21-09-2020, 16:00
If Bilic is going to persist with 5 at the back in the league, I personally think he should be playing this formation in the cup too.
Continuity, players getting to know their roles, looking at how players operate in the role they would for the first team.
But I doubt he will do that. I think he will just give the 'reserves' a run out to protect the main players from injury. This will mean a more attack heavy line up as our squad is unbalanced in that way.
I suspect the team will be:
Button
Peltier
Kipre
Hegazi (Or O'Shea if Hegazi is "injured")
Townsend
Phillips
Harper
Field
Gallagher
Edwards
HRK
Possibly could see Austin/Grosicki in for Gallagher if Bilic decides not to risk him. If Grosicki, then Phillips in number 10 and if Austin, HRK dropped back to 10. I suspect which one he chooses determines who is most likely to be still at the club at the end of the window.
Continuity, players getting to know their roles, looking at how players operate in the role they would for the first team.
But I doubt he will do that. I think he will just give the 'reserves' a run out to protect the main players from injury. This will mean a more attack heavy line up as our squad is unbalanced in that way.
I suspect the team will be:
Button
Peltier
Kipre
Hegazi (Or O'Shea if Hegazi is "injured")
Townsend
Phillips
Harper
Field
Gallagher
Edwards
HRK
Possibly could see Austin/Grosicki in for Gallagher if Bilic decides not to risk him. If Grosicki, then Phillips in number 10 and if Austin, HRK dropped back to 10. I suspect which one he chooses determines who is most likely to be still at the club at the end of the window.