Providing players are fit, we have to go on the front foot and make Cardiff defend, not the other way around.
Team For Saturday ( on fitness)
Keeper ( Anyone who can kick the ball somewhere other than touch)
Roberts a must.
Bennet, Guihi and Naughton, experience height and physical
Bidwell, best at getting forward and better crosses than Manning and good in the air.
Smith, does more work centre and right than all the rest. (CM)
Hourihane or Grimes but not both. (LM) and FFS cover Bidwell when he goes forward
Dhanda who runs at players and shoots but only if alongside Smith not Hourihane
Ayew we have no choice but his experience and ball control is essential
Whittaker must be given a chance, he is quick and the only one last night to have 2 shots on goal, don't know what he is like in the air but without crosses who gives a shit
We have Fulton to shore up if Dhanda goes missing as a sub, can also cover CM, just keep the lefties away from the centre as their tackling is abysmal.
Lowe for Whittaker if he tires and 2 CB subs, Manning cover, Freeman cover.
The only problem there, even with Hourihane or Grimes out we still have 4 left footers, it seems Cooper only likes left footers, ( Bidwell, Manning, Hourihane, Grimes, Ayew, Whittaker, we have more left footed players than any other team, could this be the problem, how many goals have we scored from the right since Hourihane came. I think its 1 when Roberts scored