With less than two weeks to go until the first match of the season, there is a very real possibility that we won't have made any signings before then. So with the players currently available how would everyone choose to line up in the first match of the season? My effort:
-----------------------------Cech---------------------------
--Bellerin-Chambers*-Gabriel---Monreal--
--------------------------Coquelin**----------------------
----------------Cazorla----------Xhaka-----------------
------Walcott/Ox---------Ozil--------------Alexis------
*Assuming Koscielny is still unavailable after the Euros, otherwise he gOes Chambers' place.
**Ditto Kos with Ramsey, otherwise would probably swap Coq for Ramsey and play Xhaka deep.
I just can't really see us starting another season with Giroud when we should have been looking for better for the last 3 years + he may not be available.
Playing Ozil in a false 9 really gives us strength in midfield, he can drop deep and Sanchez + Walcott can fill in up front. Ideally I wouldn't play Walcott, but he's better suited to this system than Ox, for all Theo's faults. Welbeck would be ideal for that role.
This system would also really suit Ramsey as with Santi + Xhaka/Coq in midfield he would have license to bomb on and be the goalscoring threat he was In 2013/14.
This was the best I could come up with that didn't look fairly stale, but I doubt we would ever see it. Suggestions?
Line up from current squad
posted on 1/8/16
comment by Hunterdon xiàn de láng (U11551)
posted 50 seconds ago
Have you guys not signed anyone yet other than Xhaka
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Holding and Asano.
4th highest spenders in the PL so far this summer
posted on 1/8/16
comment by Hunterdon xiàn de láng (U11551)
posted 23 seconds ago
Have you guys not signed anyone yet other than Xhaka
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How could you forget Bolton's 15-16 player of the season, Rob Holding
posted on 1/8/16
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 31 seconds ago
comment by Hunterdon xiàn de láng (U11551)
posted 50 seconds ago
Have you guys not signed anyone yet other than Xhaka
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Holding and Asano.
4th highest spenders in the PL so far this summer
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Who are those two?
posted on 1/8/16
CB and striker
posted on 1/8/16
Ah cool. Happy keeping Wenger?
posted on 1/8/16
Giroud, Özil and Kos wont be ready for Liverpool.
Ramsey and Sanchez should be alright.
Guess Gabriel and Chambers will form the CB' pairing. Expect Theo Walcott as our CF.
posted on 1/8/16
Pool first up is going to be a tough tough game
They won't be missing anyone and will have the likes Coutinho and Sturridge available
posted on 1/8/16
comment by Castor Troy (U8700)
posted 16 minutes ago
Pool first up is going to be a tough tough game
They won't be missing anyone and will have the likes Coutinho and Sturridge available
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Yup....and dont forget Origi who is dangerous. Decent midfield and an improved defense. Tough game. If we lose this we are already under pressure.
posted on 1/8/16
Could be worse, we could have a tired Giroud playing.
posted on 1/8/16
Theo can't start surely? Wouldn't be surprised if Giroud gets thrown in. Assuming we get another striker he can have a rest then.