Hoping for a win without much Drama.
Milner Konate Gomez Tsimikas
Ox Jones Keita
Elliott Minamino Origi
Y.N.W.A.
Hoping for a win without much Drama.
Y.N.W.A.
Forest had a good win tonight, 3-1 at home to QPR.
It’d be dangerous to underestimate them but, yeah, we should win comfortably enough.
Playing at home with a cup semi-final at stake, Forest will give us a game. There will definitely be changes in our starting XI, but not a wholesale change.
Unfortunately drama surrounds the FA cup, Forest are on a hell of a run so this is by no means a walkover and may need to field a stronger than normal line up to progress.
Spence and Johnson the danger men
Smash them. They’re shit.
Honestly, as long as we don’t have an emotional let-down after the big win at the Emirates, we should be good enough to win this and progress.
Firmino is in need of a start. Jota should be involved too, possibly from the bench.
This is a chance to reach the semi-final, play a proper team.
Thing is, we can make changes and still field an incredibly strong team that wouldn’t look put of place in the PL
Gives Diaz/Diogo/Mo/Sadio a rest, as well as Fab/Thiago, and the defence. Hendo and Milly off at the 60 min mark - Hendo for one of Fab/Thiago to keep hold of the game but allow plenty of rest time for Hendo as well. Milly because he usually looks shagged after 60 mins - could move Gomez out to RB and bring on one of Matip/VVD just to see out the game. Also bring on Harvey for one of Jones or Naby - whoever is having the better game stays on.
Strongest team, no need to rotate. International fucking break.
0-3!
Are all the players getting two weeks off? I thought there might be some games in there.
Must win game.
No doubt but I mean don’t play with 4 or 5 academy players
I think Jota should start, he needs minutes to build on his goal from last night.
Maybe something crazy like a midfield of Elliot - Keita - Jones…
All for rotation but this is a FA cup quarter, the winner goes to the semi at Wembley and it’s another part of a potential quadruple.
Do not rotate for sake of rotating
Ali
Trent Konate VVD Robbo
Milner Fabinho Keita
Salah Bobby Jota
Get the game won and then think about the likes of
Div
Minamino
Ox
Jones
Elliott
Diaz (if needed)
From the bench.
We have got 5 subs i would rotate in game start fairly strong and bring on players if needed or rest more first teamers on 60 mins…quads at stake…YNWA
In my view the rotations will be
Kelleher
Tsimikas if fit
Konate
Keita
Firmino
Salah
It’s a bit ridiculous that even after resting half the starting XI players like Curtis, Elliott, Minamino can’t break in.
We should stick to the second string selection approach right through until we get to the final. If Klopp changes to full strength for the semis, in the middle of a month where we play a minimum of 8 games we could regret it.
Remember May, hopefully, is not going to be easy either, with the postponement of the PL Villa game for the FA Cup SF on 16th April and a rearranged So’ton fixture to fit in if we’re in the final. Second leg of the CL Semis in early May mid-week too.