| Team for tonight then? 08:00 - Feb 20 with 2538 views | tractorboy1978 |
I'd say, lets get the game won and then we can worry about 'resting' players.
Hladky
Clarke Woolfy Burgess Davis
Morsy Luongo
Burns Chaplin Broadhead
Moore |  | | |  |
| Team for tonight then? on 08:03 - Feb 20 with 2194 views | Metal_Hacker |
Some legs will need resting from Saturday and as per the away fixture I think we’ll see Axel thrown in to rest Clarke .Perhaps rest Broady for the weekend as he’s not normally a 3 game a week man either
Hladky
Tuanzebe Woolfy Burgess Davis
Morsy Travis
Burns Chaplin Hutchinson
Moore |  |
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| Team for tonight then? on 08:05 - Feb 20 with 2186 views | MillsTash |
Agreed. A lot of talk from some people about resting and rotating players which is unnecessary and shows arrogance. There’s no easy 3 points in the championship. We drew to these lot people seem to forget. Start the same 11 unless injury. [Post edited 20 Feb 8:06]
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| Team for tonight then? on 08:10 - Feb 20 with 2128 views | GeoffSentence |
| Team for tonight then? on 08:05 - Feb 20 by MillsTash |
Agreed. A lot of talk from some people about resting and rotating players which is unnecessary and shows arrogance. There’s no easy 3 points in the championship. We drew to these lot people seem to forget. Start the same 11 unless injury. [Post edited 20 Feb 8:06]
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If only we'd had the option to be arrogant in 1981 we may well have ended up double or treble winners.
Which is to say it is not at all arrogant to use the full extent of your squad.
Keeps players fresh.
Keeps players happy.
Keeps the team winning. |  |
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| Team for tonight then? on 08:13 - Feb 20 with 2102 views | ArchiRob |
| Team for tonight then? on 08:05 - Feb 20 by MillsTash |
Agreed. A lot of talk from some people about resting and rotating players which is unnecessary and shows arrogance. There’s no easy 3 points in the championship. We drew to these lot people seem to forget. Start the same 11 unless injury. [Post edited 20 Feb 8:06]
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Not sure it's arrogance to assume the manager may opt to use the squads full depth to manage fatigue and injuries of the players and its a bit of fun to guess the squad in advance. |  | | |
| Team for tonight then? on 08:22 - Feb 20 with 2054 views | MillsTash |
| Team for tonight then? on 08:13 - Feb 20 by ArchiRob |
Not sure it's arrogance to assume the manager may opt to use the squads full depth to manage fatigue and injuries of the players and its a bit of fun to guess the squad in advance. |
Fatigue and injuries absolutely do the necessary but some are suggesting 3/4 players come in because it’s Rotherham. | | | |
| Team for tonight then? on 08:24 - Feb 20 with 2021 views | Metal_Hacker |
| Team for tonight then? on 08:22 - Feb 20 by MillsTash |
Fatigue and injuries absolutely do the necessary but some are suggesting 3/4 players come in because it’s Rotherham. |
Luongo looked leggy at Swansea, Clarke carrying this Achilles issue and Broady isn’t a 3 game player as per previous experience
Think the team picks itself from there for me
Not arrogance , it’s giving us the best opportunity this week for 9 points | |
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| Team for tonight then? on 09:06 - Feb 20 with 1884 views | Mookamoo |
Hladky
Tuanzebe Woolfenden Burgess Davis
Morsy Luongo
Burns Chaplin Sarmiento
Moore
Maybe they'll play Travis & Broadhead, but I can't see them changing both Luongo & Broadhead
Clarke has been excellent, but needs to rest up before something goes pop |  | | |
| Team for tonight then? on 09:11 - Feb 20 with 1846 views | BiGDonnie |
At this point in the season I think we go full strength where we can, which is...
Hladky
Clarke Woolf Burgess Leif
Morsy Luongo
Hutch Chappers B'head
Moore
But that changes with niggles/tiredness, and we pretty much have like for like replacements all over the pitch. I think we'll see Tanz and Travis in for Clarke and Luongo but I don't know the fitness of everyone. |  |
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| Team for tonight then? on 09:17 - Feb 20 with 1813 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Team for tonight then? on 08:22 - Feb 20 by MillsTash |
Fatigue and injuries absolutely do the necessary but some are suggesting 3/4 players come in because it’s Rotherham. |
Not because it’s Rotherham. Because we are playing two games a week, Saturday’s pitch was very heavy and we have a few players that rarely play every game during these busy periods. Clarke, Luongo and Broadhead. If we had Brandon Williams back to full fitness then Davis wouldn’t be playing the amount of minutes that he has lately.
