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Team V Sheffield United

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  1. Proud Fox

    Proud Fox Well-Known Member

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    Tuesday night is the League/Coca-cola/Worthington/Carling/Capital One/Carabao Cup

    Craig Shakespeare has said he will mix the team up for it because of injuries and other players needing game time

    Robert Huth could make a early return, Nampalys Mendy is close to returning after playing for the under 23's. Danny Drinkwater could also return but Kelechi Iheanacho and Vincete Iborra will probably miss out. So here is what I would play

    Jakupovic

    Amartey
    Benalouane
    Huth
    Chilwell

    Gray
    King
    Drinkwater
    Musa

    Slimani
    Ulloa

    Subs- Hamer, Simpson, Maguire, Albrighton, Ndidi, Okazaki, Vardy
     
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  2. MIAMI_FOX

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    yeah agree with above.
    Would be surprised to see much different to this team
     
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  3. HarboroughFox

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    The owners have said they want to chase a trophy, so I don't think Shakey will make that many changes:

    Schmeichel
    Simpson
    Huth
    McGuire
    Chilwell
    Albrighton
    Drinkwater
    King
    Gray
    Ulloa
    Slimani
     
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    It's tempting to make a load of changes, but actually it would be great to win. Can't see Drinkwater wanting to become Cup-tied just in case.

    Jakupovic

    Simpson
    Amartey
    Huth
    Chilwell

    Gray
    Drinkwater/Mendy
    King
    Musa

    Ulloa
    Slimani


    ... though I worry we might lose with that unbalanced line up
     
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  5. Proud Fox

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    Shakey has already said there will be changes due to injuries and other players needing minutes
     
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    Wouldn't even know where to begin predicting the line up, just hopeful we play a strong enough side to progress as we take it lightly and they will punish us. I think they are unbeaten at home since last year off the top of my head.
    My confession is that I will be in the sheff Utd end on Tuesday as the Mrs and some of our friends are Blades so going with them. I'll need to be undercover!
     
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    Is McGuire a Scottish trialist ?
     
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  8. HarboroughFox

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    lol Yes, he has come down from Queen of the South and fancied a game ;)
     
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    I really want to see Ulloa and Slimani together but with Albrighton so we have at least one player that actually crosses the ball.
     
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    Hamer
    Simpson - Amartey - Huth - Chilwell
    Thomas - King - Mendy - Gray
    Musa
    Slimani
     
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    I'm assuming Jak is injured, hence Hamer being on the bench so i'll go with;

    Hamer
    Amartey Johnson Huth Chilwell
    King (c) Iborra Mendy
    Gray Slimani Musa​

    Give some minutes to Huth, Iborra and Mendy. Should be more that good enough, that side costs about 70m.
     
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    Shakey has said Wes Morgan, Danny Drinkwater, Kelechi Iheanacho and Robert Huth are out. Jamie Vardy will be involved as will Ahmed Musa, Yohan Benalouane and Nampalys Mendy plus academy player Josh Knight
     
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    Will be interesting if Benalouane plays - when questioned about his future, Shakespeare wasn't very enthused.
     
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    I think its a case of using him to make the numbers up and putting him in the shop window

    A few turkish clubs have been linked with Benalouane today

    I dont think we ever wanted him. Even last season. It was a case of looking around and seeing he was all we had left
     
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    After his horror tackle in a friendly, Shakey probably only sees him as a liability now.
     
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    Looks like Mendy will play, as will young defender Josh Knight.

    No Morgan, Iheanacho, Huth, Iborra or Drinkwater though.

    Vardy will play some part as he trained today.
     
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    Will be interesting if Knight plays. I don't know much about him but if he partners Maguire it could work. I'd love us to in the future have a back line of Johnson Knight Moore Chilwell but other than Chilwell I have no idea what level the others are at and where they are likely to get to. I'd be good to see Johnson too but I doubt Shakey will go with both the youngsters at the back against a strong Blades side
     
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  20. BigFox

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    I want Amartey to be in the middle as well - was brought in to be a CB and is highly rated there.

    Our reserve team RB is Alexandru Pascan who is primarily a LB - are really lacking in depth there and have no clue why we aren't bringing in anyone to rectify it.
     
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