Team v Arsenal

[FCBurnley]

Muric
OShea Beyer Ekdal/ AD Taylor
Larsen Cork Cullen
Berge Brownhill
Rodriguez

No chance Muric will play but Arsenal will force Trafford into errors with their fast high press.

[ClaretTony]

Muric
OShea Beyer Ekdal/ AD Taylor
Larsen Cork Cullen
Berge Brownhill
Rodriguez

No chance Muric will play but Arsenal will force Trafford into errors with their fast high press.

You’d better change your goalkeeper. Muric isn’t available.

[Nonayforever]

Muric
OShea Beyer Ekdal/ AD Taylor
Larsen Cork Cullen
Berge Brownhill
Rodriguez

No chance Muric will play but Arsenal will force Trafford into errors with their fast high press.

Sorry FCBurnley,
But that team would be like watching a barge full of coal going up the canal.

Trafford
Roberts O Shea Beyer Vitinho
JBG Berge Cullen Koleosho
Redmond Amdouni

[ClaretsPadiham]

Muric
Roberts Ekdal McNally Taylor
Benson Cork Bastien Zaroury
Twine Obafemi

[dougcollins]

You’d better change your goalkeeper. Muric isn’t available.

edit - incorrect post.

[warksclaret]

Trafford
Roberts O Shea Beyer Taylor
Brownhill Cullen
JBG Berge Koleosho
Amdouini

I have assumed Ekdal not match fit yet; Cork either unfit or out of favour; and hope Obefomi can be brought into the squad as we may need him soon

[clansman]

I hope the lads put a performance in for Lyle.
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[ClaretPete001]

Sorry FCBurnley,
But that team would be like watching a barge full of coal going up the canal.

Trafford
Roberts O Shea Beyer Vitinho
JBG Berge Cullen Koleosho
Redmond Amdouni

Sorry NonNay, I think it's painfully clear the Berge - Cullen double pivot doesn't work... just not enough legs and pace in a two man midfield. And there are precious few goals in Amdouni / Redmond

I think I'd go for similar to FCBurnley:

--------------Trafford
Roberts O Shea Beyer Vitinho
----------Cork---Cullen----------
Brownhill-----Berg-----Kolosheo
---------------Jay Rod---------------

[CrosspoolClarets]

—————Trafford—————-
Roberts—-O Shea—Beyer—Taylor
—————Cullen—-Brownhill———-
Gudmundsson——Berge—-Koleosho
——————-Rodriguez————————

Need tracking back for the wingers, keep it tight, solid in the middle, height for our set plays and pace / goals on the bench for the last 25.

[northernpowerhouse]

Trafford
Roberts O'Shea Beyer Taylor
Berge Brownhill JBG
Redmond Rodriguez Amdouni

[Goobs]

Trafford
Vitinho Beyer O'Shea Taylor
Cullen Brownhill
Wilson Berge Tresor
Amdouni

[OssyClaret]

Trafford

Roberts Ekdal Beyer Taylor

Berge Cork Brownhill

JBG Amdouni Koleosho

[AGENT_CLARET]

-----------------------Muric--Trafford

Vitinho--Roberts--O'Shea--Ekdal--Beyer--Taylor


----------------Cullen--Berge--Brownhill

X2 keepers, x6 at the back 3 in midfield protecting the back line, no one up front and pray for a 0 - 0 Draw

[Clive 1960]

You’d better change your goalkeeper. Muric isn’t available.

I think Muric will be available as the game is cancelled again.

[claret2018]

If Jay starts we might as well give up.

[Ampth7]

Trafford Vigouroux Muric
Roberts Vitinho. O’Shea. Beyer. Cullen. Al-Dakhil. Ekdal Taylor

Hopefully that will keep it to a 3-0 defeat.

[Carlos the Great]

Available or not available Muric won’t play … and if he did for some reason if I was him I would be thinking is this trying set me up to fail ?

[Hurstwood_Claret]

I think Muric will be available as the game is cancelled again.

Can’t see anything offical to confirm?

[burnley007]

So many variations on team selection.
Really shows the depth of our squad, given time this is a really good set of players. Just how much time??

[ClaretTony]

I think Muric will be available as the game is cancelled again.

I went off what VK said last week - wasn't aware there had been an update on it.

[Anthonini]

Trafford Tresor Berge Amdouni Koleosho O'Shea and some to fill it up.

[RVclaret]

Given the type of game it is and how Arsenal play I reckon there’s a chance he goes for the same shape as vs City.

——————————-Trafford
—————O’Shea——Beyer—Taylor
Roberts————————————————Vitinho
———————-Berge———Cullen
———Tresor*—————————Koleosho
——————————Amdouni

*one position most up for change with JBL a possible

[CoolClaret]

Is Muric available? Guess it doesn't matter either way

4-2-3-1 ish

----------Keeper
Roberts-Ekdal*-Beyer-Taylor
-------Cullen-Berge
--Amdouni-Tresor**-Koleosho
-----------Jay


Or

4-2-2-2
---------Keeper
Vitinho-Ekdal*-Beyer-Taylor
-------Cullen--Berge
----Brownhill------JBG
---Amdouni----Redmond

*O'Shea if Ekdal isn't ready
** Brownhill or Tresor really. Bit of a 'free hit' see what Tresor can do in his 'proper position'

[CoolClaret]

Muric definitely not playing btw - he's just uploaded an image in Zurich airport

[Swizzlestick]

Muric just tagged a pic of himself at Zurich airport so Traff it is (would have been anyway).

