Country: Wales
Beyond that first XI you could round out with the squad with:
Fabianski as a back up goalkeeper as well as Koscielny and Kyle Bartley who is in partnership with Ajayi at promotion chasing West Brom.
Full back would be a problem unless you played Coquelin or Gabriel at RB as otherwise it’d be Debuchy and Lichtsteiner with Monreal and Gibbs on the other side.
In midfield you’d also have Isaac Hayden and Coquelin as options to provide steel in tough games as well as Mkhitaryan to give some creativity.
Otherwise in midfield young Ovie Ejaria who’s playing well on loan from Liverpool could give you energy and the experience of Fran Mérida who’s a La Liga starting midfielder would be other options. Maybe even Henri Lansbury who’s played a couple of games for Villa this year.
Up front you could use Giroud who’s still a serviceable striker as a rotation for Malen and even Lucas Perez who has 11 La Liga goals this year.
On the wings you’d have Alexis and Oxlade-Chamberlain and maybe Theo as supporting options, also Gervinho who’s still a key player for Parma. Welbeck could be a choice.
How would you think they’d finish? Starting XI has a good mix of youth and experience with a few world class players although the defence would be a bit dodgy with the full backs offering very little going forwards.
I think top four, front three would be pretty decent and Gervinho, Giroud and Alexis off the bench aren’t terrible options. Midfield would be a massive strength with a few options. Back four would give up goals but you have a top keeper.
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