Team for Luton....

[rabbikeane]

Mostly the same, can see Son rested

 

[Ghost Hardware]

Really hope Gil and/or Johnson are fit enough to at least make the bench for this one. Would also start Solomon LW aside from that unchanged baring injuries obviously.

 

[CarrickSpurgus]

I hope Sonny and Madison are withdrawn from international duty and get the fortnight to rest up.

 

[Rout-Ledge]

I don't think there's a physical need to rotate, but I do think for squad harmony it will be necessary. Ange obviously will be very aware. I will be surprised if we don't see 3 changes.

We don’t have a strong enough squad to afford luxuries like that. We need to play our best team. Zero reason to rotate. Would be shooting ourselves in the foot massively dropping our best players for no good reason.

 

[kremlyn]

I think this is a game Ange will feel he can rotate a bit. I think 3-4 changes, possibly Royale or Davies, PEH/Skipp, Solomon and Richie up top.

Morale in the whole squad is important, good shout. Especially now the Carabao has gone.

 

[Ghost Hardware]

I hope Sonny and Madison are withdrawn from international duty and get the fortnight to rest up.

Was thinking the same. Considering they seem to be hardly training and being held together by sticky tape I'd be very disappointed if they are allowed to play. Im not even sure they will both make the Luton game, could see Son starting on the bench.

 

[Matrix]

I would try Kulu on the left if Richy is in the middle near the end of the game so he can cross with his left. The Liverpool game kinda showed we need to vary it as he will always cut in.

 

[theShiznit]

I would try Kulu on the left if Richy is in the middle near the end of the game so he can cross with his left. The Liverpool game kinda showed we need to vary it as he will always cut in.

I think the Liverpool game showed that Ange still needs to drill them on the system more than anything, as we stopped playing the way we have been when they went down to 10/9.
The third man running stopped and we were just playing slowly side to side in straight lines and taking more touches than we have all season.

 

[Japhet]

Bit conflicted with this. On one hand I want us to keep building the momentum with the same team, but on the other hand I'd like to see Emerson in particular get a run out. He'd play the role Ange wants really well.

 

[thebenjamin]

Son clearly pulled up holding his thigh during the game. I'd be amazed if he isn't out for a few weeks

 

[DogsOfWar]

We don’t have a strong enough squad to afford luxuries like that. We need to play our best team. Zero reason to rotate. Would be shooting ourselves in the foot massively dropping our best players for no good reason.

Totally agree.

We should be a better team than Luton because we have better players, if we don't play those better players we are no longer better than they are.

Keeping players happy is only an issue if those players think they should be starting over the current starter.
I'm fairly confident Davies/Skipp/Royal etc won't have an issue as the players who are starting in their positions are all on fire.
PEH and Dier might not be happy, just because they want to start, but they were on the list of outgoings anyway.

 

[ljinko888]

If Luton win against Burnley at home tomorrow they'll suddenly have gone from no-hopers dead certain to be bottom all season to having seven points from the last nine available and climbing up the table. Their ground will be rocking when we turn up and so we should go full strength if possible.

If Son's niggle persists we can put Solomon in and Richarlison up top but I would not change the midfield or defence at all. You put guys who haven't started a game up until now in an away game is asking for trouble. Fulham at home after the internationals is a safer bet to give others a run out.

 

[robin09]

Got to win every game, no need to rest or rotate unless someone isn´t match fit. Same XI as Liverpool if possible.

 

[Ribble]

Early kickoff at Kenilworth road is definitely not the time or place to heavily rotate, going to need to go out hard early to shut the crowd up. Emerson for Porro would be fine but I'd not change any more unless necessary. It might be one where Richy scrapping up top is the play to go for, but that's something which can be switched around in-game if desired.

 

[eViL]

1 game a week no need to rotate. We will naturally get injuries to key players so we rotate then

Some of those legs on the bench need a match.

 

[Yantino]

Absolutely no reason whatsoever to rotate anything.

 

[Dougal]

Well, if this game goes ahead and we haven’t been disbanded following Liverpool’s statement, I’d keep things unchanged.

 

[Kushal]

Who are we putting on VAR duty this week?

 

[jurgen11]

Wasnt Son out on the pitch after celebrating ? Would he have been if problem was bad

 

[jurgen11]

Who are we putting on VAR duty this week?

Chirpy and Paul Whitehouse