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Harshest criticism you'll ever receive.

Like playing with a GK and 10 strikers is more cautious than fielding 11 strikers.

To call it 'more cautious' is a bit misleading, even if correct on a technicality. If our wingers are attacking and Gross is pushing forward, it's not particularly cautious.

That's how I see it too, and why Gross had such a good game against West Ham. Izzy has been a great help, we just need March and Knocky to step up. Of course I could be wrong, maybe he was just being lazy before and decided to make an effort because there was new competition for his place...

You jest I know (and I wouldn't be dropping Gross), but Kev doesn't start as one of a front 2, he's already got 3 strikers ahead of him.

As you say though, we'd expect Gross to start. A winger swap is standard affair. Of course it depends how things have gone in training, but I'd think Locadia would come on in the second half, unless we're losing and Swansea are sat back, in which case Chris might choose height instead.

Fair chance of this.

But Gross is more likely to help out in midfield than Locadia isn't he? Gross will be between midfield and the front man, whereas Locadia is more likely to be one of two front men (at least it looked that way against Cov). That doesn't mean Gross is a cautious pick, but Locadia is even more...

So you've dropped Propper, and you're putting Gross in centre mid with Stephens? Hell of a time to try that out.