kirsikka
UTC Legend
This suddenly feels like a really difficult team to pick.
We haven't played with any sort of fluidity in the league and need to get some players back firing on all cylinders so game time could help them. By the same token, the chances of getting anything from the game are beyond slim so why risk first team players?
I know Man City have three games in a short period but even with eleven changes they *should* still stomp all over us like a kid on an ant. Occasionally the ant escapes but usually it's... splat. Will playing knock the confidence of already fragile looking players even more if they get badly exposed by superior players? It already looks like there's some kind of relegation hangover. Moreover, if an important player picks up a knock or, even worse, something more long term then JT will be accused of rank stupidity for risking them there.
I'd say this is probably the hardest line up of the season to predict. Here's my guess at the selection.
Travers
Smith Mepham Kelly Rico
Arter L Cook Ofoborh
Brooks King
Surridge
Subs: Begovic, Solanke, Gosling, Kilkenny, Simpson, Anthony, Zemura
I'd play it as a 4-3-3 but suspect JT will push Ofoborh back into defence again to stick with his recent 3-4-3 formation.
We haven't played with any sort of fluidity in the league and need to get some players back firing on all cylinders so game time could help them. By the same token, the chances of getting anything from the game are beyond slim so why risk first team players?
I know Man City have three games in a short period but even with eleven changes they *should* still stomp all over us like a kid on an ant. Occasionally the ant escapes but usually it's... splat. Will playing knock the confidence of already fragile looking players even more if they get badly exposed by superior players? It already looks like there's some kind of relegation hangover. Moreover, if an important player picks up a knock or, even worse, something more long term then JT will be accused of rank stupidity for risking them there.
I'd say this is probably the hardest line up of the season to predict. Here's my guess at the selection.
Travers
Smith Mepham Kelly Rico
Arter L Cook Ofoborh
Brooks King
Surridge
Subs: Begovic, Solanke, Gosling, Kilkenny, Simpson, Anthony, Zemura
I'd play it as a 4-3-3 but suspect JT will push Ofoborh back into defence again to stick with his recent 3-4-3 formation.