I know this is not how Ernie and most of you are seeing it, but this gets more of our best and strongest attacking players on the field and, given we have no out and out, consistent, proven, marquee level goal scorers, the more threats we have the better
and I expect this would give up very little in defense
Moss
Fenton Sig Dura Bonevacia
Riera
Gorrin McG
Boyd/Krishna/Brockie Burns Kenny
*falls over in shock*
REALLY?
Manny Muscat would not make your starting 11? I respect your right to your opinion, but seriously, what are you smoking?
I have a LOT of time for Fenton, but come on. Manny was absolutely fantastic in the All Stars game against Juventus, not to mention last year... and any time he pulls on a stripey. He's our talisman... he lifts those around him... you can't possibly not have him in the starting 11 if you ask me.
yeh, fair enough
I was thinking what we might be able to do with the squad, not what we might start the season like. And particularly after we reportedly failed to create many chances v 10 Jets. But I would love to see Fenton develop into a very strong attacking FB option and push Manny out of the starting side. And improve our attacking options doing so.
And I've since read Roly is a rightfooter, so despite Ernie saying he is a FB option, perhaps starting LB is not the place.
I'm not exactly ecstatically clear though on how we set up. We either have two import non-starters*, or one import non-starter with a 4-2-3-1 and two more naturally deeper lying mids in that mix, as I understand their natural play (Roly-Riera), and a more box-box mid (Gorrin, again as I understand his natural positioning and style) in the forward playmaking role. With a heck of a queue of McG, Kenny, Brockie, Krishna and Burns (and Boyd) for 3 spots. And none of them recognised marquee level goal scorers in the front three.
If Roly and Riera can be swinging playmakers and one is able to get further forward, maybe. But I am more inclined to a 4-3-3 (4-1-2-3) with Riera as the deeper playmaker and Gorrin and McG as options further forward feeding the front three. Seems a more balanced midfield mix and avoids McG competing for the front three places?
Hopefully Gorrin makes a lot of difference to the team that started v Jets. But Kenny was missing too.
Anybody able to say how Fenton, McG, Roly and Riera set up in the midfield v Jets? Brockie, Burns, Fenton up front? McG playmaking?
And I gather from the twitter feed that Gorrin was being rested, but does anybody know the story with Cunningham not getting a run?
*assuming Brockie remains preferred to Krishna