Team VS China

[tetsujin1979]

With the China game only 3 days after the Israel game, I reckon some of the players that start will not start the China game (Roy Keane the obvious one), with a few possibilities of getting promoted from the U-21's.

With that in mind, here's the 11 I'd like to see starting the game.

.........................Paddy Kenny

Stephen Kelly..Richard Dunne..Andy O'Brien..Clive Clarke

Aiden McGeady..Graham Kavanagh..Kevin Kilbane..Andy Reid

.............Stephen Elliott..Clinton Morrisson

Subs:
Joe Murphy
Gary Breen
Willo Flood
Alan Mahon
Derek Geary
Alan Quinn
Sean Thornton

[Stuttgart88]

I'd say established players like Duff, Finnan, Carr, O'Brien & Given will be rested because of their ongoing European commitments.

Maybe it's time to look again at the 4-3-3, this time using the right players (i.e., not playing Elliott out wide). Robbie hardly needs to be kept fresh for Spurs now they're out of the FA Cup and he's only starting from the bench for them anyway.

I expect Maybury will be tried again so the team could be something like:

Kenny
O'Shea-Dunne-Breen-Maybury
Holland-Kav-Kilbane
McGeady-Keane-Reid

Kerr's favourites like Miller & Quinn will get a run. Maybe give O'Shea a run in midfield to see how he does, with Kelly replacing him. Steven Reid must be getting close to a squad recall, certainly for a game like this one.

[pete]

Kenny
Maybury-Dunne-Breen-Finnan/Carr (whichever doesn't play in Israel)
Miller-Kavanagh-Kilbane/Holland-McGeady
Elliot-Macken

Kerr has enough experience amoung squad to pick the 2nd eleven. Kerr will not play u-21 or other young players who have no chance at qualifier games.

[eirebhoy]

---------Kenny-----------
Kelly--Dunne-Breen--Finnan/O'Shea (whoever doesn't start there against Israel)
----Holland-Kavanagh----
McGeady---------Duffer
------Elliott-Morrison-----

Want Mourinho to see what Duffer's like running wild.

[JimmyP]

Does this not mean making two squads?
Or taking an absolutely massive one to Israel?