Match Thread League Cup Third Round vs Sunderland (H) - THERE ARE NO STREAMS FFS

[ExpatinBangkok]

We need to rest our best players so they are well rested of the premier game at weekend- that is more important.

So today no gueye, no rooney, no baines, no keane i hope.

and play Niasse - i wouldn't be surprised if he is actually our best striker at the moment.

 

[NoMansLand]

I've updated it to include Kenny. DCL & Sandro are interchangeable and I reckon that Niasse will be on the bench (if he's even in the squad at all).

Mods can ban me if they don't start tonight.

 

[Charles Hawtrey]

hope we get a goal early doors or this could be a 0-1 second half disaster... no matter who plays

 

[blue to the bone]

Mods can ban me if they don't start tonight.

What's the 11 do you think

 

[neil999]

Mods can ban me if they don't start tonight.

just tell us the full team then instead of dropping names here and there?

 

[Toffe3m4n]

It'd be great if we could get a stream of this somewhere but I just can't see it.

What are the rules surrounding broadcasting early rounds of the domestic cups? I take it because Sky/BBC show them that the club aren't allowed to stream it themselves?

 

[jtl60]

I would like to see an attacking 3-5-2:

Pickford
Holgate - Keane - Besic
Kenny Baines
Gana - Davies
Vlasic ---- Niasse - Lookman

 

[NoMansLand]

I dont want to give to much away but the front three will be Niasse Mirallas and Sandro

No Sigurdsson or Rooney & Kenny at right back.

 

[Blue Juice]

If we play two DMs and 3 10s again I think my eyes will melt

 

[mkrudden]

Genuinely looking forward to seeing Niasse and Kenny tonight.
Two positions we've struggled with in recent weeks.

 

[Osamabindiesel]

We have to rest players here. We have way too much depth in the midfield not to rotate some players in, and this is the perfect opportunity to give Kenny a go.

 

[mkrudden]

Pickford/Stek
Kenny - Holgate - Keane - Baines
Morgan - Besic
Mirallas - Klaassen - Lookman
DCL/Sandro​

Based on what we've heard so far, that might not be a million miles away.

I really hope Schneiderlin doesn't start.

 

[Toffe3m4n]

I really hope Schneiderlin doesn't start.

Think he'd get the nod over Davies and Gana personally, they've been our better league pairing and could both be rested.

 

[eurosrees]

Niasse to play the Kone role, i.e score a brace tonight and then never be seen again until the next round.

 

[bluesb1970]

I really hope Schneiderlin doesn't start.

We’ve got this bigger squad to create competition, if a player isn’t performing he should be dropped. MS is definitely in this category. Has been poor throughout preseason to now and only showed slight improvement on Sunday. Needs to be dropped.