Predict Trapatonni's starting 11.

Invincible · 07-05-2008 11:40PM #1

Well Lad's,who do ye think will make the team?
Will Finnan,O'brien & Ireland return?
Will there be any League of Ireland players?
How many of the Sunderland squad will make the team?

leninbenjamin · 08-05-2008 12:12AM

can't see Finnan returning and anyways i'm not sure he'll last a full campaign, he seems quite slow coming back to form after his injuries.

Ireland, who knows. i expect him to slip in and out of active service for the next few years, he just doesn't seem to have a decent mentality to cut it. i fully expect him in the next 5 years to end up at a league 1 or championship club showing some of his former promise sporadically, but otherwise just taking the piss.

O'Brein... do we really need him? i'd favour O'Shea ahead of him at this stage. and i doubt he'll come back to just warm the bench.

shane86 · 08-05-2008 12:16AM

Invincible wrote: »

Well Lad's,who do ye think will make the team?

Will Finnan,O'brien & Ireland return?

We cant do without the two Stes, and they met him at least.

O`Brien we can take it or leave it, meh.

Will there be any League of Ireland players?

Dont think there were any in the 40 odd crowd going on the jolly to Portugal so no.

How many of the Sunderland squad will make the team?

Andy Reid and....

eh......

Stokes looked like he would this time last year but has done absoloutely FA this season. Victim of his own hype it seems.

estebancambias · 08-05-2008 12:21AM

Darren Randolph

St. Ledger
Alex Bruce
John O'Shea
Frank Quedrue

Graham Kavanagh
Richie Partridge
Thomas Bulter
Sean Thornton

Lee Trundle
Roy O'Donavon

imagine it will look something like that.

delija_sever029 · 08-05-2008 12:26AM

John O'Shea
Frank Quedrue only heard for these two:D
You sure thats irish team?

Bounty Hunter · 08-05-2008 12:29AM

Wonder will Duff only be a sub for Ireland now? def seems as if Trapatonni really likes Mcgeady and tbh I would not pick Duff at left wing ahead of Aidan atm, so unless one of them is played out of position Duff, argueably along with Robbie Irelands only feared player in recent years might be gone.

estebancambias · 08-05-2008 12:30AM

delija_sever029 wrote: »

John O'Shea
Frank Quedrue only heard for these two:D
You sure thats irish team?

Probably better off...:D, although the Thornton guy was a maestro for a few weeks a couple of years ago...

seriously this i think will be team.

Given
Kelly(birmingham player of season)
Dunne
O'Shea
Kilbane

Andy Reid(Garvan)
Steven Reid

McGeady
Ireland
Duff(Hunt)

Keane(Doyle)

Brethitmanhart · 08-05-2008 01:04AM

Given

Finnan-Dunne-O'Shea-Kilbane

Ireland-S.Reid

--Duff

McGeady

Doyle-Keane---

Something like that, although I wouldn't play Doyle, and have 5 in midfield moving into 3 in attack when needed (Duff and McGeady).

Pride Fighter · 08-05-2008 01:25AM

Given
Finnan, O'Shea, Dunne, Stephen Kelly (or possibly O'Shea at left back and O'Brien in centre
Carsley and Andy Reid in front of the back 4 with Carsley the Mascherano and Reid the Xabi Alonso (I dont even support Liverpool)
Kevin Doyle on the right wing, Ireland attacking midfield, McGeady left wing
Robbie Keane the lone striker.
I think he is going to go for a 4-2-3-1 set up to keep possession and to defend like bastards, nicking a goal on the counter.

Mad_Max · 08-05-2008 02:24AM

estebancambias wrote: »

Darren Randolph

St. Ledger
Alex Bruce
John O'Shea
Frank Quedrue

Graham Kavanagh
Richie Partridge
Thomas Bulter
Sean Thornton

Lee Trundle
Roy O'Donavon

imagine it will look something like that.

Given that all these players are irish/declared in the case of trundle, am i to take it that Quedrue has declared for Ireland?

Chardee MacDennis · 08-05-2008 02:58AM

Mad_Max wrote: »

Given that all these players are irish/declared in the case of trundle, am i to take it that Quedrue has declared for Ireland?

from reading here it seems he thought he was eligible through his granddad but it turned out to be his great-grandad that was irish. i havent heard much about it so i dunno whats true.

http://forum.football.co.uk/post-1504.html

Xavi6 · 08-05-2008 03:04AM

The whole Quedrue myth was cleared up about two years ago. He's not, and never was, eligible.

Dont be at yourself · 08-05-2008 03:30AM

Given
Finnan-Dunne-O Shea-Kelly

S Reid--Carsley
--Hunt--Ireland--McGeady

Keane

Subs: A Reid, Duff, Doyle, McShane, Kilbane

With Trap's reputation, I cant see him playing Steven Ireland in the centre of 4-4-2. He offers next to nothing defensively, and his attacking qualities would be undermined. If Ireland doesnt return, I'd lean towards a 4-4-2 with Doyle and Robbie up front.

