I think Iheanacho will start so maybe we can play Roberts too, and use the bench for a 3rd
Need to ensure we have a strong team. Too many kids and it could be a bad experience with opportunities for future games gone in 90 minutes
we played full teams against boro and newcastle last year and lost both times. If we play a full team with roberts, barker and nacho i dont think thats a risk or makes us weaker. The league cup isn't our priority anyway and if they aren't given a chance now they won't be played. barker has played about twenty minutes this past month he needs some minutes.
Agree with this. You have to keep the squad fresh and balance out the playing time. If you pick the same players every week they will burn out while the others go stale on the bench. Playing some fringe players should help to keep the intensity level up. Playing 2 or 3 youth players is no more or a risk than playing 2 or 3 knackered out first teamers who are less than fully up for a Wednesday night league cup game. There is an argument that professionals should be up for every game but they are only human and a recent EDS graduate will be chomping to play in this.
I wouldn't risk KDB not with our current Injuries and sevilla away following Norwich, Yaya could barely move against the scum he needs resting I think, Our squad is looking quite thin.
I think need dictates we start with Kelechi up top with Roberts, Sterling and Navas behind. Fernando and demi in front of a back four of Zaba, otamendi, mangala and Kolorov. Not exactly ideal is it!
Well, you've burnt your bridges there fella........no going back on that!If KDB starts, Manuel is a fucking knob.