FOOTBALL FORMATIONS

The team of the future.
Contains Westwood, who is a keeper who looks like he is on the cusp of a Premiership move. Coleman and Wilson have already started to prove themselves in the Premiership, Duffy is highly regarded at Everton as is Clark at Aston Villa(thanks for that Richie Dunne). Our midfield lynch-pin will David Meyler. Before his injury he was setting the premiership alight. He broke the distance covered in a game record, then went out and broke his record in the very next match. That is the kind of engine that is essential at international level. Clifford has been impressing at underage and reserve level. Should Clifford not be an option, then Gibson will be in his prime and hopefully have realised his potential. The future could easily be...

This is a formation to make the most of the creativity that we have at our disposal. In defense, Seamus Coleman is a very exciting right back who is not afraid to bomb forward. The one draw back to the defense is moving O'Shea over to the less comfortable left back slot. For defensive midfielder, Glenn Whelan just gets in ahead of Gibson, though on recent performances, and with his greater passing ability, many could argue the Man. Utd. man deserves to be in there. The great thing about this formation is that it focuses on our strengths, and lets our opposition worry about us, rather than us worrying about them. McCarthy and McGeady, two players that can cause a host of problems will be employed in very much of a free role, assisting Doyle and dropping...

Set-pieces.

Trapattoni's Starting XI v Russia