Derby County (h) - 21/11

[SouthWalesSaints]

Finally at a point where I can talk football again after Saturday. 
 

Massive week, 3 games in 6 days.  Larin & Jander back available for the squad, which is huge.  But we’re going to see rotation and using our “squad” has been our biggest downgrade from last season.  

We need to try and close the gap on the top 3 in these 6 days. Two home wins and a solid point on the road will do the trick for me. 
 

The back 4 is going to be the biggest dilemma, what with KS injured and Wood dropped, personally would like to see Stephens from the right and Wood from the left.  We’ve got to stop resting manning against the poorer sides, Bolton and Preston we missed his technical ability.  
 

I’d start Bragg over JWP and bring him back in for the last two games of the week.  Bragg is better on the ball and we’ll need someone to play progressive passes on Saturday. Tough game, flip of a coin on whether it’s Dobbin or Divin, I’d side with the latter and play Dobbin Tuesday and ease Larin in for Friday.  

Bench has options, need to keep everyone fit until January and pray the BFG is fit by Boro. 
 

Peretz 

Bree Stephens Wood Manning 

Bragg Downes 

Matsuki Azaz Scienza 

Mubama

Long, Roerslev, Abbott, Jander, JWP, Larin, Dobbin, Edozie, Fellows. 

[Saint Fan CaM]

When you say Manning’s technical ability you can’t mean in defence surely?!?

If Wood is on the left (not likely) or Stephens for that matter, there’s a clusterfuck waiting to happen so I’d bolster that flank…

Peretz

Bree. Wood. Stephens. Welington

JWP. Downes.

Matsuki. Azaz. Manning.

Dobbin.

Bench: Long, Abbott, Roerslev, Jander, Scienza, Mubama, Fellows, Princewill. (Edozie is a waste of a bench space; give Larin one more game to recover).