So, what's our opening XI going to be now?

De Gea

That Italian lad
Jones
Smalling
Shaw

Schweinsteiger
Herrera
Schneiderlein

Mata
Rooney
Depay


A league winning team that.

Throw in Carrick, Blind, Young and a new CB and we are looking fine.....

Fair play to you dropping Muller

What the £#%&!'s an 'opening eleven'?

Valdes
Darmers Smalling Otamendi Shaw
Herrera Basti Di Maria
Mata Wazza Depay

Originally Posted by Billy Redface

What the £#%&!'s an 'opening eleven'?

the 11 that play in the opening game of the season

Navas

Darmian
Otamendi
Smalling
Shaw

Carrick
Herrera
Schwein

Depay
Rooney
Felipe Anderson

Still think we're gonna spend big on someone. Don't know who though

Originally Posted by Jez Quigley

De Gea

That Italian lad
Jones
Smalling
Shaw

Schweinsteiger
Herrera
Schneiderlein

Mata
Rooney
Depay


A league winning team that.

Throw in Carrick, Blind, Young and a new CB and we are looking fine.....

Not much pace in the attacking areas in that team, something that LVG still needs to address. Di Maria if he stays might start in place of Mata.

Depay is fairly rapid but yeah ideally there'd be another quick forward.

Originally Posted by armchair

Fair play to you dropping Muller

Originally Posted by Billy Redface

What the £#%&!'s an 'opening eleven'?

I'm on heavy medication tonight pal - not been well. Not sure what the correct terminology is but I meant the best starting XI when the season starts.

Saw on the other thread about Depay playing up front through the middle. Going to be very interesting which formation we go with.

Can see Carrick playing at the back a lot this season probably with Smalling. Pretty cool imo. Talk about options for him. Pass it long or just lay it off to the swine.

Originally Posted by armchair

Can see Carrick playing at the back a lot this season probably with Smalling. Pretty cool imo. Talk about options for him. Pass it long or just lay it off to the swine.

Extend his career a couple of years too that would.

I like that a lot.

spurs keeper
italian
otemongy
ramos
shaw

robben
herereara
pig
schndlin
depay

rooney

Originally Posted by Jez Quigley

I'm on heavy medication tonight pal - not been well. Not sure what the correct terminology is but I meant the best starting XI when the season starts.

Saw on the other thread about Depay playing up front through the middle. Going to be very interesting which formation we go with.

Taking this new information into account, I would like to retract my initial question and wish you all the very best with your recovery.

De gea

Darmian. Otamendi Rojo. Blind
Carrick
Herrera. Schwienstiger
Mata. Rooney. Depay

Subs: schneiderlin DI Maria muller young shaw Valdes smalling jones

Originally Posted by ScarFace

spurs keeper
italian
otemongy
ramos
shaw

robben
herereara
pig
schndlin
depay

rooney

Blimey - forgot about Ramos potentially coming.

We are bouncing back

Originally Posted by Billy Redface

Taking this new information into account, I would like to retract my initial question and wish you all the very best with your recovery.

No worries mate - long story and need to wait up until I can take next tablet

Originally Posted by armchair

Can see Carrick playing at the back a lot this season probably with Smalling. Pretty cool imo. Talk about options for him. Pass it long or just lay it off to the swine.

Completely forgot about that option . He's looked brilliant there at times.

Originally Posted by ScarFace

spurs keeper
italian
otemongy
ramos
shaw

robben
herereara
pig
schndlin
depay

rooney

Nah.

Valdes.

Eye-tie
Otamendi
Rojo
Shaw

Carrick
Basti
Herrera

Depay
Rooney
Bale

Valdes

Darmian
Smalling
Otamendi
Shaw

Schweiny
Schniedy
Herrera

Depay
Rooney
Bale