[Albion] Team for Southampton (H) , Friday 8pm

[chaileyjem]

So Dunk, Minteh, Lamptey are back in the squad and (possibly) Kadioglu. No Baleba due to the suspension.
No Hinshelwood, March (although he must be close now given training pix), Milner.

So looks like its 11 from this 21 or 22.

Verbruggen, Steele
Lamptey, Veltman, JPVH, Igor, Dunk, Estupinan + Kadioglu ?
Moder, Ayari, Wieffer, O Riley
Minteh, Mitoma, Adingra, Gruda
Georginho, Pedro, Enciso
Welbeck, Ferguson

*EDIT - missed out Gruda. Minteh was ill last week which explains his Bournemouth absence.

 

[Milano]

So Dunk, Minteh, Lamptey are back in the squad and (possibly) Kadioglu. No Baleba due to the suspension.
No Hinshelwood, March (although he must be close now given training pix), Milner.

So looks like its 11 from this 20.

Verbruggen, Steele
Lamptey, Veltman, JPVH, Igor, Dunk, Estupinan + Kadioglu ?
Moder, Ayari, Wieffer, O Riley
Minteh, Mitoma, Adingra
Georginho, Pedro, Enciso
Welbeck, Ferguson

No Gruda?

If Ferdi is fit then Lamptey drops out.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Can't see Enciso starting, was playing for the U21s this week. I'm going to guess we'll go

Verbruggen
Veltman JPVH Igor Estupinian
Wieffer Ayari
Georginho Pedro Mitoma
Welbeck

Dunk on the bench, Minteh, O'Riley and Adingra all capable impact subs. Weiffer in as the more defensive CM.

 

[macbeth]

think dunk being put straight back in and having an absolute stinker is written in the stars unfortunately

 

[chaileyjem]

No Gruda?

If Ferdi is fit then Lamptey drops out.

Forgot Gruda . Abundance of riches ! Will update.

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

Can't see Enciso starting, was playing for the U21s this week. I'm going to guess we'll go

Verbruggen
Veltman JPVH Igor Estupinian
Wieffer Ayari
Georginho Pedro Mitoma
Welbeck

Dunk on the bench, Minteh, O'Riley and Adingra all capable impact subs. Weiffer in as the more defensive CM.

This, but with O'riley for Wieffer for me.

 

[amexer]

Can't see Enciso starting, was playing for the U21s this week. I'm going to guess we'll go

Verbruggen
Veltman JPVH Igor Estupinian
Wieffer Ayari
Georginho Pedro Mitoma
Welbeck

Dunk on the bench, Minteh, O'Riley and Adingra all capable impact subs. Weiffer in as the more defensive CM.

Home game with a lot of possesion so O'Riley who will be more of a goal threat in for Ayari

 

[Albion my Albion]

Forgot Gruda . Abundance of riches ! Will update.

Hürzeler sagt Fülle an Reichtümern.

 

[Withdean11]

Verbruggen
Veltman JPVH Igor Estupinan
O'Riley Ayari
Georgi Pedro Mitoma
Welbeck​

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Verbruggen
Veltman JPVH Igor Estupinan
O'Riley Ayari
Georgi Pedro Mitoma
Welbeck​

Yes this.

I think it's time for O'Riley to start and his extra goal threat from midfield and ability to nick a goal out of nowhere in a game we're expected to win could be crucial as we know how it usually goes in these type of games!

I'd also be tempted to start Wieffer instead of Ayari to allow O'Riley more freedom to get forward and Wieffer to sit. Harsh on Ayari who has been brilliant but he has played a lot recently so I don't think a rest would do him harm and he's a great option off the bench.

How great is it to have these options in centre midfield now even with Baleba missing!

 

[rogersix]

Maybe an opportunity to rest mitoma for adringa with all the fixtures coming up?

 

[Zeus]

Weiffer and O’Riley to start in the middle for me. Might be tempted to start Ferdi at Right Back too and give Joel a night off.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Potential banana skin i guess and i hope we get past this one …our home matches to date below…if only we were playing Chelsea or Arsenal

Three home wins

Man Utd
Tottenham
Man City

Three draws

Ipswich
Notts Forest
Wolves

I’m hopeless at guessing who starts…..but play 11 for sure

 

[LamieRobertson]

Weiffer and O’Riley to start in the middle for me. Might be tempted to start Ferdi at Right Back too and give Joel a night off.

Listening to the presser Ferdi isn’t a definite …my reading of it will be bench at best

 

[chaileyjem]

Can't see Enciso starting, was playing for the U21s this week. I'm going to guess we'll go

Not sure what the plans are for Enciso but he only played 45 mins for the u21s (as planned) during the week. Perhaps everyone just felt he needed some game time to sharpen his match fitness. He did play some decent minutes for Paraguay of course just the other week (and scored. )
Looked pretty sharp in the u21s game. Tough for him given Pedro, Georginho, O Riley are in such good form.

 

[Uh_huh_him]

Big game - a real chance to embed ourselves in the European places.

Verbruggen
Veltman JPVH Igor Estupinan
Ayari Wieffer
Georginho Pedro Mitoma
Welbeck
​

6 days until our next game, when we will be looking to start some December rotation

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Maybe an opportunity to rest mitoma for adringa with all the fixtures coming up?

I'm not convinced by Adingra yet, when he starts. I'd be playing Mitoma.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Not sure what the plans are for Enciso but he only played 45 mins for the u21s (as planned) during the week. Perhaps everyone just felt he needed some game time to sharpen his match fitness. He did play some decent minutes for Paraguay of course just the other week (and scored. )
Looked pretty sharp in the u21s game. Tough for him given Pedro, Georginho, O Riley are in such good form.

Listening to the presser it was Enciso who asked to play in the game to maintain some sort of sharpness

 

[ChickenDipper]

So Dunk, Minteh, Lamptey are back in the squad and (possibly) Kadioglu. No Baleba due to the suspension.
No Hinshelwood, March (although he must be close now given training pix), Milner.

So looks like its 11 from this 21 or 22.

Verbruggen, Steele
Lamptey, Veltman, JPVH, Igor, Dunk, Estupinan + Kadioglu ?
Moder, Ayari, Wieffer, O Riley
Minteh, Mitoma, Adingra, Gruda
Georginho, Pedro, Enciso
Welbeck, Ferguson

*EDIT - missed out Gruda. Minteh was ill last week which explains his Bournemouth absence.

I’d say Ferdi is def out and won’t be risked as he’s said Lamptey is in the squad. So who misses out in a 20 man squad here? I’d say Moder and Enciso.

Amazing depth now.

 

[Milano]

If Ensico asked to play U21 then I see that as a very positive sign, fair play to him. I was going to post in the EF thread as to why isn't Evan also getting significant minutes in the U21? That makes a lot more sense to me than loaning him out.