is this our best side ?

[bluemc1]

no

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you asked a question is this our best side ? and you got a reply. what did you want then?

i also say No.

maybe the replies like off chris85mcfc, city1974, tolmies hairdoo and Abbeygoo, your opinion on your best side ? Why ? just stuff like that really.

 

[tonycoleman]

…………………………..Hart…………….
..Zaba….Kompany….Mangala……Kolarov
…Milner…….Fernando…….Toure..
…………….Silva………..Nasri……………….
……………………Aguero………………….

or
…………………………..Hart…………….
..Zaba….Kompany….Mangala……Kolarov
…Milner /Nasri…….Fernando…….Toure..
…………….Silva………..
……………Aguero….....Dzeko……………….

 

[Yates]

It's a solid side, that I'd like to see in the tough European games, maybe kolarov for Clichy sometimes as when given options, there is no better crosser of the ball than kolarov and I think a combination of mangala, Kompany, Fernandinho and Fernando could cover him when making those forward runs and being slow to get back.

I've been a vocal critic of Dzeko but he's looking good so far so he'd be pushing for a place alongside jovetic if he was to come back looking up for it. Navas good impact player and Nasri needs to up it to even be considered for the big crunch games.

 

[@BluePhil8]

No.

------------------------------HART------------------------------
ZABALETA----KOMPANY-----MANGALA----KOLAROV
SILVA------T.TOURE------FERNANDINHO------MILNER
--------------------AGUERO------DZEKO--------------------

Fernando looked great but it's too early to say he is better than Fernandinho.

Kolarov's productivity makes up for any defensive frailty. The way I see it is:
Kolarov: defending 7/10 attacking 9/10
Clichy: defending 8/10 attacking 2/10

Nasri is a good player but I still wonder whether he has the fight to win when the chips are down.

Demichellis has been a great servant for his price tag but Mangala looked like a different beast yesterday.

 

[i8rags]

Yesterday's squad was the best I've ever seen, when u add fernando and Jovetic it's fantastic.

 

[Mr Ed (The Stables)]

…………………………..Hart…………….
..Zaba….Kompany….Mangala……Clichy..
…Milner…….Fernando…….Fernandhino..
…………….Silva………..Toure……………….
……………………Aquero………………….

Very close I agree, however it's a toss up in certain games if Kolerov plays instead of Clichy and also if Nasri/Dzeko (change of formation) plays instead of Milner.

But for our best side I think the following 9 have to start:

Hart
Zab
Vinnie
Mangala
Fernando
Ferndinho
Yaya
Silva
Aguero

 

[uwe rosler 28]

When we play the top teams I'd go with

..................................hart...........................

zaba.............vinny...........mangala....clichy

.......................fern...........fernando............

silva........................yaya.................milner

...............................aguero.......................

and the lesser teams

......................................hart....................................

zaba.................vinny.............mangala.........kolarov

silva...................fernando........yaya.............nasri

..........................jovetic..............aguero....................

Got great options now to rotate the top players vinny yaya silva aguero can all be rested and with still got great quality coming in nasri navas demi dzeko fernandinho.

 

[sh249]

I think that a 3-man midfield, with two up top still (4-3-1-2) could well suit our personnel. We're not blessed with great options in terms of wide attackers, and most of our width comes from the full backs anyway (esp. Zaba and Kolarov). We do though have three top class strikers, arguably the best No. 10 in the world, and other good options for that position. I also think playing with three would allow us to rotate more freely - as part of a two-man midfield, I think we're still largely limited to perming two from three (Yaya, Fernandinho, Fernando), depending on the opposition (Milner can perhaps do a good defensive job in there, but we lose something in terms of our ability to keep the ball). Lampard will struggle in a two, but could very easily be used as part of a three. Even Nasri could be used in a three as well, particularly in games in which we'll be on the front foot.

The main point I'd disagree with is the idea of using Yaya further forward. I've never thought it was his best position, and I think we have better options there. Facing the play, with the ball, he's a 9.5/10 player; ahead of the ball, with his back to goal he's 7/10. His main value to us is his ability to get on the ball and dictate things from a deeper position. The lungbusting runs catch the eye and get flagged up in the media, but that's an additional string to his bow - it's as a playmaker that he is so important to us. In fact, were we to play three in midfield, I'd be more tempted to drop him back further still and ask him to play as the deepest midfielder (a la Alonso) with two workers alongside him - it would also make it far more difficult for opponents to get in his face and press him. Whether he has the positional discipline for the role, I'm not sure, but would be interesting to see.

 

[bluemc1]

great last 2 posts

 

[FantasyIreland]

-------------Hart----------------
Zaba Kompany Mangala Clichy
---------Fernando-----------
------Yaya---- Dinho--------
------------silva--------
-----Aguero------Jovetic-----

Pace,power,height,trickery,mobility and desire.