blues2win wrote:Madness to play anyone who isn't racing fit for a game like this. We also need to give one or two a rest eg Yaya. We also need to protect Sagna while Zaba is injured. My team would be:
Caballero Maffeo De Michelis Otamendi Kolarov Fernando ( needs the game time) de Bruyne Roberts Sterling Iheanacho Bony( good chance for him to score a goal,and build confidence). On the bench Hart Sagna ( who can play centre back at a pinch) Fernandinho Yaya Navas Aguero.
That's the team I'd put out although I don't think Pellers will agree.
I'd like to see Iheanacho in the hole behind Bony, with Sterling and Roberts either side.
On the bench I'd have Gunn, Sagna, Fern 1, Yaya, Barker, Garcia, Nasri.
I'd rest Aguero and Silva completely, let them get over their ailments.
It's a risky set up but if you don't blood players in this cup, when are you going to get a chance. Not worth aggravating niggly injuries for our first teamers,
in my opinion. I'm not the manager though and won't give up the day job.