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Team for “Careful what you wish for” FC in t’Cup

Team for “Careful what you wish for” FC in t’Cup

HunterLionheart said:
I'm a proponent of playing our fringe players here. Injuries can derail our season, and we have a lot of players still building up fitness.
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100%

I couldn’t give a shit about the FA cup this year, would rather be out of it and save the players.

Imagine if we’d had a good League Cup run and had key players injured as a result. I’d be well pissed off.

I normally love the FA cup, but not this season.
 
Gordon Bennett said:
100%

I couldn’t give a shit about the FA cup this year, would rather be out of it and save the players.

Imagine if we’d had a good League a cup run and had key players injured as a result. I’d be well pissed off.

I normally love the FA cup, but not this season.
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A cup run is only alright for lesser teams if you've got newt to play for. Yet it still was one of the reasons that got us dragged into a relegation scrap last season.

Fringe players + youth players. Regular starters on the bench.
 
keasden said:
I genuinely thought that was a quote from when Lowe was here, maybe after we had played Bristol City under him, until I saw the WAFC hashtag at the end. Just goes to show that a leopard doesn't change its spots.
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He’ll no doubt say the player’s didn’t follow his game plan and their ‘levels’ were wrong.

He was such a crap manager.
 
We obviously need to rest and protect those carrying knocks and those who’ve played the most minutes. In my opinion, that’s Hughes, Whiteman, Iversen, Offiah and possibly Lewis because he’s played more this last week than he has for a year. I’d maybe even improvise at centre half if there’s a way to protect all 3 of them.

Having said that, the manager and the fitness staff have to be trusted.
 
Weve probably got the strongest squad we've had in years. Can probably give a few who need 90mins a run out, and still rotate. Wonder if Kitt Nelson is back in training?
 
KeithLard said:
Great chance for any player needing match fitness like Osmajic, Potts, Pol etc. a bit of youth mixed in and chance to try stuff. Result irrelevant.
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Result is very relevant. Let's keep the winning mentality going.
Don't rest Iversen, hopefully won't have much to do against this Wigan team.
By all means start top players who need to build up match fitness (Osmajic, McCann, Thompson, Jebbo) but don't start multiple youngsters and make this a difficult night which goes to extra time.
 
Rotate a bit but we've got 8 days rest after this. Keep the momentum going and it's been a while since Jebbison scored.

Walton
Pol Offiah Lindsay Hughes Small
McCann Mads Thompson
Jebbison Osmajic

Lescott on at some point.
 
Back in 1964 we finished the season in 3rd place and it has been said that our run to the FA Cup Final cost us a top two promotion place. I don’t want any cup run costing us an automatic promotion or top six place.

By all means give those who are returning from injury but require match fitness a run out. But not those who have been starting/playing regularly, let them have a proper rest, or at least if needs be, put them on the subs bench. By doing this we should still be still too strong for Wigan and if not, so what?
 
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