I'm more worried about the opposite: Sunderland comes out flat, we start passing passively around in their half, and they grow in confidence and find a goal on the break. Would much rather that they come out throwing everyone forward to find a win.
Boruc, Clyne, Fonte, Hooiveld, Shaw, Cork, Schneiderlin, S. Davis, Rodriguez, Lallana (c), Lambert. Subs: K. Davis (GK), Yoshida, Forren, Ward-Prowse, Mayuka, De Ridder, Puncheon
Presumably Guly is ill or injured. No way that De Ridder would get on the bench ahead of him, especially after his performance last week.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3VNNMKbPxI&feature=youtu.be is that Lloyd Isgrove travelling with the first team? Maybe he'd have been on the bench if one of Schneiderlin/Yoshida/Mayuka wouldn't have been able to play...
Love Poch's awareness; he surely knows De Ridder's incredible record as an unused substitute. Nor did Bolton. Leaving De Ridder unused guarantees points. It's science.
Actually, I take that back...I pay so little attention to De Ridder that I didn't even notice that he was on the bench against Tottenham. We're doooooomed.
No A point makes us safe as long as we don't lose 15-0 or something next weekend (and wigan win both their last 2 matches)
Would have liked one of our top youngsters on the bench instead of SDR who has proven he just isn't good enough for the Championship let alone the Premiership