It would be madness to run these players into the ground. |  |
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| Team for tonight then? on 09:26 - Feb 20 with 1757 views | itfcjoe |
I think, bar them being injured, or properly needing a rest, the following players play every game
Hladky
Clarke
Woolf
Burgess
Davis
Morsy
xxxxx
xxxxx
xxxxx
xxxxx
Moore
Luongo may need managing a bit, and Travis can step in for him - tonight may be a game for that.
In the 3 behind the striker, you'll always go with at least one of Chaplin or Burns. Broadhead when he is fit and durable enough to start. And then you just go with who is in best form to fill the other 1-2 spots in there.
I'd probably go Hutchinson and Chaplin tonight ahead of Burns after the week Hhutchinson has had where he has had 2 very good performances from the start |  |
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| Team for tonight then? on 09:32 - Feb 20 with 1715 views | Guthrum |
| Team for tonight then? on 08:05 - Feb 20 by MillsTash |
Agreed. A lot of talk from some people about resting and rotating players which is unnecessary and shows arrogance. There’s no easy 3 points in the championship. We drew to these lot people seem to forget. Start the same 11 unless injury. [Post edited 20 Feb 8:06]
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I think it's only arrogance if the options for rotation are markedly inferior. I'm not sure they are in the case of Town's current squad.
McKenna seems to operate a system much more like the Rugby Union concept of "starters" and "finishers" than the traditional concept of a first team and lower rated substitutes*.
Take up top: The alternative to Kieffer Moore is a player with 12 international caps of his own. Sarmiento starting and Hutchinson coming off the bench is hardly a downgrade.
* That, for me, is one of our great strengths. The team can go full bore for an hour or so, then switch to another set of forwards just as good, with licence to go berserk for the remainder of the game. With the opposition having to make defensive changes to shore things up. |  |
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| Team for tonight then? on 09:33 - Feb 20 with 1712 views | Kieran_Knows |
Hladky
Clarke Woolfenden Burgess Davis
Morsy Travis
Burns Chaplin Sarmiento
Moore |  |
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| Team for tonight then? on 09:33 - Feb 20 with 1701 views | Vic |
| Team for tonight then? on 08:03 - Feb 20 by Metal_Hacker |
Some legs will need resting from Saturday and as per the away fixture I think we’ll see Axel thrown in to rest Clarke .Perhaps rest Broady for the weekend as he’s not normally a 3 game a week man either
Hladky
Tuanzebe Woolfy Burgess Davis
Morsy Travis
Burns Chaplin Hutchinson
Moore |
You make an interesting point about Broady - only played more than 3 games on the trot once this season. So maybe he needs a rest. Clarke has been brilliant the last couple of games, but has this achilles thing so yes, agree, rest him. I mean Axel isn't a bad replacement is he!! A Mass - yep agreed. Other than that, keep it the same and if we happen to have the game in the bag by HT then get some subs on. But I'm not keen on taking Donny for granted. |  |
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| Team for tonight then? on 09:33 - Feb 20 with 1704 views | tractorboy1978 |
| Team for tonight then? on 09:17 - Feb 20 by GlasgowBlue |
Not because it’s Rotherham. Because we are playing two games a week, Saturday’s pitch was very heavy and we have a few players that rarely play every game during these busy periods. Clarke, Luongo and Broadhead. If we had Brandon Williams back to full fitness then Davis wouldn’t be playing the amount of minutes that he has lately.
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It is because it's Rotherham. If we were playing West Brom tonight people wouldn't be calling for players to be rested.
I remember people talking about resting players against Port Vale at home last season ahead of two big games against Peterborough and Barnsley. Fortunately we didn't (bar Hirst) and we just about managed to get through that game.
But McKenna and the fitness team obviously know more than we do and I back them whatever they choose. [Post edited 20 Feb 9:37]
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| Team for tonight then? on 09:36 - Feb 20 with 1689 views | Dubtractor |
| Team for tonight then? on 09:33 - Feb 20 by Kieran_Knows |
Hladky
Clarke Woolfenden Burgess Davis
Morsy Travis
Burns Chaplin Sarmiento
Moore |
That would be my selection for tonight. |  |
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| Team for tonight then? on 09:44 - Feb 20 with 1639 views | tractorboy1978 |
| Team for tonight then? on 09:32 - Feb 20 by Guthrum |
I think it's only arrogance if the options for rotation are markedly inferior. I'm not sure they are in the case of Town's current squad.
McKenna seems to operate a system much more like the Rugby Union concept of "starters" and "finishers" than the traditional concept of a first team and lower rated substitutes*.
Take up top: The alternative to Kieffer Moore is a player with 12 international caps of his own. Sarmiento starting and Hutchinson coming off the bench is hardly a downgrade.
* That, for me, is one of our great strengths. The team can go full bore for an hour or so, then switch to another set of forwards just as good, with licence to go berserk for the remainder of the game. With the opposition having to make defensive changes to shore things up. |
It's not necessarily about quality but style. Tuanzebe is not a like for like replacement for Clarke and it changes the way we play.
