[Albion] AEK team news

[trueblue]

We should start Mark O Mahony. I get that RDZ really likes players to know the system but surely a centre forwards job is more straight forward.

If we lose Ferguson or Joao Pedro we are in season over category.

Aside from the eligibility thing, surely the best approach is to go strong tonight and get that place in the Europa League after Xmas booked. Gives a bit of leeway then for the Marseille game. Finishing top would be ideal but the main thing is to still be in it. It’s pretty unlikely we’ll do well at Chelsea with all the injuries so I think RDZ will prioritise tonight.

 

[trueblue]

Fati expected to be out for 6 weeks. Much better than 3 months.

That’s great news. Who’s reporting that?

 

[Right Back]

Guillem Balague. Knows his stuff on Spanish football.

 

[trueblue]

Guillem Balague. Knows his stuff on Spanish football.

Great. Someone we can believe!

 

[Sheebo]

Fati expected to be out for 6 weeks. Much better than 3 months.

Where’s that from pls mate

 

[dazzer6666]

Where’s that from pls mate

 

[Ooh it’s a corner]

Sorry dude - I was laughing at your post having seen it had been pointed out - your Mrs part tickled me

I’m not going back to see which part of Bodian’s Mrs tickled you!

 

[jcdenton08]

He is loving life here - fantastic. Not just for him, but for the signal it puts out to other established starlets. If it’s good enough for Fati, it’s probably good enough for you.

So proud of my club

 

[Sheebo]

I’m not going back to see which part of Bodian’s Mrs tickled you!

All friends here aren’t we @Bodian

 

[nwgull]

Aside from the eligibility thing, surely the best approach is to go strong tonight and get that place in the Europa League after Xmas booked. Gives a bit of leeway then for the Marseille game. Finishing top would be ideal but the main thing is to still be in it. It’s pretty unlikely we’ll do well at Chelsea with all the injuries so I think RDZ will prioritise tonight.

Finishing top should definitely be prioritised. It means we go straight into the round of 16, which isn't until early March, rather than having to play an additional 2 games in a home/away play-off with a 3rd placed Champions league team in mid Feb.

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

Finishing top should definitely be prioritised. It means we go straight into the round of 16, which isn't until early March, rather than having to play an additional 2 games in a home/away play-off with a 3rd placed Champions league team in mid Feb.

I accept I might be in a minority here, but if we don’t win tonight and Marseille do, I would go light against Marseille in the final game and accept finishing 3rd.

That way we go into a competition we would have a better chance of winning, rather than having to face one of the big guns dropping out of the CL.

 

[Gazwag]

Finishing top should definitely be prioritised. It means we go straight into the round of 16, which isn't until early March, rather than having to play an additional 2 games in a home/away play-off with a 3rd placed Champions league team in mid Feb.

And it means Sheff Utd away doesn't have to be a Sunday (until TV get involved)

 

[Super Steve Earle]

So updated squad - thanks to @AZ Gull for the u21 nods.

Steele/Verbruggen
Veltman, Igor, Dunk, Milner
Hinshelwood, Dahoud, Gilmour, Gross, Baleba
Mitoma, Adingra, Buonanotte, Lallana,
Pedro, Ferguson

U21s: Hinchy, Chouchane, Kavanagh, Jackson, Duffus

Is McGill on the bench too?

 

[T.G]

Is McGill on the bench too?

Why no Moder? Did he not travel with the squad?

 

[dazzer6666]

Why no Moder? Did he not travel with the squad?

He's not registered to play in the EL (yet)

 

[chaileyjem]

Is McGill on the bench too?

Yes. Forgot they've named all three keepers for the other matches.

 

[Originunknown]

I accept I might be in a minority here, but if we don’t win tonight and Marseille do, I would go light against Marseille in the final game and accept finishing 3rd.

That way we go into a competition we would have a better chance of winning, rather than having to face one of the big guns dropping out of the CL.

Definitely in the minority, we are good enough for the Europa League proper don't sell us short

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

Definitely in the minority, we are good enough for the Europa League proper don't sell us short

I think it’s all the injuries bringing me down. We’ll see what the results are tonight then maybe run a poll on here for what people would prefer.

 

[The Wookiee]

Steele

Veltman
JPVH
Dunk
Igor

Gross
Dahoud

Adingra
Pedro
Mitoma

Ferguson

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Steele

Veltman
JPVH
Dunk
Igor

Gross
Dahoud

Adingra
Pedro
Mitoma

Ferguson

JPVH is banned