Xavi6 · 08-05-2008 03:36AM

NekkidBibleMan wrote: »

With Trap's reputation, I cant see him playing Steven Ireland in the centre of 4-4-2. He offers next to nothing defensively, and his attacking qualities would be undermined. If Ireland doesnt return, I'd lean towards a 4-4-2 with Doyle and Robbie up front.

Sorry but that's crap tbh. Have you watched much of Stephen Ireland this season? I'm not talking about the games he's been stuck out on the right wing, I mean the games against United away, Portsmouth and Fulham at home etc when he played in the middle? He was the best player on the park in all three games in large part due to his work rate and abilitiy to track back and tackle.

Dont be at yourself · 08-05-2008 06:09AM

Xavi6 wrote: »

Sorry but that's crap tbh. Have you watched much of Stephen Ireland this season? I'm not talking about the games he's been stuck out on the right wing, I mean the games against United away, Portsmouth and Fulham at home etc when he played in the middle? He was the best player on the park in all three games in large part due to his work rate and abilitiy to track back and tackle.

That's based mainly on his national team appearances and whatever City games I catch over here or on MOTD, where he hasn't offered a lot defensively. I will defer to your judgement on him, but I really cant see Trapattoni casting him as a midfield scrapper in a 4-4-2. He's much more effective playing in a more advanced role, from what I've seen.

Xavi6 · 08-05-2008 06:15AM

NekkidBibleMan wrote: »

That's based mainly on his national team appearances and whatever City games I catch over here or on MOTD, where he hasn't offered a lot defensively. I will defer to your judgement on him, but I really cant see Trapattoni casting him as a midfield scrapper in a 4-4-2. He's much more effective playing in a more advanced role, from what I've seen.

Ah now to be fair there's no way any player should be judged on the 5/10 minute highlights on MOTD. They only show goals and very brief highlights, nothing to do with the workrate of a player over 90 minutes.

Plus Ireland hasn't played international football since he started coming into his own as a City player so all those performances are null and void imo.

Vokes · 08-05-2008 09:59AM

Lads, I've seen the future and Il Trap is going with a Catennacio system (Inter 50's style) with Keane re-inventing himself in a dominating sweeper role and McGeady ploughing ahead on his own upfront ala Ronaldo recently.

Given

Keane (C)

Finnan -- O'Brien -- Dunne -- Kelly
S. Ireland - S. Reid - A. Reid - Duff

McGeady

1-0s galore I tell you! :cool:

jameshayes · 08-05-2008 10:07AM

I dont see Paul Mcshane making the cut, he's been pretty poor for sunderland this year, lacks pace & brains.

Daryl Murphy might get the call..

Given

Kelly -- O'Brien -- Dunne -- O'Shea
McGeady - S. Ireland - Carsley - Hunt

Keane (or Doyle if he gets a kick up the arse and starts working)

Evil_Clown · 08-05-2008 10:15AM

jameshayes wrote: »

I dont see Paul Mcshane making the cut, he's been pretty poor for sunderland this year, lacks pace & brains.

Daryl Murphy might get the call..
Given
Kelly -- O'Brien -- Dunne -- O'Shea
McGeady - S. Ireland - Carsley - Hunt
Keane (or Doyle if he gets a kick up the arse and starts working)

Ahh that clever Italian trick of 10 players, the old confusion rtrick, it actually might work after about 10 mins we introduce another player and that will confuse the hell out of our opposition

Only messin but You forgot S Reid imo

Given

Kelly -- O'Brien -- Dunne -- O'Shea
S Reid - Carsley
McGeady - S. Ireland - Hunt

Keane (or Doyle if he gets a kick up the arse and starts working)

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This seems to be the most favoured side at the mo

jameshayes · 08-05-2008 10:27AM

hahahaha... i'm actually lol'in!!!

I'm not even going to edit that because its funnier like that!

leninbenjamin · 08-05-2008 10:32AM

Evil_Clown wrote: »

This seems to be the most favoured side at the mo

one big problem with that. Keane can't play up front on his own.

delija_sever029 · 08-05-2008 10:34AM

estebancambias wrote: »

Probably better off...:D, although the Thornton guy was a maestro for a few weeks a couple of years ago...

seriously this i think will be team.

Given
Kelly(birmingham player of season)
Dunne
O'Shea
Kilbane

Andy Reid(Garvan)
Steven Reid

McGeady
Ireland
Duff(Hunt)

Keane(Doyle)

Well this sounds normal compraing to first squad you gave:D

jameshayes · 08-05-2008 10:38AM

leninbenjamin wrote: »

one big problem with that. Keane can't play up front on his own.

I think he could with a kick up the arse from Trappers & good service from McGeady

LuckyLloyd · 08-05-2008 12:16PM

Any post in this thread that doesn't link a proposed selection to preferences displayed during Il Trap's career in terms of general tactics or desired type of player are meaningless.

Predict Trapatonni's starting 11.

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