Predict our starting XI for our first Premier League game in the upcoming 2017/2018 season.
Let's see if actually anyone gets this correct.
Let's see if actually anyone gets this correct.
Your Lineup Prediction first PL game 17/18
- Thread starter Jaap
- Start date
DDG
Valencia Bailly Rojo Darmian
Herrera Pogba
Costa Griezmann Rashford
Morata
Valencia Bailly Rojo Darmian
Herrera Pogba
Costa Griezmann Rashford
Morata
Thought Rojo was out till like Xmas time?
I hadn't heard I time-scale for Rojo, just the 9-12 for Zlatan, I will change it then
Romero
Valencia Bailly New CB (hopefully) Darmian
Herrera Carrick
Lingard Pogba Griezmann
Rashford
Valencia Bailly New CB (hopefully) Darmian
Herrera Carrick
Lingard Pogba Griezmann
Rashford
Just ask @DanNistelrooy
Big Dave
Laporte - Bailly - Marquinhos
Fabinho - Weigl
B.Silva - Verratti - Pogba
Mbappe - Griezmann
Bench: Romero, Valencia, Rojo, Herrera, Rashford, Martial, Belotti
Squad players: Shaw, Darmian, Carrick, Mkhi
Laporte - Bailly - Marquinhos
Fabinho - Weigl
B.Silva - Verratti - Pogba
Mbappe - Griezmann
Bench: Romero, Valencia, Rojo, Herrera, Rashford, Martial, Belotti
Squad players: Shaw, Darmian, Carrick, Mkhi
------------Romero------------
Valencia-Bailly-Lindelof-Shaw
--------Fabinho--Pogba--------
-------------James-------------
Mkhitaryan---------Griezmann
------------Rashford-----------
Valencia-Bailly-Lindelof-Shaw
--------Fabinho--Pogba--------
-------------James-------------
Mkhitaryan---------Griezmann
------------Rashford-----------
That's quite an outlay in transfer fees samid.
David de Gea
Valencia
Bailly
Marquinhos
Blind
Herrera
Fabinho
Pogba
Rashford
Mkhitaryan
Griezmann
De Gea I think will leave but maybe at the very end of the window, Marquinhos is just a complete guess and there's a decent chance we'll be getting a left back, but I'm actually quite confident about the front 6!
Valencia
Bailly
Marquinhos
Blind
Herrera
Fabinho
Pogba
Rashford
Mkhitaryan
Griezmann
De Gea I think will leave but maybe at the very end of the window, Marquinhos is just a complete guess and there's a decent chance we'll be getting a left back, but I'm actually quite confident about the front 6!
Blind - £20m
Smalling - £25m
Jones - £15m
Lingard - £15m
Fellaini - £15m
Mata - £25m
Januzaj - £15m
Young - £15m (China)
Rooney - £30m (China)
= £175m + ridiculous amount of wages
+ £200m Adidas war chest
+ £Xm prize money for winning EL, tv revenues etc.
= £400m+ to spend
De Gea
Valencia Bailly Smalling Darmian
Herrera Pogba
Mata Mkhitaryan Martial
Rashford
Valencia Bailly Smalling Darmian
Herrera Pogba
Mata Mkhitaryan Martial
Rashford
Oblak
Semedo Ramos Lindelof Kolasinac
Verratti Weigl
Lingard Griezmann Bruma
Rooney
Semedo Ramos Lindelof Kolasinac
Verratti Weigl
Lingard Griezmann Bruma
Rooney
Some of those valuations are ludicrous in a really good way. Jose will literally explode in his pants if he receives a £25m bid for Smalling.
I hope.....
I sadly expect.
I sadly expect.
