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Assume Yoshida and Cedric sit this one out due to World Cup duties?

 

 

1st Half

 

---------------------------- McCarthy ---------------------------------

 

--------- Hoedt --------- Vestergaard ------- Bednarek -------------

 

Reed -------------------------------------------------------- Bertrand

 

----------------- Lemina ------------- Hojbjerg-----------------------

 

---- Redmond ---------- Armstrong ------------ Elyounoussi ------

 

--------------------------- Gallagher ----------------------------------

 

 

2nd Half / 60 mins

 

------------------------------ Gunn ------------------------------------

 

---------- Hoedt --------- Vestergaard ------- Stephens -------------

 

Valery --------------------------------------------- Targett / McQueen

 

------------- Davis / Clasie ----------- Romeu ------------------------

 

-------- JWP -------------- Sims --------------------- Hesketh -------

 

---------------------- Austin / Gabbi / Long ---------------------------

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Not bad teams but it’s lacking that fearful player that has teams running scared at the back.

Promes, Mane, Sterling, Mbappe to name a few.

Redmond is suppose to be that player but he scares nobody.

 

We have that player …. but looks like we are trying to get rid to Nice!

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Those teams ought to do quite well - they've got 12 players in them!

 

I love the 5-2-3-1 formation, that should confuse the opposition, adding subs (while taking no-one off)

 

Oops! My usual trick! Start the season as I mean to go on :)

 

(it's this bloomin' back 5 malarkey that confuses me :) )

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1st Half

 

---------------------------- McCarthy ---------------------------------

 

--------- Hoedt --------- Vestergaard ------- Bednarek -------------

 

Reed -------------------------------------------------------- Bertrand

 

----------------- Lemina ------------- Hojbjerg-----------------------

 

---- Redmond ---------- Armstrong ------------ Elyounoussi ------

 

--------------------------- Gallagher ----------------------------------

 

 

2nd Half / 60 mins

 

------------------------------ Gunn ------------------------------------

 

---------- Hoedt --------- Vestergaard ------- Stephens -------------

 

Valery --------------------------------------------- Targett / McQueen

 

------------- Davis / Clasie ----------- Romeu ------------------------

 

-------- JWP -------------- Sims --------------------- Hesketh -------

 

---------------------- Austin / Gabbi / Long ---------------------------

Vestegaard unlikely to have much involvement in this game, maybe a few minutes (according to Hughes), certainly won't be playing 90 minutes. Gunn also unlikely to feature much.

Cedric, Yoshida and Bednarek not even back from their holidays yet, they will be struggling to make the first game of the season I would suspect.

Without 3 of our CBs guess we will not play 3 at the back, maybe Stephens and Hoedt will play most of the 90 in a back 4, unless he wants to play Bertie on the left of a back 3, but don't see the point.

Hopefully Hughes won't play Davis in a DM position either, but where he is good, i.e. behind the striker in a more advanced role, swapping him for Armstrong at HT.

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Pay-per-view for a fiver on Derby's website for this game... https://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/derby-county-vs-southampton-live-stream-package

 

Assume Yoshida and Cedric sit this one out due to World Cup duties?

 

 

1st Half

 

---------------------------- McCarthy ---------------------------------

 

--------- Hoedt --------- Vestergaard ------- Bednarek -------------

 

Reed -------------------------------------------------------- Bertrand

 

----------------- Lemina ------------- Hojbjerg-----------------------

 

---- Redmond ---------- Armstrong ------------ Elyounoussi ------

 

--------------------------- Gallagher ----------------------------------

 

 

2nd Half / 60 mins

 

------------------------------ Gunn ------------------------------------

 

---------- Hoedt --------- Vestergaard ------- Stephens -------------

 

Valery --------------------------------------------- Targett / McQueen

 

------------- Davis / Clasie ----------- Romeu ------------------------

 

-------- JWP -------------- Sims --------------------- Hesketh -------

 

---------------------- Austin / Gabbi / Long ---------------------------

 

Not sure we can get away with 12 players on the pitch

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I might bimble over tomorrow. How much is it?
15 quid. I'll be there with my FiL and youngest boy. Relaxing afternoon in the sun watching a new dawn of Saints. What's not to like.

 

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https://southamptonfc.com/news/2018-07-20/mark-hughes-derby-county-southampton-pre-season-friendly-preview

 

New signings Angus Gunn and Jannik Vestergaard have recently joined the group, while Mohamed Elyounoussi is further along in terms of training and is likely to feature at Pride Park.

 

Hughes added: “Angus hasn’t had a great deal of training after a five-week break. He’s only started training this week so we’ll have to a little bit cautious with him.

 

“Jannik is a different situation as he’s only had two-weeks and he’s been at the World Cup training every day. We’ll try and get him some game time, albeit it won’t be a significant part but it would be good to get him integrated with his teammates.

 

“Moi is ready to go and he’s had good training so he’s ready for significant minutes.”

 

Doesn't sound like Hughes is going to try and get away with playing 12 players then :(

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So 4 in the back today? Is Redmond a striker or are we playing 1 up top with 5 mids?

 

I doubt it's 4 at the back.

 

More likely a back 3 of Stephens, Hoedt, Bertrand and JWP and Targett as wing backs.

 

2 CM

 

Redmond and Moi as inside forwards and Austin up top with those two joining him.

 

Could possibly be Austing and Redmond up top, and Moi in behind them, though.

 

Could even defend as a 5-4-1 and attack as a 3-5-2/3-4-3 depending on how the front three exchange positions.

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I doubt it's 4 at the back.

 

More likely a back 3 of Stephens, Hoedt, Bertrand and JWP and Targett as wing backs.

 

2 CM

 

Redmond and Moi as inside forwards and Austin up top with those two joining him.

 

Could possibly be Austing and Redmond up top, and Moi in behind them, though.

 

Could even defend as a 5-4-1 and attack as a 3-5-2/3-4-3 depending on how the front three exchange positions.

 

That’s how I see it.

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