I wouldn't change the centre backs, let them get better and better. We must win on Tuesday as we'll be in round 4 which is when you start to get the big boys.

Keep Green in, no reason not to

I would keep the same defence. Let them carry on developing as a unit.

Wouldn't change too much. Keep the momentum going . Make winning a habit. Only changes maybe Denton for Taylor and would like to see Roofe get some game time to try build his confidence.

Yh id go for Roofe behind Wood

It would be good to avoid the risk of one our key players such as Jansson picking up an injury if we can do and still produce a winning team. Tricky call, but on balance I think it's an opportunity to rest a few and test a few. Blackburn are likely to do the same.

Never get this obsession football has with resting players all the time

What happens if the player gets injured in two weeks, you've wasted a game not playing him.

Play a strong team, no player should need resting 6 weeks in

Never get why we should rest players for a cup game? Keep with a winning side!

It's statistically clearly the case that teams who play midweek are at a disadvantage when playing an opponent that had no midweek game. It's that simple.

comment by BATTYWACK (U2254)
posted 14 minutes ago
Never get why we should rest players for a cup game? Keep with a winning side!

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Too many games in this league. We need to use the squad and look at other combinations.

Rest Green. Rest Janson. Rest Pablo. Rest Wood.

My team:

Silvestri
Coyle
Cooper
Bartley
Taylor

O'Kane
Viera
Sacko
Roofe
Mowatt

Antonsson

It's statistically clearly the case that teams who play midweek are at a disadvantage when playing an opponent that had no midweek game. It's that simple.

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But seeing has most teams are resting players in midweek doesn't that show you should keep a similar side ???

Didn't do any harm last week !!!

It's a long season.

What's the point of having a squad of players if you don't use a load of them?

Antonsson and Roofe should start.

Bianco

So use them when the players are tired, not early in the season, after two great wins

Two/three changes maximum

Give he players that have played parts in wins confidence by starting hen again. Blackburn will be buoyed by beating Rotherham. Can't afford to lose imo.

LIW

Or use them now which means the first choice players will be able to go longer in the league games before tiring.

The longer the can go into the season before fatigue brings about forced changes the better.

Or use them now which means the first choice players will be able to go longer in the league games before tiring.
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What happens if the first team players end up out for months or out of form

You've wasted them while they were available


Strange how messi and ronaldo can play every week and 70 games a season, hardly subbed and never tire

I'd go same team as yesterday with the following exceptions:

Denton instead of Taylor
Roofe instead of Dallas
Antonsson instead of Wood

Why would you replace Wood? He's a confidence player who has scored in the last two games.

Denton isn't ready for the first team.

I am sure that if Ronaldo or Messi were playing for Leeds they would be first team regulars but in the absence of such quality rotation especially for cup games makes sense.

Monk intends to use whole squad and anticipates making some changes though not as many as he did for the Luton game.

This from YEP article:
Monk insisted that he was planning to make fewer alterations against Blackburn on Tuesday but said: “I have to assess the players over the next couple of days and see who’s fresh. Like I have said before, the whole squad will be used. “We’ve got a lot of games to play and freshness plays a big part but our aim is to win this game. We want to progress in the cup and keep the momentum we have.”

Read more at: http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/football/leeds-united/leeds-united-captain-may-return-for-rovers-cup-game-1-8132845



Monk plans to use the whole squad

"Strange how messi and ronaldo can play every week and 70 games a season, hardly subbed and never tire "

Ronaldo played 48 games for his club last season and Messi 49.

Even with internationals 70 games is a bit over the top!

I'm all for using more players and rotating. That is how great teams are made

By that he seems to mean that Bridcutt may come in. He's checking fitness. Everyone who played Cardiff will want to play Tuesday

Just finished reading the Unforgiven about The Don's time as Leeds boss.
One of the things that is crystal clear is that the squad was too stretched. Too few players and Revie reluctant to use players to cover his tried and trusted squad. I've never heard of Kennedy, Faulkner, Galvin or Davey. These players could have played a more active role and we'd have won more.
Learn from history.

Should definitely make a few changes but keep the base of the team. Not to rest so much as to give others an opportunity.

Green
Coyle, Jansson, Bartley, Taylor
O'Kane, Bridcutt
Sacko, Mowatt, Roofe
Wood

Or they could have played a more active role and dragged better players down.