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Can't do too much fitness work this week or next with the midweek games, but would be great to get a win tomorrow to boost the confidence. I wouldn't change the team much for tomorrow, barring Perry if he's too old to play twice a week!

 

Take Lambert off early if need be (assuming he starts), to make sure he's fresh as a daisy for Huddersfield.

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Saga missing tonight (due to being away with Poland) but Rasiak may be back.

 

Mills also may be back.

 

No other new injuries.

 

Source: OS

 

Personally I would start with Lambert and Paterson and bring Rasiak on for the last 30 mins or so.

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Two of the back 5 are new and another didn't play at all last season, so i think they need match practise to gel into a unit (even though I also hope we sign a new CB before midday Friday).

 

Also, Lambert needs to strike up an understanding with his first choice partner.

 

I would also like to see if Gillett and Spiderman can get their CM partnership clicking again (again, even though I also would like to see another CM come in this week).

 

Other than that, I agree with Thomson and Holmes at RM and LM.

 

Yeah I was wondering whetehr it would be better to try and get a gelling team or to rest players. I think we have to rest Thomas - he's fragile and unless we sign a.n. other centre back before Saturday I can't see the point in risking him in the cup. Maybe a good point to give the rest of the back five another game together though.

 

I'm not sure about up front - I'd say that Lambert and Paterson should be our first choice partnership but with Pato going off with fatigue on Saturday I'd like to gradually ramp up his fitness before asking him to play twice in 4 days. Saga's on international duty and Rasiak seems to be off so White is the only one left.

 

Central midfield I agree that a Morgan Gillett partnership might be the best long term solution (although I do like the look of Gobern).

 

So my revised line up:

 

                          Davis
Murty         Perry             Lancashire      Harding
Thomson      Gillett           Schneiderlin    Holmes
                  White        Lambert

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Lancashire should be no where near the team regardless of the opposition IMO. We need the new back 4 to get used to eachother & gel so they need to be playing as many games together as possible be it in the league, carling cup or JPT.

 

Starting line up should be this imo:

 

--------------------Davis----------------------

Murty------Thomas--------Perry---------Harding

Thomson----Gillett------Schneiderlin------Holmes

-------------Paterson----Lambert--------------

 

Subs (5 or 7 in the CCC?): Bialkowski, James, Lancashire, Wotton, Lallana, Mills, Rasiak (take away Lancashire & Wotton if its only 5)

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I would love to see Gillett instead of Wotton. He is the natural long-term replacement alongside a creative midfielder. For the latter we've only got Morgan.

 

AP must play Lallana until he knows how to get the best out of him.

 

Pato to start with Lambert up front, although not easy with two target men together. Rasiak to get a cameo in case nobody wants him and he'll stay with us by default until the end of the season. He could be deadly playing off Lambert.

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Davis

James Lancashire Thomas Harding

 

 

Thomson Gillett Lallana Holmes

 

Saga Lambert

 

Strong team that rests Murty,Perry due to age and Schneiderlin and Patterson who looked fatigued on Saturday

 

It would be interesting to try Lallana in the middle as well.

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So, we are lining up as:

 

-------------------------------- Davis ----------------------------------

 

Murty ------------- Thomas ----------------Lancashire ---------- Harding

 

James ------------- Wotton -------------- Schneiderlin ----------- Lallana

 

-------------------- Lambert -------------- Patterson -------------------

 

COYR!

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So, we are lining up as:

 

-------------------------------- Davis ----------------------------------

 

Murty ------------- Thomas ----------------Lancashire ---------- Harding

 

James ------------- Wotton -------------- Schneiderlin ----------- Lallana

 

-------------------- Lambert -------------- Patterson -------------------

 

COYR!

 

Gulp!!!!

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