[Albion] Team for Ajax?

[casbom]

IF he continues with giving the goalkeepers two games each, then Steele will be in goal for this game.

Steele

Milner
Van Hecke
Dunk
Veltman (on left)

Gilmour
Gross

Adingra
Fati
Mitoma

Pedro

 

[The Fifth Column]

At this stage I never want to see Milner in an Albion shirt again, I'm hoping he makes me eat my words but I wont hold my breath. Veltman is an absolute shoe-in against his former club. I would bring Van Hecke in at CB and shift Igor over to LB as he has more experience than JP on the left hand side.

--------- Verbruggen

Veltman - JPvH - Dunk - Igor

- Gross - Baleba---Gilmour

—-- Fati—------ Mitoma

---------- Pedro

 

[HeaviestTed]

I just thought Steele would be in goal, just a hunch really.

 

[seagully]

Probably unlikely but wonder if the current injury crisis at LB might eventually prompt RDZ to change formation and go to three at the back? Something like this:

---------------------------Verbruggen------------------------------

--------------Van Hecke------Dunk--------Igor--------------------

Veltman--------------------Baleba-------------------------Mitoma

--------------------Gross---------------Gilmour--------------------

------------------------------Fati------------------------------------

----------------------------Ferguson--------------------------------

 

[Munchkin]

Bart

Veltman
Igor
Dunk
Lamptey

Adringa
Gilmour
Gross
Pedro
Mitoma

Ferguson

 

[martin tyler]

Verbruggen

Webster
Dunk
Julio
Veltman

Balaba
Gross
gilmour

Mitoma
Pedro
Fati

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

Bart

Veltman
Igor
Dunk
Lamptey

Adringa
Gilmour
Gross
Pedro
Mitoma

Ferguson

If Lamptey is fit and available that would be an absolute godsend

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Despite Saturday, I would start Milner at left back as I really want us to go with Dunk and Igor as first choice CB's from now on so don't want to move Igor to LB and we have no other option. Hopefully Mitoma will offer more protection than Adingra did on Saturday and we're playing a poor Ajax, not the best team in the world this time. Plus, Milner being the professional he is, will not want to repeat Saturday.

Professional pride isn't going to make him run any faster.

Believe me, I don't want Milner starting at full back ever ideally but we don't really have any other options. Plus he did a decent enough job against Luton and Wolves and Ajax are closer to their standard than Man City.

Honestly - he didn't. We just got away with it, because Luton are shit are Wolves missed a load of chances.

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Professional pride isn't going to make him run any faster.


Honestly - he didn't. We just got away with it, because Luton are shit are Wolves missed a load of chances.

I agree he wasn't great but he did a passable job and Ajax are not much better than those sides so he won't be as exposed as he was on Saturday.

As I say, I really don't want him there, but who else have we got if Pervis, Lamptey and March are out? I think the club were naive not bringing in more full backs in the summer knowing Lamptey's injury record.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

To be honest, I'd like them to just play the best fit ACTUAL left back in the club.

If he's 18 years old, so be it.

 

[dwayne]

Ajax have big big pace upfront and could expose us on the counter. Need to be very careful. They have been woeful in the league but looked pretty good against Marseille and AEK, albeit with an absolutely pitiful defence.

On the left wing Carlos Roberto Forbs Borges(!) Signed in the summer From man city is rapid. And bergwijn will cause us problems if we go too gung ho.

Whatever happens we should outscore them and it could be an absolute classic as neither team can defend

 

[Blue3]

........................Verbruggen................................

Veltman ...van Hecker… Dunk ..... Igor

Grob……Dahood…..Gilmoure


Pedro Fati Mitoma

 

[raymondo]

........................Verbruggen................................

Veltman ...van Hecker… Dunk ..... Igor

Grob……Dahood…..Gilmoure


Pedro Fati Mitoma

Looks good to me ...maybe Baleba for Dahoud

 

[Perkino]

Verbruggen
Veltman, Webster, Dunk, Lamptey
Dahoud, Gilmour
Adingra, Gross, Mitoma
Pedro

 

[Berty23]

verbruggen
Veltman JPVH dunk igor
Gross billy
Facundo B fati mitoma
Pedro

That’s my guess.

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

Be helpful if Lallana could contribute some meaningful minutes. The one game he did we beat Man U. Warmed the bench in the last two Prem games so must be ready?

 

[dwayne]

Be helpful if Lallana could contribute some meaningful minutes. The one game he did we beat Man U. Warmed the bench in the last two Prem games so must be ready?

Yer that's really frustrating he's so good usually when he plays. Unfortunately when he came on Vs Chelsea recently he barely looked like he could barely even walk. Fingers crossed for Thursday.

 

[maltaseagull]

I was - Adingra was equally if not more culpable in our right-sided issues.

Agreed. When March plays on the right, he gives much better support for whoever is playing RB. Similarly, Mitoma is not as good at defending and we are often more vulnerable down that side.

 

[London Irish]

Yer that's really frustrating he's so good usually when he plays. Unfortunately when he came on Vs Chelsea recently he barely looked like he could barely even walk. Fingers crossed for Thursday.

That was absolutely shocking to watch, it was like watching Clive Dunn trying to close down players, am wondering if the end is nigh for him

 

[Change at Barnham]

Does anyone have a clue how Ajax usually set up?
Speedy wingers? Big target men? Play on the break? Who their main threats are?
I know nothing about them apart from the fact that they are currently struggling and the fanbase are very unhappy.