Quote Originally Posted by 21_GOONER_SALUTE View Post
Like I said earlier, he should have experimented with someone else to play the Partey role with the 2 matches we had before this game.

This would have allowed the least disruption to his system with Partey out. The Trossard and Merino switch was just stupid against one of the best teams in the world.
Trouble is, Odegard is un-droppable (though he shouldn't be). He's not just been off-form for months, he's had NO form for months. So we had to carry him AND compensate for Partey's absence, double whammy. I'd have put Nwaneri in for Odegard, left Merino up top and brought White into the line-up somehow - or even played Trossard in there because that's where he ended up playing anyway. Did you see our bench? Kids and Sterling. Nothing in reserve really. Do we have any more 5th place challenge matches in-between? Play the fucking kids, we CANNOT afford to pick up a single injury.