Your best starting eleven

[fbm]

No matter who the personnel are, the team needs to have a blend of pace, hard work, flair, height and creativity.

Therefore, my ideal starting XI would be -

Oxley

White Ferdinand Turner Coker

Kightly Wordsworth Leonard McLaughlin

Ranger Cox

Subs -

Smith, Wright, Kiernan, Hendrie, McGlashan, Robinson, Timlin

 

[RobM]

Amadou Ba seems to have vanished.

 

[gpd]

No matter who the personnel are, the team needs to have a blend of pace, hard work, flair, height and creativity.

I'm not convinced we need players who still wear flares....it's a bit too 1970's for me.

 

[Bearded Shrimper]

Amadou Ba seems to have vanished.

Isn't he injured? He was the other week

 

[amsemp]

Oxley
Demetriou, Ferdinand, Kiernan, Coker
Kightly, Leonard, Wordsworth, McLaughlin
Cox, Ranger

Turner and Wright could possibly be in there too if they're decent.

 

[avila05]

Any 11 from our squad that can win football matches will do for me

 

[IloveShrimp]

Oxley
.........White
Kiernan ....Ferdinand
........Leonard
Demetriou Wordsworth Wright Coker
Ranger Cox

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[Zeuss]

No matter who the personnel are, the team needs to have a blend of pace, hard work, flair, height and creativity.

Therefore, my ideal starting XI would be -

Oxley

White Ferdinand Turner Coker

Kightly Wordsworth Leonard McLaughlin

Ranger Cox

Subs -

Smith, Wright, Kiernan, Hendrie, McGlashan, Robinson, Timlin

Replace "height" with "tenacity" and you've made a good attempt to define the player you've completely forgotten:Jason Demetriou ! So White competes for a place on the bench.

 

[fbm]

Replace "height" with "tenacity" and you've made a good attempt to define the player you've completely forgotten:Jason Demetriou ! So White competes for a place on the bench.

I knew I'd forgotten someone! Too many JD's when posting... obviously omitted a JD from the squad... :winking:

I think I would probably still rather White at RB on current form (although JD did have a great game on Saturday).

JD on bench instead of Tims.

 

[Ricky Otto]

I'm not sure our best 11 players equate to the best balanced team. I actually think that PB has a very good squad now with cover for injuries and the need to rest players.


Goalkeeper- Oxley

Back four- White/Ferdinand/Turner/Coker =what I'd say are our best players but see a distinct lack of pace and mobility in the CB's. With Ferdinand needing to rest to keep him fit and at his best I'd suggest that we always have an experienced head at the back with either him or Turner. There will be games they can play together as well. I think Kiernan should probably be the constant but I see a lot of potential in Kyprianou, very mobile and very strong!


Midfield - Kightly/Wordsworth/Leonard/McLaughlin - Kightly, Woody and Leonard are in hands down McLaughlin has clear quality but can be anonymous. We do tend to be a bit exposed when we play two wingers as well, I do see the benefits of PB's lop-sided system (which also allows us to play an attacking full back like Demi). Again we have options and now we have Wright we really don't need to play Wordsworth through niggling injuries etc.

Strikers- Ranger/Cox- Cox is out of form but once he gets his mojo back and starts gambling on Nile winning the ball more often I think we have a top quality strike force. The back up worries me though, I like Fortune and he can be the hold up man when Nile isn't available but I don't see anyone prolific. The best I've seen of Theo was the cameo he made Saturday on the wing.

It seems everyone has pretty much the same 11. I reckon pretty much all of us will have a different opinion come the end of the season though. A lot of competition for places (except strikers) and a few players who look capable of making their mark if the get ample opportunity.