What team would you start the season with?

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I'd be seriously tempted to start Ryo, from what I've seen of him he looks like he could be a Gareth Bale of sorts for us. I'd go for:

Scenzeny
Sagna Vermaelen Kos Gibbs
Song
Fab Nasri
Gervinho RvP Ryo

[Boss]

Same team as you except Walcott instead of Ryo up front.

If he gets a W/P he can be eased into the team slowly, used as an impact sub etc.

Walcott + Gervinho/Ryo should give us pace up front in spades, something we've been lacking heavily. With Wilshere/Ramsey to come in MF when needed, there is reasonable strength in depth actually.

Desperately need some defenders though as that left side looks very weak.

[LDG]

SXCy

Sagna Djourou Verms Gibbs

Song

Walcott Wilshere Nasri Arshavin

RVP

[Kano]

Fabianski

Sagna DJ Verms Gibbs

Song Wilshere

Gervinho Cesc Nas

RVP

[Özim]

You can rule out Gibbs now, someone will brush past him and he'll collapse in a crumpled heap and be out for 6 weeks.

There's matchstick houses which are less brittle than him.

Whatever team we pick from what we've got at the moment, it's not really good enough.

[Kano]

lol. so miserable

[LDG]

You can rule out Gibbs now, someone will brush past him and he'll collapse in a crumpled heap and be out for 6 weeks.

There's matchstick houses which are less brittle than him.

Whatever team we pick from what we've got at the moment, it's not really good enough.

Hope he sorts the injury problems out.

He's certainly been putting in some effort at the gym. You seen the size of the guy in the training pics. He's gone from a waif to a fucking beast in a couple of months.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

SXCy

Sagna Djourou Verms Gibbs

Song

Walcott Wilshere Nasri Arshavin

RVP

this.........

[AKBapologist]

4-2-1-3

Out of:

Gk : Szczesny, Fabianski, Mannone
RB : Sagna, Jenkinson/Eboue
LB : Gibbs, Traore
CB : Vermaelen, Koscielny, Djourou, Squillaci/Bartley/Miquel
DM : Song, Diaby, Frimpong, Coquelin
CM : Ramsey, Diaby, Lansbury, Whilshire
ACM : Fabregas, Rosicky
RW : Gervinho, Walcott
LW : Nasri, Arshavin, Miyaichi, Vela
ST : Van persie, Chamakh,

Vs Newcastle
Sagna - Djourou - Vermealen - Gibbs
Song - Diaby
Fabregas
Walcott - RVP - Miyaichi

Vs Liverpool
Sagna - Djourou - Vermealen - Gibbs
Song - Whilshire - Nasri
Fabregas
Gervinho - RVP

Vs United (4-3-3)
Sagna - Djourou - Vermealen - Gibbs
Ramsey - Song - Whilshire
Fabregas
Gervinho - RVP

[Cripps_orig]

If this is the squad we have at the start of the season and lets face, it probably will be other than some leaving and if it was injury free then my team would be

Sir Chesney

Sagna Djourou Vermaelen Gibbs

Walcott Song Cesc Nasri Gervinho

RVP

In short, we're fucked

Id have put a smiley after Verm and RVP but can only do 10 images in a post so lets just say the juries out on them. We can do better in both of their positions but id be happy enough if both started the season with us

New GW is having a shocker