[spt_claret]

-----------------------Trafford
Roberts ---- O'Shea (Ekdal if fit) ----Beyer ----Taylor
------------------------Berge
---------------Brownhill--------Gudmundsson
Odobert---------------------------------Koleosho
----------------------Amdouni

Play much more fast & direct. Arsenal will win the possession battle even if we try to play our possession style, their press will annihilate our backline if we try to tap it about. Get our best technical midfielder (Gudmundsson) and two most physical midfielders (Berge/Brownhill) in, was tempted to put Cullen in over Gudmundsson as DM but I think he's struggled, he'd be the bench option if the midfield isn't working.
Maximum frontline pace up top and on both flanks, let Amdouni drop deep similar to Firminio with the wingers overlapping ala Salah/Mane. Fullbacks pushing up to support when they can, with one of the 3 midfielders (probably Berge, or Cullen if picked) dropping back and the defence shifting to ensure there's cover if an attack breaks down. Play the channels, try to get in behind, take risks, accept that we'll never have 60% possession against Arsenal and adapt accordingly.

Still get battered like but if ever there was a game to attempt a more quick transition, direct/counter attacking team it's this one.

[SalisburyClaret]

Trafford
Roberts AAD Beyer Taylor
JBG Cullen Brownhill Koleosho
Redmond
JRod

Hope our set-piece coach has improved.

[jedi_master]

Trafford
Roberts Ekdal Beyer Taylor
Berge Cork Brownhill
Redmond Rodriguez Koleosho

[Steve-Harpers-perm]

Trafford
Roberts AAD Beyer Taylor
JBG Cullen Brownhill Koleosho
Redmond
JRod

Hope our set-piece coach has improved.

Berge has got to play along with Ekdal hopefully.

[burnley007]

Muric definitely not playing btw - he's just uploaded an image in Zurich airport

Does anyone know what happened between Muric and Vinnie? Is it fixable??

[Quickenthetempo]

Back 4
4 narrow central midfielders
2 young wingers playing high to stop their full backs bombing on if possible. Plenty of energy.

We won't need a CF.

Sub as many youngsters on as possible to give them a taste of playing at these big grounds.

Plenty of long shots like we scored last year please.

[SalisburyClaret]

Berge has got to play along with Ekdal hopefully.

Ekdal definitely if fit
Not mad on Berge defensively- and suspect we may be defending quite a lot! He can come on later and nab the winner.

[claretspice]

-----------------Trafford
-----OShea Beyer Delcroix
Roberts-------------------Taylor
---------Berge Brownhill
Gudmundsson Koleosho
------------Redmond


Template we used at home to City. Debate Guddy or amdouni, and Delcroix.

[Clive 1960]

I went off what VK said last week - wasn't aware there had been an update on it.

If Muric is available i would still just stick with young Trafford for the time being.

[Ampth7]

Well, apparently you’re not allowed 3 keepers!!! Who knew? So here is another attempt-
Trafford
Vitinho. O’Shea. Beyer. Taylor
Brownhill Cullen. Berge
JBG. Koleosho
Amdouni

[Dark Cloud]

Does it really matter?

[gandhisflipflop]

Trafford

Roberts. O’Shea (Ekdal if fit). Beyer. Delcroix

……………………..massengo

…………..berge. Brownhill


Koleosho. Odebert

………………….amdouni

[Sleeping Cat]

-------------Trafford
Roberts - O'Shea - Beyer - Taylor
- - - - - Cork- - - -Brownhill
JBG - - - - - Berg - - - - - JBL
---------------Jay---------------

[Steve-Harpers-perm]

Ekdal definitely if fit
Not mad on Berge defensively- and suspect we may be defending quite a lot! He can come on later and nab the winner.

That’s the spirit!!

[FCBurnley]

Does anyone know what happened between Muric and Vinnie? Is it fixable??

It must have been bad !!!

[Ampth7]

Trafford

Roberts. O’Shea (Ekdal if fit). Beyer. Delcroix

……………………..massengo

…………..berge. Brownhill


Koleosho. Odebert

………………….amdouni

I love the way your team has been made into a very heavily right sided formation
Or maybe that’s just how it looks on my phone?

[Ampth7]

Does it really matter?

[CnBtruntru]

I love the way your team has been made into a very heavily right sided formation
Or maybe that’s just how it looks on my phone?

They must really rate Delcroix

[Carlos the Great]

Surely we have to play differently against possibly the best passing team in the division ..we need to be more physical perhaps .. I hope we don’t get trounced or it could be real knock to the teams confidence

[Jakubs Tash]

Trafford

Roberts
O’Shea
Ekdal
Beyer
Taylor

Brownhill
Cullen
Berge
JBG

Koleosho


Block it up! Stay in the game as long as possible.

[Clive 1960]

Muric is playing Sunday for is country so won't be in the squad after i thought it was cancelled again.

[gandhisflipflop]

I love the way your team has been made into a very heavily right sided formation
Or maybe that’s just how it looks on my phone?

It’s how it was when I submitted the post