ALM Squad Speculation Thread 2024/25 (Part 1)

The Cove
6601

Yuck.

Never.

6602

Would you like Corica back?

6603

Crikey, is that a threat?

I can picture it:

Eat up your 4-2-2-2 @MediocreMatt88. Or would you rather I bring Steve Corica back? Huh? Is that what you want?

Donā€™t make me call your father (Graham Arnold)!

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6604

Itā€™s a threat, and you better believe it!

6605

Ooof, got me by the balls there fellasā€¦.

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6606

Oh, I think we do.

6607

https://www.transfermarkt.com/ufuk-talay/leistungsdatenDetail/trainer/32567/verein_id/8445/datum_zu/2019-07-01/datum_ab/2023-06-30

4-4-2/4-4-2 with 2 #6ā€™s is very much his preferred formation.
While he did use a 4-2-3-1 with Davila playing as the sole #10, he more often than not played Davila out on the right.

In saying that, for the majority of his time in Wellington he had two #9ā€™s that should be starting. He had Gary Hooper, David Ball, Tomer Hemed & Oskar Zawada whereas we donā€™t really have that striker depth here right now.

I donā€™t think weā€™ll see a change away from the 4-2-3-1 for this game and I donā€™t think weā€™ll see much of a change to the starting line-up from the last game. I would imagine that Uffy will try and bed in any major tactical changes over the international break and we will see them for the first time in the derby.

6608

Not saying that wasnt what he did at the Phoenix. Just that it doesnā€™t necessarily translate that itā€™s what heā€™ll do here.

6609

Dude, Talay loves the double pivot more than life itself.

6610

Bratts, JGR to pivot. Caceres at 10 with Maxi fighting him for it. Our international wingers, Fabio at 9 with Wood fighting him for it. Simples.

6611

So, basically what we started with last game?

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6612

Not for our back 5, but otherwise, yeah. I donā€™t think Ufuk can really do much else with the squad selection as it stands unless we go for a 3/5 at the back which doesnā€™t seem his style. We could shoe horn Mak into a 442 but not Lolley.

6613

Grrr watching Teague kick arse for the Tards fucking hurts, such a kick in the balls heā€™s not in our colours, especially since heā€™s playing there of all clubs. Imagine him in the centre of the park for us at the moment. Tough pill to swallow.

6614

Yeah Teague has real vibes of what could have been. Despite not playing much overseas he looks much better than when he was in the NPL.

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6615

Teague has Brillante 2.0 vibes

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6616

Anyone hear that apparently Kealey Adamson is off to Macarthur? Fuck hope not

6617

If thats true, i feel for the lad

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6618

Possibly the worst bit of business our club may have ever done if so!

6619

Disgraceful from the club if true.

Hopefully Uffy can persuade him not to go, and bloody sign him in January!!!

6620

Donā€™t need him. De Jesus is our saviour.