Interesting that Grieve didn't get any minutes... not sure if that's a good or bad sign for him that he's likely to play vs CR.
Hard to know. Same Pijnaker.
But I'd say good signs for Lewis & Tuiloma that Stamenic & Boxall played 90 mins - don't think you want your starters against the Ticos, playing full games only 5 days prior.
Wood
Rojas, Garbett
Cacace, Lewis, Bell, Kirwan
Smith/Pijnaker, Reid, Tulimona
Sail
Interesting that Grieve didn't get any minutes... not sure if that's a good or bad sign for him that he's likely to play vs CR.
Hard to know. Same Pijnaker.
But I'd say good signs for Lewis & Tuiloma that Stamenic & Boxall played 90 mins - don't think you want your starters against the Ticos, playing full games only 5 days prior.
Wood
Rojas, Garbett
Cacace, Lewis, Bell, Kirwan
Smith/Pijnaker, Reid, Tulimona
Sail
Wood, Greive
Garbett
Cacace, Lewis, Bell, Kirwan
Pijnaker, Reid, Tuiloma
Sail
I don't see Rojas working hard enough to press when we don't have the ball. They have some excellent technical players, esp in midfield. Give them too much space they will pick us apart. It's where Garbett was excellent, and Greive runs his arse off plus he offers more than just that.
Need to work as a unit to shut them down. Apparently the Peruvians didn't like it, and not so common the aggressive press in Latino football?? Others will know better than me.
But yeah without seeing this Oman game, we are all running a bit blind (as will the Costa Ricans) as to Hay's starting 11.