Stick with a winning team or make changes? Bardsley in or bench? Gardner in (fullback or mid-field) or bench? Keep O'Shea and Cuellar together or use Mangane or Bramble? Whatever you like, the bench is going to look stronger except for up front. We have no cover there to speak of.
Well I worked in engineering for years & always went by the rule don't fix what's not broken. That said, I'd love to see Gardner & Bardo back in the side.
If Gardner plays, it should be CM with Larsson on the RW and AJ on the LW. However, Larsson and N'Daiye have done very well together. Cuellar and O'Shea should stay. Not sure for RB, would be harsh on Colback if he was dropped though. Bramble? Don't want him on the bench, never mind starting 11. I'm sure he was the unfit one PDC was talking about. 4 central defenders should be O'shea, Cuellar, Mangane and Killa.
Mig Bardo, JOS, Cuellar, Rose Gardner, N'Diaye Larsson, Sessegnon, Johnson Graham Westwood, Mangane, Killgallon, Colback, Vaughan, McClean, Mandron This is a winning team imo and Gardner one of our best players so he plays for me. He only lost his place due to commitment in picking up bookings playing in a position to helop the team out. If Bardo doesnt make it then Colback plays and Laidler goes on the bench.
Knowing how PDC studies the opponents to a state of obsession, I'd say he will pick a team that will most likely beat villa. If heights required & manganes fit I think he would start etc etc. That said would be harsh to drop players who have won us the last two games.
Leave it up to the manager, he has not put a foot wrong so far. Once more I have to admit calling that wrong and we really could not ask for more in a manager than someone who sits uop all night studying and makes the players train hard.
