TFCBloggerI was really on the fence about whether Frei's hand would be healed in time for this match but I think based on Kocic's mistake Frei will be back in goal. I'm thinking the new defender (Robinson) will start this match along side Iro at the back and that Borman will slot back into his usual LB role.

Unless there is a real deal on the table for De Guzman Winter would be crazy not to start him. I can see him sitting back in front of the back four while Frings gets forward and to be honest they can easily switch roles through the game as long as one stays back to cover.

I'm also thinking Plata is too important not to start so he will assume his usual position. I was on the fence about whether Winter would start Marosevic in place of Koevermans to try him out but realistically we'll most likely see him coming off the bench in the latter part of the game.

I'll start being more realistic in my predictions so I'll go with a 1 - 1 draw and even that is a stretch. This would be a huge improvement for an away match in terms of what we have been seeing this year. This game will be super late due to the timezone difference so I'll be sure to put on a pot of coffee!

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29.07.2011