[Albion] The 2019 semi-final starting XI

[Bozza]

Apart from Lewis Dunk, which players from 2019 would make your starting XI in 2023?

1 Mathew Ryan

22 Martin Montoya
4 Shane Duffy
5 Lewis Dunk (C)
30 Bernardo

6 Dale Stephens
24 Davy Propper
8 Yves Bissouma
11 Anthony Knockaert
16 Alireza Jahanbakhsh

17 Glenn Murray

 

[Jim in the West]

We’ve come a long way…

 

[KZNSeagull]

None of them

 

[jcdenton08]

Apart from Lewis Dunk, which players from 2019 would make your starting XI in 2023?

1 Mathew Ryan

22 Martin Montoya
4 Shane Duffy
5 Lewis Dunk (C)
30 Bernardo

6 Dale Stephens
24 Davy Propper
8 Yves Bissouma
11 Anthony Knockaert
16 Alireza Jahanbakhsh

17 Glenn Murray

Duck egg.

Bissouma, Murray and possibly Knockers on the bench.

 

[Stat Brother]

Criminal that Big Jurg didn't start.
We wouldn't even have been there without his virtuoso performance.

 

[Swansman]

I've heard they were all great, just held back by successive managers.

But if we switch over to reality where they were not all great, Yves Bissouma is obviously the only one who would compete for a starting position in the current team. If we speak only about today, maybe Bernardo would have had a chance since there's only one left back in the squad.

 

[Farehamseagull]

None of them. Bissouma close but wouldn’t edge out Mac Allister or Caicedo.

Was Gross injured?

 

[Official Old Man]

If your meaning that player from that day as opposed to them now it would be
Dunk
Murray, but then even he admitted on TV today that Ferguson is class.
I think Bissouma wasn't quite up to his now high standard.

 

[The Optimist]

I've heard they were all great, just held back by successive managers.

But if we switch over to reality where they were not all great, Yves Bissouma is obviously the only one who would compete for a starting position in the current team. If we speak only about today, maybe Bernardo would have had a chance since there's only one left back in the squad.

Glenn Murray? Obviously 2019 Glenn Murray who scored 13 Premier League goals for a team that did not score many.

 

[Swansman]

None of them. Bissouma close but wouldn’t edge out Mac Allister or Caicedo.

Was Gross injured?

Solly, Gross and Steele injured at the time. Sauce: le internetz

 

[Weststander]

None other than Dunk. Every replacement is better eg a WC winner MacA and bordering on world class Caicedo in centre midfield.

Muzza of 2010 to 2017 vintage would get in.

 

[Swansman]

Glenn Murray? Obviously 2019 Glenn Murray who scored 13 Premier League goals for a team that did not score many.

Glenn Murray was a fine striker. Not seen as much of him as all of you have, but I think he thrived being a counter-attack striker where he could use his ability to find the right positions in somewhat open penalty areas. To be efficient under GP and De Zerbi he'd have to operate on smaller spaces, doing some intricate one-twos with Solly and Mitoma and similar... and I'm not quite sure it would have suited him.

 

[The Optimist]

Glenn Murray was a fine striker. Not seen as much of him as all of you have, but I think he thrived being a counter-attack striker where he could use his ability to find the right positions in somewhat open penalty areas. To be efficient under GP and De Zerbi he'd have to operate on smaller spaces, doing some intricate one-twos with Solly and Mitoma and similar... and I'm not quite sure it would have suited him.

He was great under Poyet which was possession football (admittedly League One). He was great when we came second in the Championship, and we were not a counter attack team then. I think with the service that Mitoma and March provide from the wings he’d score a fair few.

 

[Swansman]

He was great under Poyet which was possession football (admittedly League One). He was great when we came second in the Championship, and we were not a counter attack team then. I think with the service that Mitoma and March provide from the wings he’d score a fair few.

Quite possible. As I said - haven't seen anywhere near as much of him as all of you, and just speculating based on the little I've seen from him.

 

[Badger Boy]

Glenn would start and score goals in this team. Pröpper would have been good under RDZ and Bernardo as back up LB would have had minutes. Bissouma of course would add a lot.

 

[Hamilton]

Glenn. He was a goal scorer and a half. Just when you needed something, he conjure it.

 

[bluenitsuj]

Dunk.

 

[A1X]

None, but Bissouma, Montoya and Murray make the bench

 

[Swansman]

None, but Bissouma, Montoya and Murray make the bench

Dear God. Montoya instead of Lamptey or Veltman as backup RB...

 

[Gonzo BHA]

Literally not a single one of them would get into the team now.