So what would be your Walsall XI for the 2010s? Here’s mine, a little attacking maybe, but would be fun to watch. Maybe if everyone picks their team we could then work out an official Up The Saddlers team of the decade!
I’d just have the team we’ve got now,with Luke Leahy replacing CCM…
GK - Etheridge
RB - Demetriou
LB - Henry
CB - Butler/O’Connor
CM - Chambers/Sawyers
RM/LM - Paterson/Ledesma
ST - Grigg/Bradshaw
Pretty attacking myself, but I’ve gone 4-1-4-1 in attempt to redress that balance. Oz central with Sawyers, in the same way Morris was in the closing months of 2015/16…
GK: Neil Etheridge
RB: James Chambers
CH: Andy Butler ©
CH: Paul Downing
LB: Rico Henry
DCM: Adam Chambers
RMF: Febian Brandy
LMF: Jamie Paterson
AMC: Romaine Sawyers
AMC: Erhun Oztumer
CF: Troy Deeney
2015/16 - Discussion over.
There are only three players to come to mind that could threaten the team - Oztumer, Ledesma or Paterson.
Sawyers and Oztumer in the same team. Rest doesn’t really matter for me.
You wouldn’t win many games with just 2 players el…
Etheridge
Demetriou
Butler
O’Connor
Henry
Chambers
Evans
Mantom
Sawyers
Patterson
Bradshaw
Some subs; ROD, McCarthy, Oztumer, Grigg.
Not a very well balanced team, not enough width in midfield but that’s how it came out.