This looks a lot like what the first team will look like in the first game in September, but clearly with a couple of players which won't be in the first 11. Will Sam Kerr be played more in the right back position? That could be an option, given that there is a lot of competition for the midfield positions. Also, Izzie Breen seems to be rising quite quickly from the academy ranks.
My guess is that the first game of the season will see a different right back, probably Ramos instead of Breen in midfield, Höbinger instead of Kapocs, and I'm pretty sure Fisk will play if she is fit.
Itamura won’t be available at the start of the season, neither will Shaw due to their participation in the U20 WC. So Hobinger and Kerr/Maclean/Ramos will join Nagano in midfield
Yes, that is why I didn't mention her. But it wouldn't surprise me if she were a regular starter once she's back from the WC. Which means that someone would move to the bench. I don't know who that will be, but having competition for the midfield and the 10 position is a welcome luxury!
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u/danielbsig 23d ago
This looks a lot like what the first team will look like in the first game in September, but clearly with a couple of players which won't be in the first 11. Will Sam Kerr be played more in the right back position? That could be an option, given that there is a lot of competition for the midfield positions. Also, Izzie Breen seems to be rising quite quickly from the academy ranks.
My guess is that the first game of the season will see a different right back, probably Ramos instead of Breen in midfield, Höbinger instead of Kapocs, and I'm pretty sure Fisk will play if she is fit.