Bale needs to start and get up to match fitness asap so play him along with vinicius and Lucas and throw in dele behind them. The rest I don't care.
Main thing for me is to see Rodon at the back after our defence today, with aerial ability at the back saved for Burnley so:
Hart
Aurier Sanchez Rodon Reguilon
Winks Gedson
Dele
Bergwijn Vinicius Moura
So then away to Burnley :
Lloris
Doherty Toby Dier Davies
Hojbjerg Sissoko
Ndombele
Bale Kane Son
Too early imo. You could see Bale gasping after air when he dribbled past the West Ham defenders and placing his shot on the outside. Nurse him into shape.
For the LASK game I’d like to see
Hart
Doherty Toby Rogan Davies
Hoy-beer winks
Moura Alli Lamela
Kane
Yeah it's madness. It's the first game of an incredibly generous group stage, if there's any time we can afford to rest the likes of Ndombele, Kane and Son it's Thursday.Why am I seeing Kane in some teams
Did we buy a 2nd striker for these type of matches or am I just imagining things?
How's he gonna get match fit if he doesn't play?
Fixed this.Not a must win so I think we can afford to rotate.
Bale and 10 defenders. Gets some minutes in him.
I'm surprised people putting Hojberg in their teams. Everyone does realise he's the only recognised viable DM that we have?
Otherwise we're back to Sissoko/Winks double pivot, which I don't think anyone wants to see in the league.
How's he gonna get match fit if he doesn't play?
How's he gonna get match fit if he doesn't play?
Well, we get to name 12 players to the bench and use 5 subs a game in the Europa League.
I'd start with
Hart
Doherty, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Davies
Winks, Højbjerg
Dele
Bale, Kane, Lucas
Hopefully, we take a resounding lead in the first half and take off Kane, PEH and Toby during the 2nd half.