If I was picking the side tonight.....

[Rammy Blue]

......then in the absence of Vince I would play Micah at centre half, Kolo at right back and Zab in midfield as he has more energy and will close people down far better than NDJ or Barry.

my side would be:

......................Shay......................
Kolo.........Micah.......Lescott.....Bridge
......................Vieira......................
................Zab.........Barry..............
SWP....................................Johnson
........................Ade.......................

side i think bob will start:

......................Shay.......................
Micah........Kolo.........Lescott....Bridge
.......................NDJ........................
...............Vieira.......Barry................
SWP....................................Johnson
........................Ade........................

 

[kevreeves]

I`ll go with Bobs team please

 

[C_T_I_D]

I'd go with Bobby Manc on this one. Yes its defensive but we have the players there to hit them on the counter attack.

 

[Vicky]

SWP is injured and won't play...

 

[hgblue]

......then in the absence of Vince I would play Micah at centre half, Kolo at right back and Zab in midfield as he has more energy and will close people down far better than NDJ or Barry.

my side would be:

......................Shay......................
Kolo.........Micah.......Lescott.....Bridge
......................Vieira......................
................Zab.........Barry..............
SWP....................................Johnson
........................Ade.......................

side i think bob will start:

......................Shay.......................
Micah........Kolo.........Lescott....Bridge
.......................NDJ........................
...............Vieira.......Barry................
SWP....................................Johnson
........................Ade........................

I'd start RCS and Ade in this game tonight. Fight fire with fire I say. Stoke aren't going to play through us, so I'd dispense with the extra midfield player (Zabaleta from your line up), and go 4-4-2.

 

[OrigamiNinja]

......then in the absence of Vince I would play Micah at centre half, Kolo at right back and Zab in midfield as he has more energy and will close people down far better than NDJ or Barry.

my side would be:

......................Shay......................
Kolo.........Micah.......Lescott.....Bridge
......................Vieira......................
................Zab.........Barry..............
SWP....................................Johnson
........................Ade.......................

side i think bob will start:

......................Shay.......................
Micah........Kolo.........Lescott....Bridge
.......................NDJ........................
...............Vieira.......Barry................
SWP....................................Johnson
........................Ade........................

I'd start RCS and Ade in this game tonight. Fight fire with fire I say. Stoke aren't going to play through us, so I'd dispense with the extra midfield player (Zabaleta from your line up), and go 4-4-2.

I would agree with getting rid of the 3rd centre midfielder, you dont need to flood the middle of the park against a team who try to bypass it as much as possible!

 

[Goater10]

NDJ would be the 1st name on my teamsheet, especially away from home.

 

[Sky Blue]

I`ll go with Bobs team please

Same here....

 

[Rammy Blue]

surprised by how many people are happy to suggest we stick with both NDJ and Barry in the same starting 11.

have none of you watched us recently?

 

[OrigamiNinja]

surprised by how many people are happy to suggest we stick with both NDJ and Barry in the same starting 11.

have none of you watched us recently?

I would start with Vieira and Barry. I dont see the need for a destructive midfielder like NDJ against a team that dont play through the midfield!