Strongest x 11 now and end of transfer window.

Starfelt
Welsh
Taylor
Scales
Bitton
Ideguchi
Forrest
Abada
Dembele
Giakoumakis

Then Turnbull back after and hopefully another 2 or 3 signings. That bench will already be a lot stronger week to week..

 

Hart
Ralston CCV Jullien Juranovic
Hatate McGregor
Rogic
Jota Kyogo Maeda
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For me our strongest 11 still has a RB at LB, so that needs rectified but the depth is definitely getting there.

Another LW/RW, CB and CAM/10 of real quality too is the dream.

 

Anyone know if any the new boys are good at set pieces ? Outside turnbull it’s something we lack ?

 

No getting ahead of myself but better than nakamura. All 3.

 

Would love to see this at full strength:

Hart (Bain) (Barkas)

Ralston (Juranovic) (Urhoghide)
CCV (Starfelt)
Jullien (Welsh)
NEW LB (Scales) (Taylor)

McGregor (Bitton) (McCarthy)
Hatate (Ideguchi) (Shaw)
Rogic (Turnbull)

Forrest (Abada) (Dembele)
Kyogo (Giakoumakis) (Ajeti)
Jota (Maeda) (Johnston)

I genuinely feel like the only priority is left back, with possibly some cover at CB without needing to dip into the young fellas.

This means I can only really imagine Soro and Bolingoli would be out the door this window.

Am I missing anyone?

 

I've a feeling we won't see the same starting 11 again till seasons end... Ange will have so may options now and I think he will utilise that. Hopefully opposition won't have a clue what's coming at them..

Back four and GK if Jullien keeps fit will pick itself and should stay that way..

Hart, Ralston, Vickers Jullien, Juranovic.. * solid

Infront of them we have so many options now if everyone keeps fit.. can't wait to see our first 11 after the break.

 

No. Unfortunately it’s not a particular strength of any of the three.

It’s definitely something we should be looking to add to the squad. The number of free kicks we get 20-30 yards out and at the moment we’d be as well just playing it back to Hart and starting an attack from scratch.

 

Hart
Ralston CCV Starfelt Scales
McGregor
Forrest Rogic Hatate Jota
Kyogo

 

Still think we need a better back up to Hart than Barkas. Also hopeful that we can offload Ajeti as he just isn't going to do it for us.

 

———————-hart———————-
Ralston—ccv————-jullien-juranovic
——————mcgregor————————
———hatate—————wolf—————-
Jota—————-kyogo—————maeda——

welsh
Starfelt
Scales
Taylor
Ideguchi
Rogic
Turnbull
Giakoumakis
Forrest
Taylor
Ajeti
Soro
Abada
Biton

* it throw in gudmondsson and ferhat, conference league champions!

 

We still after the lad from bodo glimt?

 

Surprised at all the selectors leaving out Maeda.

I reckon he'll tear up the league with Jota and Kyogo, supplied by Rogic, McGregor and Hatate.

 

For me the best eleven will look something like this:

Hart

Ralston
Carter-Vickers
Starfelt
Taylor

McGregor
Hatate(if he is as good as J-League followers believe)
Rogic

Jota
Kyogo
Forrest

I like the look of Maeda but he might need some time to settle just based on his previous European stint. Julien will take a while to get up to speed so hopefully he can get minutes in the cup and maybe games where we are comfortably winning.

We have good depth to the squad with the following not in the team:

Maeda
Abada
Giakoumakis
Bitton
Ideguchi
Turnbull
Welsh
Juranovic
Bain
McCarthy
Julien
Johnston

Don't think I am forgetting anyone. Shaw and Uroghide out on loan by all accounts and Henderson gone to Hibs. But we look not too bad.

 

Im a big Forrest, but hes just not realiable at all! Injury prone and goes missing more of the games.. If Maeda is as good as he looks he'll b ahead.

 

You're missing a few, some of them might be away but

Scales
Ajeti
Dembele
Montgomery
Boli
Barkas (I know)
Hazard
Soro

And I'm.not including, Murray, Moffat etc bit I'd not be surprised if they do play a bit more

 

Hart
Ralston Carter-Vickers Jullien Juranovic
McGregor
Rogic Hatate
Jota Kyogo Maeda
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If Jullien regains his form and Maeda and Hatate hit the heights expected of them, this is easily our strongest 11.

Leaves the bench options solid as * too: Welsh/Starfelt, Scales/Taylor, Bitton, Ideguchi, Turnbull, Abada, Forrest, Giakoumakis, Dembele/Johnston.

 

Yeah most of those will only play if we have a full blown covid crisis or they will likely be moved on. Montgomery and Scales mind you would be two in and around the squad. I think we look OK. Should have enough there to push on 2nd half of the season.

 

Aye, not denying that there will likely be movement there

I think Dembele will play, certainly looked like he was going to be back in preseason before he was assaulted by Bristol.

The squad depth is looking better with what we have there now, especially if the 3 new lads hit the ground running

 

Just need to find a left back who can take freekicks

 

GK: Hart, Bain (forget the others)

RB: Juranovic, Ralston
CB: CCV, Starfelt, Jullien, Welsh
LB: Taylor, Scales

DM: Ideguchi, Bitton, McCarthy
CM: Rogic, McGregor, Hatate, Turnbull, McGree

RW: Jota, Abada, Forrest
ST: Kyogo, GG, Ajeti
LW: Maeda, MJ

Obviously that's not everyone listed, and there will be rotation (across the front 3 in particular). Listed Jota as a RW as I think Maeda will play on the left.

However, the main point here is that we seem a little bloated in midfield, and light on options up front. Unleess Maeda plays through the middle to rest Kyogo, and Hatate plays on the wing etc.