EPL Sunderland (H) - Wed 3rd December - 20:15

[The Nomad]

I guess I'm on thread duty until bust..

No doubt Slot will change the lot, but my team would still be

My team

Ali

Robbo
Virgil
Gomez
Ramsey

Gravy
Macca
Szobo

Rio
Ekitike
Wirtz

Or.something like that.

 

[Red Mullet]

Salah will get some minutes. I’m actually ok for him to start but he should be subbed when he’s not contributing

 

[binomial]

If he brings Mo back in the XI, sack the cunt on the spot.

If he brings Mo back in the XI and also has the cheek to drop Gomez, shoot the cunt on the spot.

 

[BishBashBosh]

Same starting team as today.

 

[tombrown]

Can Joe do 2 games in 3 days?

 

[darkstarexodus]

Can Joe do 2 games in 3 days?

Hope so. If he can't, I'd rather see Ramsey there than Szobo or Curtis.

 

[Buddha]

When’s Bradley or Frim due back?

 

[Frogfish]

Gomez deserves to start again. Konate was better today, he'll start. I think I'd take Robbo to start at home. Isak and Wirtz were rested - they'll both start. Macca was far more feisty in midfield today and battled well - we'll need that vs Sunderland.
Sadly because he didn't play a minute today Mo. will start - I wouldn't start him, without him we looked far more like an 11 man team today.

My Team :
------------------------------ Ali

Gomez --------- Konate --------- VvD ---------- Robbo

------------------ Gravy
--------------------------------------- Macca
-------------------------- Wirtz

Szobo --------------- Isak -------------------- Ekitike


Slot's Team :

------------------------------ Ali

Gomez --------- Konate --------- VvD ---------- Robbo

------------------ Gravy
--------------------------------------- Szobo
-------------------------- Wirtz

Salah ------------------ Isak -------------------- Gakpo

 

[Modo]

Now that we won, Salah will be back in the starting line up and he'll go back to his old tactics.

 

[Shadey]

Now that we won, Salah will be back in the starting line up and he'll go back to his old tactics.

Sad but true.

 

[LeTallecWiz]

Ill be so impressed with slot if he keeps Salah out of the starting 11 ... not because Dom was great etc but because the team seems balanced, and more able to defend.

 

[mom]

Nah I dunno. We were a much more cohesive unit today as can’t see why he’d wanna ruin that.
If he does start Mo, then he’s gonna have to play a different kinda role to the one he has been. The defensive solidity down the right was so nice to see. Whoever plays RW needs to put a shift in defensively

 

[King Binny]

Szobo at RB and Salah returning to the starting XI, conveniently justified by Gomez’s fitness, will be the easiest “decision” Slot has had to make.

 

[Dreambeliever]

Ya I’d be worried about starting Gomez again so soon considering he played the whole game.

 

[dee]

Can Joe do 2 games in 3 years?

Maybe

 

[mom]

Ya I’d be worried about starting Gomez again so soon considering he played the whole game.

You could always view it such that he’s had a rest for a while and playing 90 shows he can play more often and for longer. Maybe he starts and gets subbed off if he tires? Dunno

 

[dee]

Frimpong is due back for Saturday with Conor the week after. Joe should be fine

 

[Dreambeliever]

You could always view it such that he’s had a rest for a while and playing 90 shows he can play more often and for longer. Maybe he starts and gets subbed off if he tires? Dunno

That’s definitely an option and key just be wary of his ability to get injured easily previously.

I would also like to see him be first choice until we get our confidence back but playing 90 mins in the first team can take getting used to after so long on the sideline.

I can see Curtis starting.

 

[rurikbird]

I don’t have a problem with Salah starting, but in that case Gakpo needs to sit down. We played with 3 rather than 4 attacking players against West Ham and lo and behold, the balance of the team improved. If Slot goes back to something like Gakpo-Isak-Salah-Wirtz then we’ll get overrun again.

I would go like this in the front 6:

————Ekitike————
—Wirtz—-Szobo—Salah
——Jones——Gravvy—-

 

[tomasjj]

Agree. Add that Macca and grav sit behind the ball, and Gomez there, balance was right.

 

[Frogfish]

I don’t have a problem with Salah starting, but in that case Gakpo needs to sit down. We played with 3 rather than 4 attacking players against West Ham and lo and behold, the balance of the team improved. If Slot goes back to something like Gakpo-Isak-Salah-Wirtz then we’ll get overrun again.

I would go like this in the front 6:

————Ekitike————
—Wirtz—-Szobo—Salah
——Jones——Gravvy—-

Whose Gravvy?!

 

[Brizzle]

No way Gomez starts again, which is a shame as we looked different having our main outlet down the right being willing to swing the ball in on his right foot, or do cut backs etc. However if he gets himself fit that will be useful for the options.

Could argue Isak might also not be ready for 2 games to soon too.

I'd have same team as yesterday but possibly only with Ramsay at RB, or Jones. The midfield (kinda) diamond worked for much of the game.

If Gakpo didn't get that goal at the end i'd probably want Ekitike to get in there too.

Lots of decisions for Arne.


I think he'll do something like this:


Marmadash (and Ali will be protected)
Jones
Konate
Virgil
Robbo (if we have an attacking RB we need to balance with defensive LB)

Gravy
Macca
Szobo

Salah
Ekitike
Wirtz