After watching the Liverpool friendly this is my team (but it is early and I am not being negative about some performances of players perhaps not ready yet):

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Never seen a loanee become captain after playing 30 minutes for the club. Lol

Andy Johnson Magic, He wears a Magic Hat
When he Sees the match ball, he says he having that
He scores one with left foot, he scores one with his right
And When his playing Brighton, He scores all f***ING Night!

Potentially subject to transfer..

Townsend probably looks the weak link but going forward it's double trouble.

Edited by Goldfiinger (19 Jul 2017 5.55pm)

We don't currently have the personnel to play that system and, although we all wish it wasn't the case, they aren't in the U23s either. On that showing today, we'd need to sign seven or eight to play that system and we just aren't going to do that. There's three and half weeks to perfect this transition before we need to do it for real, and that just isn't enough time.

Frank has no experience of the PL as either a player or manager. Most of his experience is at Ajax who were able to dominate a league that, with the best will in the world, isn't the standard of the PL. He has no experience of a relegation battle, if he gets into one. He accepts that his failure at Inter was because he tried to change too much, too soon; I was hoping that he'd learnt from that.

As for Riedewald; I've always found it's better not to count unhatched chickens amongst your flock.

Bexley Dave

Can you hear the Brighton sing? I can't hear a ******* thing!

"The most arrogant, obnoxious bunch of deluded little sun tanned, loafer wearing mummy's boys I've ever had the misfortune of having to listen to" (Burnley forum)

We get rid of Puncheon, he sadly looks lost...

If we are to play 3 at back then we could be ok with Ward/Reideweld, Dann and Tomkins. My concern would be Townsend as RWB. He's still not great defensively.

Sadly, Delaney looked really off the pace today although the humidity looked pretty bad.

Zaha looked really good, Loftus-Cheek looked encouraging for the short spell he was on the pitch. Of the youth players compared to Liverpool's we are miles behind. Anderson was ok but lacks the composure needed.

Anyhow, early days, some encouraging signs and still a few weeks to really get the team playing Franks way. Saturday against West Brom will be interesting. I would start with this 11:

Gk - Hennesey
CB - Ward
CB- Dann
CB - Tomkins
RWB - Townsend
LWB - PVA
DM - Luka
CM - Loftus-Cheek
CM - Cabaye (Capt)
No 10 - Zaha
CF - Benteke

Doubt this will happen given he has said Punch will be captain. Big mistake this early to make this call as I think pre season will tell Frank he is not good enough!

Some people are like Slinkies … not really good for anything, but you can’t help smiling when you see one tumble down the stairs.

That would likely work considering the engine he's got then it's basically a five man midfield if he drops back.

Is that where he played today?