Team for Leeds

Gramsci said:
Remember not much recovery time. Wednesday evening and then 12:30 ko Saturday. I anticipate a second XI with the Saturday starters on the bench to be used as needs be.
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I was just going to post on this - its quite a big factor to me.
 
Glover
Dijksteel, Rav, Lenihan, Macca
Barlaser, Howson
Hamilton, Gilberto, Burgzorg
Coburn

Subs
Sol
Ayling
Clarke
McGree
Latte Lath
Engel
Hackney
Morris
Jones
 
Might see quite a few subs made too.

There's probably a benefit to getting some more minutes into the legs at this stage of the season, but you wouldn't want most of them playing 90 mins back to back.
 
Complete change of team for me. This early in the season it's a big ask for players to go at full match intensity twice in 4 days. I don't want to see our start disrupted by injuries. On the other side, our squad players need some match time to build up fitness, and they are good enough to step in.

And I'd like to see us beat Leeds with our B-team :)
 
Glover

Ayling
VDB
Lenihan if fit, if not then Clarke
Engel

Howson
Barlaser

Jones
Azaz
Burgzorg

Coburn

I think we'll see a few changes but not wholesale. Hamilton will get on. McCormick/Gilbert should feature too.
 
Centralscrutinizer said:
Carrick will play his strongest team tomorrow. Player condition/injury allowing.
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I agree

Glover
Ayling - Rav - Lenihan/Clarke - Engel
Howson - Barlasar
Jones - Azaz - Burgzorg
ELL

I then think Coburn and Hamilton will get subbed on maybe at half time or early into the second half.
 
Anton_Berg said:
Are goalkeepers exhausted 3 games into the season?
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Obviously not but if you need your second keeper at any point in the season, it's beneficial if he hasn't been 10 months since his last competative game.

Rotating the team is as much about keeping your reserve players match sharp as it is about keeping your first team fresh.

Players like Lenihan, Howson, Dijksteel, Barlaser, Burgzorg and Coburn will all benefit from minutes as they are likely to be used in varying volume over the next few months,

Who knows when Glover might be needed. Dieng could break a finger in a months time and it would be nice if Glover had a game in the bank
 
B_G said:
I think it will be more than 4 but less than 10.

More like 6 or 7.

I expect Glover, Lenihan, Barlaser, Burgzorg, Hamilton and Coburn to start as a minimum.

Howson will if fit enough

Then Dijksteel, McCabe, Gilbert, Finch and Matthews are all possibilities.

I do think he'll leave 3 or 4 in just for a bit of continuity.
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7 changes.
He's done roughly what I expected.

Left in 4 players.

Howson must be CB which I assume means Lenihan isn't fit enough to start yet.
 
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