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Team v Port Vale?

andy78 said:
Desperate for us to go through but I'd be very wary of that pitch. Not a lot of options to rotate due to injuries and suspensions though, we either dip into the u21s or it's going to have to be full strength
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This please. We have a genuine chance of getting to Wembley this season. Beat Port Vale & we could get a home draw in QFs. I'd rather beat Port Vale than Brighton 100%
 

Mackem DJ said:
No point risking Xhaka against Port Vale
Should be able to coast past them and leave him on the bench surely?


Rigg has to start for me too and possibly rest Le Fee ?
Ballard Xhaka and Enzo are on a yellow too btw and they would be desperately needed in any QF?
ellborg
Gertruida Onein Alderette Cirkin/Jones
Diarra Rigg aleksic
Angulo Isidor Talbi

Subs; Ballard, Xhaka, Le Fee, Mayenda

Makes a lot more sense imo
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That midfield is just a nonesense. This is a fantatsic opportunity but playing that midfield would actually give Port Vale a chance.
 
andy78 said:
Desperate for us to go through but I'd be very wary of that pitch. Not a lot of options to rotate due to injuries and suspensions though, we either dip into the u21s or it's going to have to be full strength.
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Full strength side for me Andy, lets give the cup a real go and take no chances of a banana skin upset. Survival achieved (even though we have been relegated on more than 40 points before) and so few league games left.
A lot of people are prioritising the visitors game, but give me the cup final every time as success does not have a chance very often and you are a long time dead as the adage goes.
 
NorthCountryBoy said:
Anyone advocating us playing Harrison Jones can’t have been at many of our losses to lower league teams over the years.

Play our best player. Win. Move on.
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Totally agree. Theres an argument that now we're on 40 points with 2 months of the season left that we should focus more on the cup. Just go with our strongest side. Get that xhaka's minutes my need managing but aside from that as strong as possible for me.
 
North Yorks Mackem said:
Totally agree. Theres an argument that now we're on 40 points with 2 months of the season left that we should focus more on the cup. Just go with our strongest side. Get that xhaka's minutes my need managing but aside from that as strong as possible for me.
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If you had the choice of the two I’d agree but we have one game per week here on (I think).

8th is also on in the league. Don’t rest or rotate in that either.
 
Haswell Makem said:
Full strength side for me Andy, lets give the cup a real go and take no chances of a banana skin upset. Survival achieved (even though we have been relegated on more than 40 points before) and so few league games left.
A lot of people are prioritising the visitors game, but give me the cup final every time as success does not have a chance very often and you are a long time dead as the adage goes.
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Hear hear! Great opportunity to get our wingers firing as well
 
Think we will go strong - he won’t make wholesale changes at this point in competition. Potentially give Rigg a start instead of Diarra and Talbi in for Le Fee (he’s played an awful lot of football this last 8 weeks!). Keep Xhaka resting again for me.
 
Need to stop getting injuries before the mags

3-5-2 (wingbacks)

Ellborg
Gerty Onien Hume
Talbi Rigg Sadiki H.Jones Angulo
Mayenda Isidor
 
If anyone really, really needs a break, I'd give it to them.

Otherwise, given the injuries, I'd probably go quite strong.

Ellborg
Geertruida Ballard Alderete O'Nien
Diarra Xhaka Le Fée
Angulo Mayenda Talbi​

Rigg would probably be the player I'd be most tempted to give gametime to. Maybe if Xhaka was deemed a risk but it's not really a like-for-like replacement.

Having said that, if Xhaka doesn't make it, not sure what I would do. Geertruida to the middle, O'9 to right-back and Jones at LB? Not ideal.

Maybe wing-backs would work:

Ellborg
Ballard Alderete O'Nien
Geertruida Rigg Le Fée Diarra Talbi
Mayenda Angulo​
 
You do realise we have 3 or 4 players on a yellow card that would miss the quarters?


Risk Ballard against Oxford to then miss a quarter final with a suspension. Sound
 
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