Resting players against Watford

[genome]

Who else would be willing to basically throw the game against Watford?

The first team could use a rest, most important game of the season two days later, we'd likely lose anyway, and we look safe 13 points clear of the drop zone.

Clarke would never admit it but I expect to see a fair few rested players.

[MmmMonsterMunch]

Said exactly the same on the other thread. Rest them all. No one fcuking cares & we're not going down.

[kwik-silva]

13 points clear, absolutely no harm now. That win is pretty much everything we needed league-wise; rotate the whole thing!

[urz13]

Play Cox, Yak, Cooper, Keown, Travner, Blackman, Akpan etc, rest the big names

[Royality creeps In]

Don't mind them resting a few, but as I am going I would like to see the resemblance of a team so we are not too embarrassed.

[Ian Royal]

Andersen
Gunter, Cooper, Hector, Chalobah
McCleary, Kuhl, Akpan, Obita
Cox, Blackman

[shaka's shorts]

Anderson
Kelly Cooper Keown Travner
Taylor Guthrie Akpan Blackman
Yak Cox

Subs Hector, Chalobah, Norwood, Stacey, Kuhl, Edwards

[Colbster]

Don't mind them resting a few, but as I am going I would like to see the resemblance of a team so we are not too embarrassed.

This ^^^^^^

[Snowball]

I wonder if the boss is going to play Kelly at RB away, for the extra defensive nous,
then play Gunter-McCleary at home for the extra options in attack?

Think Cooper should play again, good experience and has played well
every game except Birmingham away. (Long term I'd like to see Coops
in the back four with Hector as our DM. I still think, long term he - Hector -
will be an awesome defensive midfielder, good in the air, good in the tackle,
but able to break through midfield and use his ball-skills without leaving
a hole in the back line.)

Doubt Chalobah needs resting so would hope he stays at LB for another game.

I would rest Federici. He hurt himself in the previous home game when he made a blinding tip-over.
Last night he seem to re-injure himself (shoulder or top ribs?)... A game-break would help, esp
as the result at Watford is not crucial. Also help to keep Andersen sweet.

I WOULDN'T rest Mackie or Blackman. Play Mackie as long as he's on fire, he brings
spirit to the side which is infectious. (If we had 3-4 working as hard as him we'd be top 8
at least.)

I worry that The Yak isn't getting a lot of time. We might still need him. Would start with
Tuesday's team (Andersen in goal) and bring The Yak on for Mackie on the hour mark

[Unbelievable Jeff]

Anderson

Gunter Hec Cooper Travner

Akpan

Blackman Norwood Taylor HRK

Cox

[melonhead]

Andersen
Gunter, Cooper, Hector, Chalobah
McCleary, Kuhl, Akpan, Obita
Cox, Blackman

id take that

[Rea Ding]

Don't mind them resting a few, but as I am going I would like to see the resemblance of a team so we are not too embarrassed.

+1

[Hoop Blah]

Absolutely we should be resting the majority, if not all, of the side that will start on Monday night against Watford.

[Ian Royal]

Andersen
Gunter, Cooper, Hector, Chalobah
McCleary, Kuhl, Akpan, Obita
Cox, Blackman

id take that

Has the benefit of seeing whether Chalobah's good game at left back was a one off, how Obita would do replacing HRK with them working together whilst not playing too many inexperienced kids.

[Sutekh]

Andersen

Kelly
Travner
Cooper
Knight

Norwood
Akpan
Kuhl
HRK
Blackman

Yakubu

[andrew1957]

Personally I would rest virtually the whole first team squad so they are ready for Monday.

I still think we could put out an interesting team but play a defensive 4-5-1. Might get battered but worth the risk.

Andersen

Keown
Knight
Cooper
Travner

Three of Akpan/Guthrie/Kuhl/Karacan

Stacey or Edwards
Taylor
Cox or Yakubu

[CholseyRoyal]

I am sure we would be in big trouble wth the FA if we made wholesale changes. It would be very unfair on the other top clubs fighting for automatic promotion.

A few changes would be acceptable though especially as a few were rested last night.

[melonhead]

What's the point oF a squad if u can't play any of them any time u like

[Snowball]

The best eleven, COULD, easily, lose 4-0 at Watford.

If we put out a total "second eleven" we COULD get dicked 8-0

And, no matter that we tell ourselves it didn't count,
we'd be all over the news and going into our million pound
game in shock


No issue at RB Kelly or Gunter (the other one on Monday.

Chalobah should be totally fine, ditto Cooper, so rest Pearce for one more game

Akpan is fit and fresh, no probs there...

[Snowball]

This is a table of minutes played all season (in a few cases includes U/21 games)

Only 8 players have played over 50% of the possible minutes
Only 6 players have played 75% of the time or more


3669 - of a possible 3870 95% Obita
3510 - of a possible 3870 91% Federici

3490 - of a possible 3870 90% Pearce
3436 - of a possible 3870 89% Hector

3004 - of a possible 3870 78% Gunter
2887 - of a possible 3870 75% Norwood

2568 - of a possible 3870 66% Cox
2067 - of a possible 3870 53% Williams

1902 - of a possible 3870 49% HRK
1863 - of a possible 3870 48% Blackman

1658 - of a possible 3870 43% Pog
1625 - of a possible 3870 42% Mackie

1446 - of a possible 3870 37% Kelly
1375 - of a possible 3870 36% McCleary

1197 - of a possible 3870 31% Akpan
1190 - of a possible 3870 31% Taylor

1140 - of a possible 3870 29% Chalobah
1068 - of a possible 3870 28% Kuhl
0837 - of a possible 3870 22% Cooper

0351 - of a possible 3870 09% Guthrie