I'd agree with Joe's assessment above albeit I'd probably put Luongo in the category of needs to start every game he physically can too. | | | |
| Team for tonight then? on 09:51 - Feb 20 with 1592 views | BiGDonnie |
| Team for tonight then? on 09:33 - Feb 20 by Kieran_Knows |
Hladky
Clarke Woolfenden Burgess Davis
Morsy Travis
Burns Chaplin Sarmiento
Moore |
You'd start Moore yeah  | |
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| Team for tonight then? on 09:52 - Feb 20 with 1587 views | Guthrum |
| Team for tonight then? on 09:44 - Feb 20 by tractorboy1978 |
It's not necessarily about quality but style. Tuanzebe is not a like for like replacement for Clarke and it changes the way we play.
I'd agree with Joe's assessment above albeit I'd probably put Luongo in the category of needs to start every game he physically can too. |
I think McKenna is happy to tweak the team make-up in order to vary the style a bit depending upon the opponent.
Above all, we don't want to risk not winning, momentum is extremely important in what Town is trying to achieve. | |
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| Team for tonight then? on 09:59 - Feb 20 with 1542 views | Dubtractor |
| Team for tonight then? on 09:44 - Feb 20 by tractorboy1978 |
It's not necessarily about quality but style. Tuanzebe is not a like for like replacement for Clarke and it changes the way we play.
I'd agree with Joe's assessment above albeit I'd probably put Luongo in the category of needs to start every game he physically can too. |
I would only ideally play Tuanzebe at RB in emergencies, as it has a big impact on how we play. We saw that at Stoke. | |
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| Team for tonight then? on 10:56 - Feb 20 with 1346 views | pointofblue |
Hladky
Tuanzebe - Woolfenden - Burgess - Davis
Morsy - Travis
Burns - Chaplin - Sarmiento
Moore
Subs: Walton, Edmundson, Humphreys, Luongo, Harness, Hutchinson, Broadhead, Jackson, Al-Hamadi
If Clarke is deemed fit enough to start I can see Tuanzebe or Edmundson replacing Woolfenden, considering the latter didn't start at Rotherham.
I thought Davis looked tired in the second half against Swansea, would say it was his poorest game since his debut, but we have very few options there. | |
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| Team for tonight then? (n/t) on 11:02 - Feb 20 with 1315 views | cressi |
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| Team for tonight then? on 11:02 - Feb 20 with 1316 views | Nazemariner |
I think we'll see a few changes tonight, but then what do I know 
Hladkey
Davis
Burgess
Tuanzebe
Clarke
Morsy
Travis
Sarmiento
Chaplin
Burns
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| Team for tonight then? on 11:04 - Feb 20 with 1299 views | cressi |
Agree start with what is widely regarded as our best 11 although Hutchinson is in the frame recently.
Make the subs early if we have the luxury of a two goal cushion. | | | |
| Team for tonight then? on 11:16 - Feb 20 with 1253 views | franz_tyson |
I think some are thinking we can switch players like Clarke for Tuanzebe because its Rotherham. We need the 3 points and we shouldn't underestimate them. I'd go strong and try and keep the defence intact. Travis in for a leggy Mass and maybe Burns back for Hutch ( who looked knackered in the second half on Saturday).
Really can't remember Tuanzebe having a good game for us and need to get Williams ready. | | | |
| Team for tonight then? on 11:42 - Feb 20 with 1151 views | Asa |
| Team for tonight then? on 08:05 - Feb 20 by MillsTash |
Agreed. A lot of talk from some people about resting and rotating players which is unnecessary and shows arrogance. There’s no easy 3 points in the championship. We drew to these lot people seem to forget. Start the same 11 unless injury. [Post edited 20 Feb 8:06]
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Nothing to do with arrogance.
Three games in a week is tough going and there is absolutely no point playing the same side and having a load of players playing at 80% of their ability due to fatigue when there are players that are almost as good or as good who could be playing at 100% of theirs.
There is always sensible rotation needed. It might be 2-3 players tonight and similar on Saturday.
But out of the two games, the changes make more sense tonight. We've had a hard fought energy sapping win Saturday on a rugby pitch of a surface in torrential rain. I've got no issue with a few being rested tonight and Saturday's side being back to Swansea.
Hutchison and Burns, Broadhead and Sarmiento etc should be interchangeable based on form. Nobody is saying Jackson starts over Moore, but we have 4-5 players on the bench every week now that arguably are better than players starting, depending on whose opinion you listen to. There is no clear starting 11 even if there is a preferred one currently.
If everyone is fit and can give 100% tonight and then again on Saturday according to the experts then great. Don't make any changes. But McKenna involves the squad because it's the key to keeping everyone part of the group and us being succesful.
I'd fully expect to at least 3 changes tonight. | | | |
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