Quote Originally Posted by willo1927 View Post
With the players available I would start
Hennessy
Mepham Rodon Davies
Thomas Ampadu Allen N William
Ramsey
James Bale
I like Sorba Thomas
Good going forward and back and he keeps the ball well plus plenty of pace.
The one big advantage we have over Austria is more pace going forward but they have more technical players.
Ampadu and Allen will have to screen the back 3 well to stop Austria intricate passing.
Bale will start as we have no other focal point without Moore.
Plus Bale and Ramsey usually create chances for each other as they are on the same wavelength picking out each others runs.
I think I'd go for Roberts over Thomas, but I agree with three defenders who'd give the wing backs licence to get forward. I'd like to get Wilson into the side and the obvious way to do that would be to leave one of Bale or Ramsey out, but who is to say that one of these two exceptional players can't drag something out which will make the difference on the night?

Think it may well be Bale and Ramsey's last games for us if we lose though and maybe Joe Allen's as well.