MaVilla Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 So. Do we start with our first choice 11 to help them gel? Or mix it up and rest some key players for the weekend? Do Davis, konsa, lansbury, nakamba, Hause etc deserve a run out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 4 hours ago, MaVilla said: So. Do we start with our first choice 11 to help them gel? Or mix it up and rest some key players for the weekend? Do Davis, konsa, lansbury, nakamba, Hause etc deserve a run out? Yes play them all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TheMightyVillans Posted August 24, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 24, 2019 Rest them all. Steer Elmo Konsa Hause Targett Marvelous Lansbury Hourihane El ghazi Kodjia Davis Solid back up team. Should get job done 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Just now, TheMightyVillans said: Rest them all. Steer Elmo Konsa Hause Targett Marvelous Lansbury Hourihane El ghazi Kodjia Davis Solid back up team. Should get job done Exactly the 11 I would start 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 First time in years we actually have a complete and decent second string. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 7 hours ago, MaVilla said: So. Do we start with our first choice 11 to help them gel? Or mix it up and rest some key players for the weekend? Do Davis, konsa, lansbury, nakamba, Hause etc deserve a run out? It’s a tough one, especially after coming off the back of our first win, you want to keep momentum high. But then you also want to keep the back up players happy. I think our second team in most positions look decent so I’d bring the subs in: Steer Elmo Konsa Hause Targett Marvelous Conor Lansbury El Ghazi Davis Kodjia (If fit) Ramsey on the bench with a couple of other youth and the rest first teamers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New_Hope Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Listening to Smith say the lads are back in training today in preparation for Crewe, looks like we will be taking this competition seriously this year. Good route into Europe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted August 24, 2019 Author Share Posted August 24, 2019 There is a carabao cup thread mate with Crewe a specific topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New_Hope Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 1 minute ago, MaVilla said: There is a carabao cup thread mate with Crewe a specific topic. Oh sorry mate, do we win the cup then if we beat Crewe in the 2nd round?? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilko154 Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 No, we should go for it. Too many times in the past we have put a second string out and bottled it in the early rounds. Bring in a few players but keep the first 11 strong. Steer Guilbert Engels Konsa Targett Nakamba Grealish Hourihane Jota Wesley El Ghazi Last season we played 42 games with midweek games. We should easily be able to handle a second game this week three weeks into the season. Leave out Mings as he looked injured during the warm up. Rest McGinn and Trezegeut. Look to bring Grealish and Wesley off when the game is tied up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted August 24, 2019 Author Share Posted August 24, 2019 Mings needs resting regardless, a bit concerning that he had a pain killing injection before the Everton match. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted August 24, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted August 24, 2019 (edited) 6 hours ago, TheMightyVillans said: Rest them all. Steer Elmo Konsa Hause Targett Marvelous Lansbury Hourihane El ghazi Kodjia Davis Solid back up team. Should get job done My first thought was to agree. But only if we don't care about losing. Because that is eleven decent footballers, rather than a team. Never played together, and we've seen it happen before that a well drilled lower league side can exploit that. FWIW, I think Deano will mix it up - mostly first-teamers, with just two or three changes (at a guess, Targett, Nakamba and Konsa, maybe Steer). Edited August 24, 2019 by mjmooney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junxs Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 This cup is there for the taking if a team takes it seriously Guess with big squads these days its an opportunity to use some of the fringe players, but if we get to the last 16 I would love us to try to win it, especially if it looks like we are safe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted August 24, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted August 24, 2019 We just came from a league that often plays three games in 7 days, I think we should keep the team together and go for it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 These games are a chance for some of the unplayed players to get some match time. I’d like to see Konsa, Marvellous and Targett at the very least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 (edited) For me we need to play Targett and Nakamba and start bedding them in. Perfect game to do so. Outside of that it's protecting our players most likely to get injuries or most likely to cost us if they do. So Wesley & Mings shouldn't play. Grealish and Anwar haven't had their best few games, running a lower league team ragged would be good for them for 60 minutes so I'd start them both. Also brings some consistency to the team. I also think Engels and Guilbert could do with more game time together so I'd start both of them too and go with: Steer Guilbert Engels Konsa Targett Nakamba Hourihane. Grealish Kodjia. El Ghazi Davis Edited August 24, 2019 by HalfTimePost 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 9 hours ago, TheMightyVillans said: Rest them all. Steer Elmo Konsa Hause Targett Marvelous Lansbury Hourihane El ghazi Kodjia Davis Solid back up team. Should get job done This is exactly what I would do. Premier league has to be our priority Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 (edited) 10 hours ago, TheMightyVillans said: Rest them all. Steer Elmo Konsa Hause Targett Marvelous Lansbury Hourihane El ghazi Kodjia Davis Solid back up team. Should get job done Would put Trezeguet instead of Kodj. Just get him up to speed Edited August 24, 2019 by Zatman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakotaDakota Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Is this on Crewes ifollow/avtv or anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 1 hour ago, LakotaDakota said: Is this on Crewes ifollow/avtv or anything? DAZN is showing the match so I assume it's also on Sky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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