[Albion] Team for Ajax

[macbeth]

obviously a few days away, but i think it’s an interesting dilemma. with the injuries we have, we can’t really rotate too much without a big drop in quality, but we really need to win both games next week.

any word on how bad lamptey’s warmup injury was? and also should groß be dropped for the ajax game, having been poor in the last two, in spite of the fact that he always has a goal/assist in him?

i’m thinking something like:

steele
veltman - webster - dunk - igor
baleba - dahoud
adingra - pedro - mitoma
fati​

but again that’s asking mitoma to play twice within a couple of days, also tbh i’d save JPVH for sheff u, to deal with mcburnie. in any normal circumstances, adingra would be dropped as i thought he was very poor on saturday, but we don’t have anyone else to play there. and would buonanotte be better off starting against ajax, as he had a decent cameo again them at home? tough one as we need to beat ajax, but also sheff u is very winnable and we need to end our current winless run in the league. and a clean sheet in either would of course be nice.

 

[RM-Taylor]

Verbruggen

Veltman
Dunk
Igor
Groß

Dahoud
Gilmour

Bounoanotte
Joao Pedro
Mitoma

Fati

 

[Farehamseagull]

———————Bart
—-Veltman - Dunk - Igor - Gross
Adingra - Dahoud - Baleba - Mitoma
—————-Joao Pedro
———————Fati

 

[dazzer6666]

4 full days recovery from Everton, but game on Sunday. Tricky again.

Keeper

Veltman
Dunk
Webster
Igor

Adingra
Groß
Baleba
Mitoma

Fati
Joao Pedro

 

[macbeth]

Verbruggen

Veltman
Dunk
Igor
Groß

Dahoud
Gilmour

Bounoanotte
Joao Pedro
Mitoma

Fati

thought gilmour was very poor on saturday. and i think if buonanotte plays, it has to be in the 10. otherwise i think that’s good. not sure groß has that much experience on the left, however

 

[HangletonGull]

Given up trying to predict a rdz side

 

[macbeth]

despite what i wrote above, is it maybe time to give fergie a start in europe? granted he wasn’t great against everton, but there was next to no service. would like to see him paired with JP more, they worked very well against newcastle.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

Just pick the best side.
We're unlikely to get a second chance in Europe, and if we do we'll have exactly the same problems anyway.
But we're there or thereabouts as far as league position's concerned, so we can make do there if we really need to.

 

[Drebin]

Verbruggen

Veltman
JPVH
Dunk
Pervis (i think he’ll be back)

Gross
Baleba

Adingra
Pedro
Mitoma

Fati

Go all out. Win this and it’s more likely than not we’ll be playing European football of some sort after Christmas.

 

[Nicks]

We look far more dangerous and fluid up front with Pedro and Fati.
Ajax will park the bus again so we need quick passing movement and this suits these two.
Steele in goal, same back four that started at Everton .
Baleba and Pascal in the middle with same wide men that also started against Everton, keeping their full backs out side so giving Pedro and Fati room to do their damage ( hopefully)

 

[Weststander]

Steele
Veltman VanHecke Dunk Milner
Adingra Baleba Gilmour Mitoma
Fati Pedro

 

[Questions]

If Adingra plays I think he needs a biggie.

 

[LamieRobertson]

4 full days recovery from Everton, but game on Sunday. Tricky again.

Keeper

Veltman
Dunk
Webster
Igor

Adingra
Groß
Baleba
Mitoma

Fati
Joao Pedro

Crazy to think that actually the game against Sheffield Utd will be more difficult than a trip to Ajax…but with their success yesterday etc….i think that may well be the case

 

[dazzer6666]

Crazy to think that actually the game against Sheffield Utd will be more difficult than a trip to Ajax…but with their success yesterday etc….i think that may well be the case

Agreed.

 

[Hugo Rune]

Verbruggen

Veltman
JPVH
Dunk
Pervis (i think he’ll be back)

Gross
Baleba

Adingra
Pedro
Mitoma

Fati

Go all out. Win this and it’s more likely than not we’ll be playing European football of some sort after Christmas.

This team is very appealing.

I’ve a feeling that you are right about Pervis too.

 

[Sheebo]

If Adingra plays I think he needs a biggie.

Yeh he was poor Sat. I wouldn’t play him.

 

[Ooh it’s a corner]

I see Ajax won 4-1 this afternoon so this game might be a lot tougher than the one ten days ago!
As for the team I’d expect Dunky, Pascal, Karou and any 8 others!

Maybe the three Dutchmen to play

 

[schmunk]

.
Ajax will park the bus again so we need quick passing movement and this suits these two.

Will Ajax park the bus again? It's not their normal style and didn't work out for them last time.

They're under new management and have now won two in a row (admittedly against much weaker teams, having also lost against PSV after us) with their more usual possession style.

 

[Nicks]

Will Ajax park the bus again? It's not their normal style and didn't work out for them last time.

They're under new management and have now won two in a row (admittedly against much weaker teams, having also lost against PSV after us) with their more usual possession style.

Hopefully I'm wrong and it will be an open game which suits us more

 

[dwayne]

Crazy to think that actually the game against Sheffield Utd will be more difficult than a trip to Ajax…but with their success yesterday etc….i think that may well be the case

Don't agree. Not by a long shot. This is away to Ajax who have just won their last 2 and with a squad that's been assembled for more than 150m.

Sheff utd at home will be a lot easier.