This could be the defining game in both the clubs season and Liam Mannings career. In the relegation bottom 3,we need a serious turn around in both our results and performances. Update on available players and injuries to follow
Squad update following press conference: Risks: (CM) Kenny McLean - back problems (CAM) Emi Marcondes - hip problems Possible for minutes on Saturday: (CB) Shane Duffy - Calf injury - Could return to the squad this Saturday (CF) Mathias Kvistgaarden - Knee injury - Could return to the squad this Saturday Out: (CAM) Amankwah Forson - Hamstring injury - Could return next week (LB) Ben Chrisene - Hamstring Injury - Could return in 2 weeks (LB) Lucien Mahovo - Muscle injury - Could return in 2 weeks (LW/CAM) Elliott Myles - 2 weeks from Full team training (CAM) Gabe Forsyth - Unknown (CB) Jose Cordoba - Hamstring injury - Injured while on international duty - 5 weeks (CM) Anis Ben Slimane - Quad injury - 9 weeks (LW) Papa Amadou Diallo - Quad injury and surgery required - 9 weeks (RW/ST) Ante Crnac - Ruptured ACL - Season over
Gutted for Crnac, not the most positive start to the season for him, but I do think there's some potential in him. Hope he's fit for pre-season under the new manager.
This sort of list looks so familiar. Are the players being over-trained? We need sports scientists from the outside to look at what is going on at Colney.
Is this the best line-up we could put out given the current injuries and lack of wingers? Going back to Manning's original formation might be the best way to go. Wright could be swapped out for Topic and maybe Kvistgaarden for Jurasek due to fitness. Kovacevic Stacey Medic Darling Mclean Schlupp Mattsson Wright Schwartau Kvistgaarden Sargent
I guess it depends on whether Kenny has 90 mins in him, could be forced into 4-2-3-1/4-2-1-1 if Topic has to play. Don't love Schlupp as a wing back and that team definitely lacks width - but not sure what the alternative is!
