Predicted Lineup
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I would try White in one of the Bodo games for Xhaka.We have to make full 11 changes here because we have very busy fixture.
Hopefully Nelson starts and Cedric get fit we can use Tomi as CB here and not forced to play Gabriel or white. Xhaka unfortunately will have to play.
The group stage is not worry for our league form the latter stages is problem because you'll have to play first team players for 90 min with only 2 days rest that's why i hope in January we try to strengthen to help us laterIt's nice that the group doesn't have long flights, the situation is good in the group, plus the opponents are relatively easy.
People worry about us having UEL this season, but fail to see how much we can rotate in most of the games. Just substitute more starting eleven players in after 70 minutes if we are losing or drawing.
Exactly, that's why it wasn't the end of the world when they didn't buy Luiz for 40 million. In January there are midfielders who are cheaper/better buys than that and only after that there are problems like you mention.The group stage is not worry for our league form the latter stages is problem because you'll have to play first team players for 90 min with only 2 days rest that's why i hope in January we try to strengthen to help us later
This is really good. But we need to win the games otherwise Arteta will not rotate that much.It's nice that the group doesn't have long flights, the situation is good in the group, plus the opponents are relatively easy.
People worry about us having UEL this season, but fail to see how much we can rotate in most of the games. Just substitute more starting eleven players in after 70 minutes if we are losing or drawing.
Yeah well Bodo is the longest flight from the group, but also it's in a nice country in Norway. Plus it's not winter yet so it's like 10 degrees celcius there, not too bad. Take Baku for example and it's like double the distance.This is really good. But we need to win the games otherwise Arteta will not rotate that much.
No long flights? I don't know is there any longer flight possible than Bodo without russian clubs? So I hope we can make this trip without a lot of first 11 players. A must win on thursday.
Looking forward to seeing Marquinhos again.
Barring injuries I’d go:
Turner
Cedric - Holding - Tomi - KT
Lokonga
Ødegaard — Vieira
Marquinhos - Nketiah - Nelson
Need to get a replacement 8 in, so we can give Xhaka a rest.
I was there for the world famous Battle of Northern Norway. Considered a local derby even though the cities are 527 kilometers apart.