Starting 11 next season

[birchwoodgingerste]

didnt nagredo and dzeko start today v arsenal?

 

[FantasyIreland]

didnt nagredo and dzeko start today v arsenal?

Well Dzeko's name was on the teamsheet.......

 

[kun]

didnt nagredo and dzeko start today v arsenal?

Exactly

 

[Joe Hart's Dandruff]

Dzeko will be behind Aguero and Negredo. The lazy shit doesn't put in enough effort and doesn't have enough talent. Fair enough he pops up and scores goals sometimes, but that isn't enough. If one of the other players were in his place they would probably have scored as well.

 

[SaintGeorge67]

I don't know much about Fernandinho, but I guess for that price he's gonna be in the mix from day 1.

I'd like to think Rodwell will start to push on this season.

Really excited about Jovetic too.

 

[green pennies]

I think the strength in depth we have combined with Pellegrini's fondness of tactical flexibility, I can see us rotating regularly throughout the league, the cups and the CL unlike Mancini (who opted for a first XI regularly).

If I had to choose two main starting XIs one would be a 4-3-3 and the other a 4-2-3-1.

4-3-3: Hart - Clichy, Nastasic, Kompany, Zabaleta - Toure, Fernandinho, Silva - Jovetic, Aguero, Navas.

4-2-3-1: Hart - Clichy, Nastasic, Kompany, Zabaleta - Toure, Fernandinho - Silva, Aguero, Navas - Negredo

I think we might opt for the 4-3-3 in CL games where retaining possession is vital. The 4-2-3-1 would be a deadly side against weaker league teams and in the cups.

It's hard to see how Rodwell, Nasri and Dzeko would figure regularly. Though Rodwell could probably clearly cover for Yaya for the African Cup of Nations and in the League Cup or in the case of injuries etc. Nasri (and possibly even Milner and Sinclair) could fill in for Silva, Jovetic and Navas. No real place for Dzeko though as he can hardly play alongside negredo (he's too similar).

My big question is this: will we see Yaya rotated at all under Pellegrini? (Not counting ACON.) those rumors about him contractually starting every match notwithstanding, we do have Rodwell and Fernandinho.. It seems that Jack is being groomed for big things. Seems hard to believe we will only use him as a backup.. I'm not saying it should happen often, but can anyone see this happening to keep Ol' Horseheart fresh? Or is it gonna be if Yaya is available, he plays no question?

Of course the other option is that Rodwell slots in for Fernandinho here and there. More likely? Or some combination of the two?

 

[ChicagoBlue]

There is no ACON this year!

 

[gmckennasell]

Wouldnt make wholesale changes from last season , introducing 4 new players could unbalance what is basically a very good team , would start fernandinho for barry and jovetic in for tevez , very similiar players , and negredo and navas to get games from the bench.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Wouldnt make wholesale changes from last season , introducing 4 new players could unbalance what is basically a very good team , would start fernandinho for barry and jovetic in for tevez , very similiar players , and negredo and navas to get games from the bench.

+1, especially in the first game.

Hopefully, we can get a couple of goals ahead by the 60-70 minute mark and blood the other two lads.

 

[SuperYaya]

-----------Aguero
------Jovetic - Silva - Navas
-------Fernandinho - Yaya
Clichy - Nasty - Kompany - Zabaleta
-------------Hart

Front four can rearrange to accommodate Negredo and Dzeko every now and then.