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... The three foreigners hadn't been forcibly dropped by European law and his every league across Europe may have been affected. I ask this question because France is realising another potentially (and I hate to use the phrase) "Golden" generation. Yes there are foreign imports in Ligue 1 but so many teams field French players, particularly younger home grown players. I honestly don't believe the majority of Ligue 1 would be affected, PSG certainly would. 

So think of Premier League and your team, how would they fair with only 3 foreigners in a starting XI,  would your team actively promote youth? One thing is certain, the prices for home grown players would still be astronicmal. I look at Arsenal and ponder whether they could even field a team. Southampton in particular certainly could. How different would the last 20 years of European and world football been?

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2 minutes ago, HK85 said:

Assuming ROI is foreign;

Pickford

Coleman, Jagielka, Keane, Baines

Davies, Gana, Schneiderlin 

Lookman, Rooney, Calvert-Lewin 

Not much difference. 

What about your bench? 

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Schmeichel

Simpson - Morgan - Maguire - Fuchs

Albrighton - James - Ndidi - Mahrez

Vardy - Okazaki

That was our last starting XI with 6 foreigners. 

It would be distinctly weakened with home-grown players replacing 3 of those. I think Iheanacho is home-grown?

Schmeichel

Simpson - Morgan - Maguire - Chilwell

Albrighton - James - King - Mahrez

Vardy - Iheanacho

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4 minutes ago, HK85 said:

Can you sub a foreigner for another during the game or is that my lot now?

I believe you could, so yeah. You could have foreigners on the bench 

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1 minute ago, Batard said:

I believe you could, so yeah. You could have foreigners on the bench 

Torn between filling it with youth or just what's left with the first team squad. 

Robles, Holgate, Pennington, Dowell, Sigurdsson, Klaassen, Sandro

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14 minutes ago, Stan said:

Schmeichel

Simpson - Morgan - Maguire - Fuchs

Albrighton - James - Ndidi - Mahrez

Vardy - Okazaki

That was our last starting XI with 6 foreigners. 

It would be distinctly weakened with home-grown players replacing 3 of those. I think Iheanacho is home-grown?

Schmeichel

Simpson - Morgan - Maguire - Chilwell

Albrighton - James - King - Mahrez

Vardy - Iheanacho

Iheanacho would indeed be classed as home grown, he was born in England I believe? 

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Just now, Batard said:

Iheanacho would indeed be classed as home grown, he was born in England I believe? 

Nigeria but I can't remember how old he was when he came to UK. I think 15 if memory serves me correctly after reading an interview with him when he joined us. 

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Just now, Stan said:

Nigeria but I can't remember how old he was when he came to UK. I think 15 if memory serves me correctly after reading an interview with him when he joined us. 

He's eligible ... at least was eligible to play for England which means I'm sure he has dual citizenship 

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4 minutes ago, Cicero said:

Morata

Hazard------------------------------------Musonda Jr.

Alonso--------------Drinkwater-----Fabregas------------------Moses

Cahill-------Christensen--------Tomori

Blackman

 

 

you don't have Tomori? I thought he went on loan? Same with Blackman.

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2 minutes ago, Stan said:

you don't have Tomori? I thought he went on loan? Same with Blackman.

Ah must of misread we can't have loan players. 

 

 

Morata

Hazard------------------------------------Musonda Jr.

Alonso--------------Drinkwater-----Fabregas------------------Moses

Cahill-------Christensen-----Clarke-Salter

Beeney 

 

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United should be able to field a team from the following; would have to play a few players out of position and recall Sam Johnstone from loan.

Youth: Rashford, Fosu-Mensah, Borthwick-Jackson, Andreas Pereira, Joel Castro Pereira, Axel Tuanzebe, Tahith Chong, Gomas, McTominay, Mitchell.

Senior homegrown players (2017/18) Jones, Pogba, Smalling, Lingard, Carrick, Young, Shaw, Lukaku, Januzaj = 9

Plus: Sam Johnstone and James Wilson currently on loan

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4 minutes ago, Redcanuck said:

United should be able to field a team from the following; would have to play a few players out of position and recall Sam Johnstone from loan.

Youth: Rashford, Fosu-Mensah, Borthwick-Jackson, Andreas Pereira, Joel Castro Pereira, Axel Tuanzebe, Tahith Chong, Gomas, McTominay, Mitchell.

Senior homegrown players (2017/18) Jones, Pogba, Smalling, Lingard, Carrick, Young, Shaw, Lukaku, Januzaj = 9

Plus: Sam Johnstone and James Wilson currently on loan

Januzaj was sold to Sociedad.

Andreas Pereira has gone on loan to Valencia. Fosu-Mensah is at Palace. Borthwick-Jackson at Leeds. 

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Forgot about the three foreigners.  I am not all that good at putting line ups together but here goes.  

De Gea

Valencia

Jones

Smalling

Shaw

Carrick

Matic

Pogba

Lingard

Lukaku

Rashford

 

You could still have the likes of Young, Jackson, Tuanzebe, on the bench

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1 minute ago, Stan said:

Januzaj was sold to Sociedad.

Andreas Pereira has gone on loan to Valencia. Fosu-Mensah is at Palace. Borthwick-Jackson at Leeds. 

Forgot about Januzaj and assume you could bring players back from loan.  Also forgot about the three foreigners which was the whole point of the thread.   

My point really is United have no worries on the home grown front.  Would make the team weaker but we could put out a decent team. 

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Just now, Redcanuck said:

Forgot about Januzaj and assume you could bring players back from loan.  Also forgot about the three foreigners which was the whole point of the thread.   

My point really is United have no worries on the home grown front.  Would make the team weaker but we could put out a decent team. 

true, I think you've still got a strong squad compared to others.

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38 minutes ago, Stan said:

true, I think you've still got a strong squad compared to others.

Arsenal would really struggle here, I can't actually pick an starting XI for them 

 

55 minutes ago, Storts said:

Lloris

 

Trippier

Alderweireld

Carter-Vickers

Rose

 

Winks

Dier

 

Eriksen

Alli

Onomah

 

Kane

Still a very very strong team that.

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17 minutes ago, Batard said:

Arsenal would really struggle here, I can't actually pick an starting XI for them 

Cech

Bellerin - Chambers -Holding 

Ramsey - Coquelin 

Walcott - Iwobi - Ozil

Sanchez

Welbeck

That's Bellerin, Sanchez, Ozil as the foreigners. 

No shape or organisation to it and very narrow. They'd get overridden so easily. Unless you sacrifice Ozil for Monreal/Kolasinac as a LB. 

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