Starting XI for Wolves

[Agent Dale Cooper]

Assuming nobody is bought or sold between now and Sunday week, what would your starting XI be for the Wolves match? I'm assuming that Howson and Fer would both be unavailable. I'd go with:

Ruddy

Whittaker Martin Turner Olsson

Johnson Surman

Grabban Lafferty Redmond

Hooper

Subs: Rudd, Garrido, R Bennett, E Bennett, Hoolahan, Pilkington, RVW.

Pretty strong-looking squad, don't you think?

 

[splutcho]

Ruddy​

Whittaker Martin Turner Olsson​

Tettey Surman​

Redmond Hoolahan Pilkington​

RVW​

 

[Agent Dale Cooper]

Ruddy​

Whittaker Martin Turner Olsson​

Tettey Surman​

Redmond Hoolahan Pilkington​

RVW​

Oh god, I completely forgot about Tettey! Tettey in for Surman in my team... 

 

[CanaryLewis]

Ruddy

E.Bennett Martin Turner Olsson

Johnson

Surman Tettey

Hoolahan

RVW Lafferty

Subs Rudd Whittaker R.Bennett McGeehan Redmond Grabben Hooper

 

[CanaryLewis]

If Tettey is not still here by then I would start McGeehan

 

[Agent Dale Cooper]

If Fer is not available I would start Johnson instead of him

You already have Johnson in your team...

 

[CJRV2014]

Ruddy

Whittaker Martin Turner Olsson

Johnson Howson

Redmond Hoolahan E.Bennett

Hooper

Rudd

R.Bennett

Tettey

Surman

Pilkington

Grabban

Lafferty

 

[CanaryLewis]

You already have Johnson in your team...

Oh god I've had a nightmare

 

[Agent Dale Cooper]

Oh god I've had a nightmare

Well I started the thread and I left out Tettey, so you're in good company...

 

[splutcho]

If Tettey is not still here by then I would start McGeehan

Interesting. Do you think he's ready? Given he's never played league football?

 

[CanaryLewis]

Interesting. Do you think he's ready? Given he's never played league football?

I would say so. Was very impressive in the FA Youth Cup and done well at Luton last year. First team football will help him develop further

 

[splutcho]

I just don't know if I'd risk him in first team games in such an important season

 

[waveney canary]

ruddy

whittaker

martin 

turner

olsson

johnson

bennett

redmond

hoolahan

grabban

lafferty

 

[Safri15]

Shows how versatile our team is now with how different everybody is setting up (other than the defence)!

I'd look a bit like this (assuming Howson doesn't make a miraculous recovery)

Ruddy​

Whits - Martin - Turner - Olsson
Tetty
Bennett - Fer - Redders​

Laffers
RvW or Grabban​

 ​

Striker up top depending on who's showing best promise in training, just really want RvW to come good!
 

 

[Safri15]

That was really hard to be fair, trying to fit Hoolahan, Howson (when fit) and all our strikers in is difficult. Not overly worried about losing Fer now lol

 

[Yellow Fever]

I like this, but I would have Redmond playing instead of Lafferty. And Surman on the left of the diamond. Teams would fear us with this lineup 

Although I wouldn't mind starting like this away from home .. 

Ruddy 

Whittaker Martin Turner Olsson 

              Johnson Tettey 

E Bennett Hoolahan Redmond 

               Lafferty or RvW 

This would be pretty solid but would like to see the diamond return, with quick wing backs. That would cause teams all sorts of problem. 

I think that is what Canary Lewis was suggesting above: 

RuddyE.Bennett Martin Turner Olsson

Johnson

Surman Tettey

Hoolahan 

RVW Lafferty 

Subs Rudd Whittaker R.Bennett McGeehan Redmond Grabben Hooper 
 
I'd swap Surman and Tettey as Surs is left footed and play Grabban with Laffs. Plenty of pace in those WBs. Also Fer on the bench instead of McGeehan.
 
If not the diamond, I'd go for a 4-2-3-1 similar to that of Gaz06.

 

[CanaryOnTheWire]

People playing Lafferty as a central attacking midfielder need to have a good think about it, and then decide not to do that.

Away from home I expect us to start 4-2-3-1. Going on pre-season I expect to see

GK Ruddy

RB Whittaker

CB Martin

CB Turner

LB Garrido

RCM Johnson

LCM Tettey

RW Redmond

CAM Hoolahan

LW Pilkington

ST Grabban

 

[CJRV2014]

D'oh i put Howson in !!!

Ruddy

Whittaker Martin Turner Olsson

Johnson Tettey

E.Bennett Hoolahan Redmond

Hooper

Rudd

R.Bennett

Surman

Pilkington

Murphy

Lafferty

Grabban

 

[Jimmy smith]

For me it looks like we need to play 2 up front if RvW plays

I'd go:

Ruddy

Martin

Turner

Bennett

Olsson

Bennett

Tettey

Surman

Redmond

Lafferty

Van Wolfswinkel

Subs to come on:

Hoolahan

Grabban

Josh Murphy

 

[CanaryOnTheWire]

So that's just one midfielder (Tettey) capable of effectively winning the ball then.

What? hahaha