With a fully fit squad.

[BornBlueDieBlue]

Once Petrov, Bojinov and Johnson are back how do you think we will set
up? Will we stick with 4 across the middle with Robinho off the front man?
Bojinov seems a similar sort of forward to Bojinov so would one of the be on the bench?
Either way it will be nice to have players of quality back in the mix and finally maybe have some actual quality on the bench rather than
Gelson, Berti and Vassell!!!
This is how i see it. Feel free to change/discuss.

........................................Given..........................................
Richards.............Toure.....................Kompany.................Bridge

...........................Zabaleta................De Jong..........................
...........................................................................................
SWP.............................................Robinho.......................Petrov
........................................Bellamy..............................................

Rotate? Hart, Garrido,Onuoha,Dunne,Johnson,Ireland,Sturridge,Bojinov,Santa Cruz?

Futures Blue.

 

[svennis pennis]

Once Petrov, Bojinov and Johnson are back how do you think we will set
up? Will we stick with 4 across the middle with Robinho off the front man?
Bojinov seems a similar sort of forward to Bojinov so would one of the be on the bench?
Either way it will be nice to have players of quality back in the mix and finally maybe have some actual quality on the bench rather than
Gelson, Berti and Vassell!!!
This is how i see it. Feel free to change/discuss.

........................................Given..........................................
Richards.............Toure.....................Kompany.................Bridge

...........................Zabaleta................De Jong..........................
...........................................................................................
SWP.............................................Robinho.......................Petrov
........................................Bellamy..............................................

Rotate? Hart, Garrido,Onuoha,Dunne,Johnson,Ireland,Sturridge,Bojinov,Santa Cruz?

Futures Blue.

Petrov will be on the bench mate unless we really want to hammer a team. No way will ireland be benched.

The only way Petrov will start is if we are very confident and drop a defensive midfielder.

 

[Feed-The-Goat]

boj wontbe benched...hes not similar to bellamy, he stronger and can win headers. boj wins hands down. our future first choice

 

[TonyM]

Bojinov seems a similar sort of forward to Bojinov so would one of the be on the bench?

I agree but maybe Bojinov can start with Bojinov coming off the bench late on.

 

[zignzog]

With the players we have (not the ones we're linked with) I'd go with

...........................Hart

Zab.........Onuoha........Kompany..........Bridge

........................De Jong....................

SWP..................Ireland................Petrov

.................Bellamy.....Robinho


Flexibility to play Robinho on left and Bojinov with Bellamy depending on the opposistion/score. With cover on the bench Dunne, Richards, Garrido, Sturridge, Jo, Benjani, Johnson

 

[svennis pennis]

With the players we have (not the ones we're linked with) I'd go with

...........................Hart

Zab.........Onuoha........Kompany..........Bridge

........................De Jong....................

SWP..................Ireland................Petrov

.................Bellamy.....Robinho


Flexibility to play Robinho on left and Bojinov with Bellamy depending on the opposistion/score. With cover on the bench Dunne, Richards, Garrido, Sturridge, Jo, Benjani, Johnson

Again it depends on the opposition. Away from home and against the top teams we could not play with that system. We would be over run. Robinho and Petrov will not track back leaving us exposed.

 

[Del_Bosque]

.................Hart...................
Richards Dunne Kompany Bridge
.........Zabaleta DeJong...........
................Ireland.................
SWP.........................Robinho
...............Bellamy.................

Dunne will probably come back in as he is captain, although if Onouha keeps his performances at this level and we keep winning while Dunne is suspended you'd have to leave Onouha in. Obviously you'd swap Hart for Given if he signs. The only real places that are up for grabs/could be strengthened are GK RB CF(target man) and one of the CB positions. Otherwise its hold on to your hat Agness, top four all the way next season darling.

 

[BornBlueDieBlue]

Yeah dropping Ireland would be difficult i agree. So on second thoughts
i would probably have Petrov on the bench as a (very) useful weapon to bring on.



ha ha, now i sound like Paul Whitehouse in the Fast show when hes talking
about football with his mates and he just agrees with everyone!

but yeah svennis your right.

 

[zignzog]

With the players we have (not the ones we're linked with) I'd go with

...........................Hart

Zab.........Onuoha........Kompany..........Bridge

........................De Jong....................

SWP..................Ireland................Petrov

.................Bellamy.....Robinho


Flexibility to play Robinho on left and Bojinov with Bellamy depending on the opposistion/score. With cover on the bench Dunne, Richards, Garrido, Sturridge, Jo, Benjani, Johnson

Again it depends on the opposition. Away from home and against the top teams we could not play with that system. We would be over run. Robinho and Petrov will not track back leaving us exposed.

If Robinho is playing as a striker I wouldn't expect him to track back. Agree with Petrov though away from home. We could go 442 with Johnson in the middle with De Jong and Ireland on the left or even Garrido on the left and leave Johnson out

 

[baldybouncer]

Bojinov seems a similar sort of forward to Bojinov so would one of the be on the bench?

I agree but maybe Bojinov can start with Bojinov coming off the bench late on.

Bojinov's our goalie surely!! Or is that Bojinov?