The two legged semi-final of the League Cup semi-final at an important time of the season makes this a less favourable competition to try to win. FA Cup comes at a crunch time. Both are distractions.
I think the best idea to play the reserves throughout. If they get through they deserve a...
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Schelotto——Balogun——-Duffy——-Bong
Băluță ---------- Mooy ---------- Bernardo
Bissouma—————-Murray————-March
Montoya, Webster and Connolly and we still have a passable team, right down to the bare bones.
Who is going to replace March?
West Ham had seven for the FA Cup Final https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_FA_Cup_Final
+ Bissouma, Bernardo, Balogun,
ACD to make up the 11, plus 6 subs from the Academy