Thanks AV for that McCowatt tidbit and clarifying that players must be released for this tournament, I somehow had got the impression that OFC had put this comp outside the international window or something. Interesting that you suggest LKH is considered 3rd in the Olympics CB pecking order, given I don't recall him playing much (at all?) at CB this season at the Nix and Hughes was preferred to him when a back 3 was played & Sutton was at LWB.
"we've got Tyler Bindon and Finn Surman that we want to play – we want to give them game time together, because we feel that's our Olympic pairing and this is an opportunity for them two to play together" from Bazeley seems to suggest that he isn't going to move away from a back 4 for this tournament or the Olympics, which I am glad to hear. Excited to see them as a pairing. But that likely means we will be playing 3 central midfielders in each game, so hopefully Rufer, Howieson, Conchie & Old all avoid injury throughout.
"we've got Tyler Bindon and Finn Surman that we want to play – we want to give them game time together, because we feel that's our Olympic pairing and this is an opportunity for them two to play together" from Bazeley seems to suggest that he isn't going to move away from a back 4 for this tournament or the Olympics, which I am glad to hear. Excited to see them as a pairing. But that likely means we will be playing 3 central midfielders in each game, so hopefully Rufer, Howieson, Conchie & Old all avoid injury throughout.
Maybe RB?
He's played there as much this season for the Nix as CB (ie 0 minutes).
Baze has clearly ruffled a few RB feathers so if LKH is third off the rank at CB and behind Suts and Libby at LB, play him at RB instead of all this talk about Bindon at RB. Maybe he could be useful long term down the left and right.