De Gea
Valencia Bailly van Dijk Darmian
Herrera Fabinho Pogba Willian
Griezmann
Rashford
Valencia Bailly van Dijk Darmian
Herrera Fabinho Pogba Willian
Griezmann
Rashford
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De Gea
Valencia Bailly Keane Darmian
Herrera Pogba
Mkhitaryan Griezmann Matial
Rashford
Guessing we'll start at home against an easyish team which is the norm. Other option is fabinho for one if the attackers as a midfield 3.Valencia Bailly Keane Darmian
Herrera Pogba
Mkhitaryan Griezmann Matial
Rashford
--------------------Oblak------------------
Valencia-Bailly-Jones-Darmian
-----------Fabinho---Pogba---------
Mkhitaryan----James---Martial
-------------Lukaku----------
Valencia-Bailly-Jones-Darmian
-----------Fabinho---Pogba---------
Mkhitaryan----James---Martial
-------------Lukaku----------
----------------------De Gea
----Aurier Bailly Manolas Shaw
---------------Fabinho Pogba
-Griezmann James Mhikitaryan
----------------------Martial
----Aurier Bailly Manolas Shaw
---------------Fabinho Pogba
-Griezmann James Mhikitaryan
----------------------Martial
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Forget Weigl, he is out for several months.
---------------------------------De Gea-----------------------------------
---Valencia-----------Lindeloff-------Bailly-----------------Shaw---------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------Fabinho---------Herrera--------------------------
--------------------------------Pogba---------------------------------
------------Rashford----------------------------Rodriguez-------------
--------------------------------Belotti--------------------------------------
---Valencia-----------Lindeloff-------Bailly-----------------Shaw---------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------Fabinho---------Herrera--------------------------
--------------------------------Pogba---------------------------------
------------Rashford----------------------------Rodriguez-------------
--------------------------------Belotti--------------------------------------
That team ha ha...someone is setting themselves up for a disappointing summer. Three players from our current squad get in the team(one being De Gea)? Belotti chilling on the bench, class. The grim reality is that Romero will be starting, with the big wig Fellaini elbowing people with the new kit on.
Is that you on a fake account William ? This transfer wishlist is uncannily identical to the one my 12 year old nephew drew up after the arsenal defeat.
DDG
Aurier Bailly New cb(myb lindelof) Mendy
Fabinho/Jao-----Pogba
James
Mkhitaryan Greizmann Rashford
Also I'd probably get weigl over Joao or Fabinho but he's out for 4 months doubt he'd start 1st game. I hope its herrera and he adapts to being more defensive, i'd rather him then a new signing though then weigl would be good as a back up and to rotate the squad. I think hes the only one in our squad with captain potential.
Valencia's been great this season but is pretty poor going forward, and if we want to contest europe and maybe even the league he cant be our first choice RB, maybe even next season. Hes also getting old
Aurier Bailly New cb(myb lindelof) Mendy
Fabinho/Jao-----Pogba
James
Mkhitaryan Greizmann Rashford
Also I'd probably get weigl over Joao or Fabinho but he's out for 4 months doubt he'd start 1st game. I hope its herrera and he adapts to being more defensive, i'd rather him then a new signing though then weigl would be good as a back up and to rotate the squad. I think hes the only one in our squad with captain potential.
Valencia's been great this season but is pretty poor going forward, and if we want to contest europe and maybe even the league he cant be our first choice RB, maybe even next season. Hes also getting old
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I remember not too long ago that posters were criticizing Wenger for having starting lineups with no British players and were proud of Sir Alex using mostly British players. How times have changed! Most of the lineups on this thread have no or at most 1-2 British players.
Mine has one brit player and i dont give a shit.
Maybe if british development system wasnt complete ass, british players wouldn't be ridiculously overrated and overpriced for the most part and most teams would get them. Michael Keane is half the defender of Lindelof or Laporte, yet around the same price if not more expensive. Stones was 50 million (IIRC), and has yet to learn the basics of defending properly.
I think DDG will leave. Just don't know who the GK will be.
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Valencia-Bailly-?-Shaw
Herrera-Pogba
Mkhi-Griezmann-Martial
Rashford
?
Valencia-Bailly-?-Shaw
Herrera-Pogba
Mkhi-Griezmann-Martial
Rashford
__________Oblak
Aurier Bailly Lindelöf Bernat
_______Dier Pogba
Mkhitaryan J. Rodriguez (New LW)
_________Morata
Sub: Romero, Rojo, Valencia, Rashford, Herrera, Periera, Shaw.
I can't believe people put Valencia and Shaw in their line ups, I am pretty sure they won't be starting games for us next season.
I think Ibra, De Gea, Rooney, Martial, Smalling, Darmian, Mata, Fellaini, Carrick and young will be shipped out.
