777]

Assuming everyone is fit and in form I think this is our best line up and flexible formation.

4-4-1-1 but can easily switch to a 4-2-3-1.

Hart
Zaba, Kompnay, Otamendi, Kolarov
Navas, Toure, Fernandinho, Sterling
Silva
Aguero

I can't fault this line up.