Why not start Djiksteel & playWing Backs

[Bangersandmash]

Only fit player we had with pace. Engel has not got forward all evening with this system & Van Den Berg not good/fast enough to play full back at this level

 

[NYboro]

Presumably because he's another who's only just coming back from injury.

 

[viv_andersons_nana]

Carrick tried something bold to account for the number of missing players and it didn’t work. It did in the first leg. It’s just the way it goes.

 

[SydneyRed]

I think MC went for the early goal….didnt happen..wheels fell off..

 

[Muttley]

My take is he tried to engineer a system to fit the players we had available and it came undone. Bigly.

Hey ho, I had no expectation of anything, lets just get through this with no further injuries or cards, have the weekend off, do our transfer business and see if we can't get a surge going in the league

 

[MoggasDog]

The mistake was trying to be clever with the 5 or 4 at the back - and the carry on with having Howson drop into CB. It was brave but ended up being a disaster. With our injuries, maybe it was worth a go.

 

[NorthStand95]

Must not be fully fit or surely he would start.

 

[Chris_Boro]

He should have just gone with the option that makes us win.

Easy game this football lark.

 

[Bruciebonus]

Presumably because he's another who's only just coming back from injury.

Looked comfortable for the 45mins he was on. I think we could have gambled on him lasting 60-70mins.

 

[B-Man]

looked comfortable for the 45 mins he was on, good one. Do you do stand up?

 

[Bruciebonus]

looked comfortable for the 45 mins he was on, good one. Do you do stand up?

Looked physically comfortable, could have played more than 45 mins. Do you do stand up or just sarcasm?

 

[Johngannonsunderpants]

Carrick said he would not risk players injuries just because of the magnitude of the game and rightly so. Missing players have killed us but the Jones injury was very hard to take.

 

[Laughing]

Only fit player we had with pace. Engel has not got forward all evening with this system & Van Den Berg not good/fast enough to play full back at this level

Engel put in the only good cross

 

[Norman_Conquest]

I liked the corner we took that finished with a Rogers shot. It was really well worked and caught Chelsea out.

 

[allied_assault]

Engel was terrible