Aurier Bailly Lindelöf Bernat
_______Dier Pogba
Mkhitaryan J. Rodriguez (New LW)
_________Morata
Sub: Romero, Rojo, Valencia, Rashford, Herrera, Periera, Shaw.
I can't believe people put Valencia and Shaw in their line ups, I am pretty sure they won't be starting games for us next season.
I think Ibra, De Gea, Rooney, Martial, Smalling, Darmian, Mata, Fellaini, Carrick and young will be shipped out.
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We're not a million miles away, but some important signings needed.
DDG
Valencia Bailly Van Dijk Blind
Romeu Pogba Hererra
Mata Lukaku Griezmann
Subs: Romero Jones Darmian Carrick Fellaini Rashford Martial
Valencia Bailly Van Dijk Blind
Romeu Pogba Hererra
Mata Lukaku Griezmann
Subs: Romero Jones Darmian Carrick Fellaini Rashford Martial
You really think we will have 8 new signings this summer?
Yes, hopefully. We have a lot of players not upto standard that we simply can't persist with. Ibrahimovic and Rooney is all but confirmed to be gone. We've already sold 2 players as well.
I think we'll have to churn a large number of players if we want to compete again. All the players I suggested we'd buy are players we need rather than some luxury signings. As long as we do our buissness before pre season, we won't have much problem.
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You know that's the left, right?
lol. Fixed it.
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Winning the final:
De Gea
Valencia-Bailly-Keane-Darmian
Fabinho
Herrera-Pogba
Mkhitaryan-Rashford
Griezmannn
Losing the final:
Romero
Valencia-Bailly-Keane-Darmian
Herrera-Pogba
Mkhitaryan-James-Rashford
Lukaku
De Gea
Valencia-Bailly-Keane-Darmian
Fabinho
Herrera-Pogba
Mkhitaryan-Rashford
Griezmannn
Losing the final:
Romero
Valencia-Bailly-Keane-Darmian
Herrera-Pogba
Mkhitaryan-James-Rashford
Lukaku
Romero
Valencia Bailly Smalling Blind
Herrera Pogba
Mata Mkhi Martial
Rashford
Valencia Bailly Smalling Blind
Herrera Pogba
Mata Mkhi Martial
Rashford
Romero
Valencia Bailly Lindelof Mendy
Fabinho Pogba Herrera
Myktarin Griezmann
Lukaku
In:
Mendy £25m
Fabinho £40m
Griezmann £95m
Lukaku £70m
=£230m
Out:
Smalling £20m
Shaw £20m
Adnan J £8m
Rooney £15m
DDG £65m
=£128m
Think we were going to sign 3 possibly 4 but now we need a replacement for Zlatan. Think we will lose DDG with his house on the market allegedly already. I can see Jose buying 4 physical players and Griezmann if we throw a bucket of cash at him. We definitely need a centre forward as Rashford (absolute star) is not quite ready to lead the line and Martial has went backwards under Jose and was untested at number 9 where in all honesty I question his speed of thought.
Valencia Bailly Lindelof Mendy
Fabinho Pogba Herrera
Myktarin Griezmann
Lukaku
In:
Mendy £25m
Fabinho £40m
Griezmann £95m
Lukaku £70m
=£230m
Out:
Smalling £20m
Shaw £20m
Adnan J £8m
Rooney £15m
DDG £65m
=£128m
Think we were going to sign 3 possibly 4 but now we need a replacement for Zlatan. Think we will lose DDG with his house on the market allegedly already. I can see Jose buying 4 physical players and Griezmann if we throw a bucket of cash at him. We definitely need a centre forward as Rashford (absolute star) is not quite ready to lead the line and Martial has went backwards under Jose and was untested at number 9 where in all honesty I question his speed of thought.
I'd be absolutely amazed if we got 8 new players in our starting 11.
Also you really think we NEED a new RB? Valencia has been arguably our best player.
I Iike Valencia. He's a hard working man, obviously. But I have to say he frustrates me a lot. He rarely overlaps when our wingers cut inside, he doesn't provide width and he barely crosses. Those three are very important qualities a modern fullback should have.
Our fullbacks are the reason our attacking play doesn't look fluent imo. People think it's because we don't have classic wingers but pretty much every top team doesn't have them, they play with inverted wingers. It's the fullbacks that do what a wingers used to do.