What's our best 11 to field if all was fit to play? My choice would be...

That’s about right, apart from I don’t think Wardy deserves to be dropped since we’ve gone three at the back, but neither does Richards I suppose

Not a fan of the system personally...negates the strengths of our best player (Eze imo). I believe you build around your best. Therefore I'd revert to more of a 4-3-3.

Johnstone

Munoz - Andersen - Guehi - Mitchell

Doucoure - Wharton

Eze

Olise - Mateta - Ayew.

Harsh on Lerma. But good to have options.

I think that's pretty solid.
Leaves us with nice problems, i.e. Lerma, Ayew, Ward and Franca are all arguably 1st teamers that offer competition for places.

Like for like replacements shows that we're a little light on defensive cover, however.
Backups:
CB: are Ward, Holding and Tomkins, not good enough
WB: Clyne and Schlupp, ditto above. not good enough.

where as outside of defense, we're doing OK;
DM: Lerma, Hughes, Ozoh, Ahamada.
FrontLine: Ayew, Franca, Edouard

Interesting/Worrying that the squad listing on cpfc shows included youngsters in attacking areas, but none in defensive ones.

"It was a Team effort, I guess it took all players working together to lose this one"

When alls fit, the team looks pretty impressive.

I'd opt for the follwing as an attacking line up vs lower end of the table teams:

Sam.J
Munoz, Anderson, Guehi, Mitchell

Doucoure, Eze, Wharton
Olise, Franca
Mateta

Against the better teams:

Sam.J
Ward/Richards, Andersen, Guehi
Munoz, Mitchell
Wharton, Doucoure
Olise, Ayew
Mateta

Edited by CpfcWeTrust1 (28 Feb 2024 11.10am)

I seem to recall that he was happy playing as a no. 10 at Reading. If my memory is correct then we could see him and Eze in the narrow advanced positions behind the striker in Glasner's apparently preferred 3-4-2-1 system.

That would leave Ayew out in the cold unless Glasner converts him into a LWB to challenge/in place of, Mitchell

Edited by doombear (28 Feb 2024 12.25pm)