City game - Important decisions for rafa to make
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2005 2:17 amLosing this game would give everton a great chance to go more than 3 points ahead of us again in the race for 4th and given our away form this season, I think its the most probable outcome. After our herooic european performances we tend to be brought straight back down to earth with a boring,gutless domestic one and a lot of this is down to having to rest key players. I fancy rafa to go with this team:
. Dudek
Raven Pellegrino Carra Traore
Nunez Alonso Gerrard Riise
Le Tallec Morientes
Bench:
Carson
Warnock
Hyypia
Garcia
Biscan
This is why I think he'll pick this team:
1. Rafa will want to utilise pellegrino and morientes as they weren't involved in midweek and wont be next wednesday.
2. In these situations he tends to rest key players in this case Finnan and Garcia.
3. Alonso will need at least one premiership game if he's to be ready for next weeks game.
4. Le Tallec played well in midweek and will be played in order for garcia to be given a rest.
5. Dudek will be recalled assuming he'll be fit following carson's mistake(dont get me wrong i still think sc will be a v. good keeper)
6. Rafa shocks us at times bringing less accomplished players into the mix(diao in for alonso against everton
)
. Dudek
Raven Pellegrino Carra Traore
Nunez Alonso Gerrard Riise
Le Tallec Morientes
Bench:
Carson
Warnock
Hyypia
Garcia
Biscan
This is why I think he'll pick this team:
1. Rafa will want to utilise pellegrino and morientes as they weren't involved in midweek and wont be next wednesday.
2. In these situations he tends to rest key players in this case Finnan and Garcia.
3. Alonso will need at least one premiership game if he's to be ready for next weeks game.
4. Le Tallec played well in midweek and will be played in order for garcia to be given a rest.
5. Dudek will be recalled assuming he'll be fit following carson's mistake(dont get me wrong i still think sc will be a v. good keeper)
6. Rafa shocks us at times bringing less accomplished players into the mix(diao in for alonso against everton
)