There's one space left. Andone is already a sub. Who gets the last spot?
Connolly by a mile. Good young English player wins every time for me.
Connolly by a mile. Good young English player wins every time for me.
He speaks English, so we’ll count him as one of ours
Such has been the form of Murray since Locadia arrived that he has never been given the game time he so clearly needs. A cameo here, a thankless game up front on his own away at City and the occasional out of position role in poor away team displays means that I don’t think we have seen what he is capable of.
Given the competition he now faces from Andone and possibly Connolly in trying to dislodge GM I am starting to doubt he’ll ever get a run so maybe he needs to move on to be able to advance his career.
As to the question I think I might be inclined to give Connolly that last place on the bench. A player in form, albeit at a lower level, probably offers more than a player whose confidence must be shot. Because every game is a cup final there is no room for experimentation or giving a striker time to settle in.
The fans are also unlikely to cut Locadia any slack given his lack of impact so far so the pressure on him may be too much, Connolly however is likely to have plenty of support given his under 23 performances.
March, with Groß back in the starting XI.
Connolly travelled to Cardiff with the first team so cant be far off.
In all seriousness, judging by their current form and lack of top players, Connolly can’t be far away from the Irish senior squad can he?!
Normann is U23 but not U21.A central midfielder from the U23s is what we’ll probably need on the bench rather than worrying about selecting the untried Connolly or the untested Locadia.
Normann maybe?