Team for Sunderland

[baz2107]

What does everyone think? i'm hoping we go similar as we did against Protsmouth, we have away trip to Benfica in the week, where we may have to be more cautious but we need to go for the kill in the home premiership games starting sunday which is a must win game

 

Reina

Johnson Carra Agger Kelly (it'll be Insua though)

Masch

Maxi Gerrard Aquilani Babel

Torres

 

Subs: Cav, Greek, Benayoun, Ngog, Kuyt, Lucas, Insua/Kelly

[David Hodgson]

What does everyone think? i'm hoping we go similar as we did against Protsmouth, we have away trip to Benfica in the week, where we may have to be more cautious but we need to go for the kill in the home premiership games starting sunday which is a must win game

 

Reina

Johnson Carra Agger Kelly (it'll be Insua though)

Masch

Maxi Gerrard Aquilani Babel

Torres

 

Subs: Cav, Greek, Benayoun, Ngog, Kuyt, Lucas, Insua/Kelly

 

I think if Rafa tactically picks Lucas with Masch for this one there will be an enormous loss of support for him, unless we win convincingly. Your team is clearly in the right one.

[floyd]

I think if Rafa tactically picks Lucas with Masch for this one there will be an enormous loss of support for him,

with Kuyt on the right

[Epic Swindle]

That's the side I'd pick, with maybe Benayoun for Babel. But we know Kuyt will play and Rafa will pick a team based on the opposition.

[fred milne]

I'm a big fan of Yossi's but Maxi deserves another go at RM after his showing against Portsmouth.

 

Same XI that lined-up in that game is what I'd go for.

[Bailo]

The way Rafa's been talking up Aquilani, I'd expect him to feature.

 

Reina

 

Johnson--Carra--Agger--Insua

 

-----Masch----Aqui

 

Maxi-----Gerrard------Babel

 

------Torres-----------------------

[Andy @ Allerton]

Would love to see Gerrard dropped. I think if he's not playing we'll flatten Sunderland..

 

------------ Reina

 

Johnson Carra Agger Insua

 

Maxi Masch Aquilani Babel

 

-------------- Kuyt

 

-------- Torres

 

 

 

Would be my team.

[fred milne]

Would love to see Gerrard dropped. I think if he's not playing we'll flatten Sunderland..

 

------------ Reina

 

Johnson Carra Agger Insua

 

Maxi Masch Aquilani Babel

 

-------------- Kuyt

 

-------- Torres

 

 

 

Would be my team.

Comedy.

[MarkD]

Would love to see Gerrard dropped. I think if he's not playing we'll flatten Sunderland..

 

------------ Reina

 

Johnson Carra Agger Insua

 

Maxi Masch Aquilani Babel

 

-------------- Kuyt

 

-------- Torres

 

 

 

Would be my team.

 

Didn't the thread you started on this topic get you enough attention?

[Alonso]

The way Rafa's been talking up Aquilani, I'd expect him to feature.

 

Reina

 

Johnson--Carra--Agger--Insua

 

-----Masch----Aqui

 

Maxi-----Gerrard------Babel

 

------Torres-----------------------

Play this team til the end of the season.

[muleskinner]

With Cana and Cattermole both back in CM for them I'll be very surprised to see either of Lucas or Masch not playing.

[Epic Swindle]

With Cana and Cattermole both back in CM for them I'll be very surprised to see either of Lucas or Masch not playing.

 

Yep.

[fred milne]

With Cana and Cattermole both back in CM for them I'll be very surprised to see either of Lucas or Masch not playing.

Its this kind of thinking that will ultimately cost Rafa his job.

 

Cattermole is a good player (not seen much of Cana) but this is Sunderland at home we are talking about.

[MarkD]

Its this kind of thinking that will ultimately cost Rafa his job.

 

Cattermole is a good player (not seen much of Cana) but this is Sunderland at home we are talking about.

 

Neither are creators. We should try and play around them with incisive passing and movement not play like for like and negate the game.

[muleskinner]

Its this kind of thinking that will ultimately cost Rafa his job.

 

Cattermole is a good player (not seen much of Cana) but this is Sunderland at home we are talking about.

 

Do you think he will do differently Fred?

[CarraLegend]

Aquilani is nailed on to start, 100%

[fred milne]

Do you think he will do differently Fred?

I don't know. I hope not.

 

There was a good balance to the team against Portsmouth.

[Hassony]

The team that I'd like to see

 

Reina

Johnson Agger Carra Insua

Maxi Aquilani Masch Yossi

Gerrard Torres

 

 

Kuyt and Lucas to return on thursday

 

 

[David Hodgson]

The team that I'd like to see

 

Reina

Johnson Agger Carra Insua

Maxi Aquilani Masch Yossi

Gerrard Torres

 

 

Kuyt and Lucas to return on thursday

 

Babel has been more effective than both Maxi and Yossi in recent games.

[Clay Davis]

Babel has been more effective than both Maxi and Yossi in recent games.

Certainly more than Maxi, but Yossi hasn't been playing unless a short time as a sub. Yossi is by far, far, far the superior player.

[Hassony]

Babel has been more effective than both Maxi and Yossi in recent games.

 

 

yeah sorry, I keep omitting Babel out of habit

[MFletcher]

Yossi has been fairly s*** this season. He hasn't been helped by injuries and the general poor form of the team, but he's reverted to the Yossi who takes out touch too many and ends up pissing away the chance to pass/shoot.

[David Hodgson]

yeah sorry, I keep omitting Babel out of habit

 

LOL

[MFletcher]

The team I'd like to see would be:

 

Reina

 

Johnson

Carra

Agger

Insua

 

Mascherano

Aquilani

 

Maxi

Gerrard

Babel

 

Torres

 

Basically the same team and philosophy that took Pompey apart.

[fred milne]

Neither are creators. We should try and play around them with incisive passing and movement not play like for like and negate the game.

I agree. If we've got the likes of Torres, Gerrard, Babel, Aquilani, Rodriguez and Johnson out on the pitch then Cana and Cattermole will hopefully spend 90 minutes trying to put out fires.