Starting eleven for 15/16 season

[J_Bow]

Plenty of option for rotation mate. In some really easy games we could play a Yaya Pogba two man midfield, Silva, De Bruyne and Sterling will all play 50+ games

I don't believe Yaya, De Bruyne or Pogba will be wanting regular rotation. Although hope we rotate Yaya more often if he becomes tired, WC and African Nations knackered him out last season.

Not sold on Yaya/Pogba as a two, neither will be good enough to be the defensive midfielder, even against the lesser teams in the league.

 

[pepsi_dave]

With the rumours of another CB coming in, and not much in the way of improving full back positions, and when you consider the conundrum of trying to fit everyone in to our starting XI assuming we get all of our targets, is there an argument for suggesting we might set up with 3 at the back?

I don't think we will myself, but it would appear to be the only way to maximise getting our "Important" players into the same team as each other.

 

[Whitty1001]

Assumin we get all targets I feel front 4 will not change much all season with Sterling Silva and KDB behind aguero. Pogba will start similar amount of games as well and it will be yaya and and dinho who rotate depending on opponents.

 

[blinkblue]

With the rumours of another CB coming in, and not much in the way of improving full back positions, and when you consider the conundrum of trying to fit everyone in to our starting XI assuming we get all of our targets, is there an argument for suggesting we might set up with 3 at the back?

I don't think we will myself, but it would appear to be the only way to maximise getting our "Important" players into the same team as each other.

---------------------Hart

-----Denayer - Kompany - Mangala

Sterling ----- Yaya - Pogba ----- Kolarov

---------De Bruyne ------ Silva

-------------------Aguero

 

[Daz_Blue]

---------------------Hart

-----Denayer - Kompany - Mangala

Sterling ----- Yaya - Pogba ----- Kolarov

---------De Bruyne ------ Silva

-------------------Aguero

Zabba right side and Sterling for Kolarov

 

[aguerooo93]

-------------------Aguero[/QUOTE]

With the rumours of another CB coming in, and not much in the way of improving full back positions, and when you consider the conundrum of trying to fit everyone in to our starting XI assuming we get all of our targets, is there an argument for suggesting we might set up with 3 at the back?

I don't think we will myself, but it would appear to be the only way to maximise getting our "Important" players into the same team as each other.

We've been playing 4-3-3 in the pre-season matches so far so if we're going to switch from a 4-2-3-1 or a 4-2-2-2 it will be to a 4-3-3 not a 3-5-2. I don't think we want/need another CB considering we already have four good ones competing - Kompany, Demichelis, Mangala and Denayer.

I think the big question is in a 4-3-3 who will make up our midfield three assuming Silva, Sterling and Aguero would be up top. Fernandinho-Delph-Toure or Delph-Toure-Nasri?

 

[birchwoodgingerste]

if three at the back

....................hart
....denayer.Kompany.mangala
de bruyne..delph.pogba..sterling

........yaya..........silva

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

 

[birchwoodgingerste]

-------------------Aguero

We've been playing 4-3-3 in the pre-season matches so far so if we're going to switch from a 4-2-3-1 or a 4-2-2-2 it will be to a 4-3-3 not a 3-5-2. I don't think we want/need another CB considering we already have four good ones competing - Kompany, Demichelis, Mangala and Denayer.

I think the big question is in a 4-3-3 who will make up our midfield three assuming Silva, Sterling and Aguero would be up top. Fernandinho-Delph-Toure or Delph-Toure-Nasri?[/QUOTE]


could be kdb toure nasri

 

[FJRMCFC]

You're assuming a lot... First that everyone is going to stay healthy all year (almost never happens). Second that yaya is going to be a locked in starter, and you're not thinking about jan-feb when yaya is either gone or tired...

Maybe, but then there's Nasri, Navas and Lopes who all expect to play a significant amount of games. This is why I don't think De Bruyne is needed yet.

Edit : Yaya is guaranteed starter, he'll start every game when fit.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

..........................HART
................KOMPANY....MANGALA
ZABALETA......FERNANDINHO........KOLAROV
.........NASRI..TOURE..SILVA..STERLING
.....................AGUERO

SUBS:
Caballero
Denayer
Clichy
Delph
Fernando
Navas
Bony