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WCQ vs Tahiti | Monday 28th Mar | 6:30am | SS7

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Posted March 28, 2022 20:58 · last edited March 29, 2022 10:16

coochiee

Marto

Ranix

So, do they rest Cacace for the next game so he doesn't get another yellow and potentially miss the intercontinental playoff?

I'd bring them both (Libby and Winston) on as subs or not at all. We have a good enough team there to qualify without risking getting them banned for the game that really matters.

Sort of disagree. I'm a bit nervous about the Solomons. So AWs shouldn't get ahead of ourselves just yet. Greive, Reid & Cacace are at risk of suspension for the Playoff game.

Libby would be the biggest loss, so yes you might consider starting De Vries. But Michael Boxall could replace Reid in need, and Greive whilst having a great future is not yet hugely important to the AWs. Reid's influence is likely as much off the pitch as on, so if he was suspended for the Playoff, he's still be offering a huge amount off the field within the group.

But yeah if AWs are comfortably up 2-3 goals in 2nd half, haul Winnie off and bring on Smith. Same Libby for De Vries, and don't bother bringing on Greive (presuming he is a sub only again).

Be interesting also to see what Costa Rica do for their final CONCACAF game against the USA. It's highly unlikely they will avoid finishing 4th, and the Playoff spot. It might be them, who rest any players at risk of being suspended, for the Playoff.

I'm not writing of SI at all and think they will be quite decent. Having watched all of the games in this Tourney so far, I think all of the island nations have come on in leaps and bounds and are better then many Asian and European teams above them on the FIFA rankings.

BUT

We should be able to get a win here with Libby and Reid both playing bit parts or not at all. These are two players that we need to start in the intercontimental playoff if we are to have any chance at all of a result. In that game the back should be Libby - Reid - M.Boxall - ?

I fear most about RB. Hay and us fans still don't really know who our best RB is. Two months ago I worried about losing Wood as he's been our only decent striker in recent years, but I think Grieve and Waine will now make three acomplished forwards negating the need to call up the likes of De Jong.

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coochiee

Marto

Ranix

So, do they rest Cacace for the next game so he doesn't get another yellow and potentially miss the intercontinental playoff?

I'd bring them both (Libby and Winston) on as subs or not at all. We have a good enough team there to qualify without risking getting them banned for the game that really matters.

I'm not writing of SI at all and think they will be quite decent. Having watched all of the games in this Tourney so far, I think all of the island nations have come on in leaps and bounds and are better then many Asian and European teams above them on the FIFA rankings.

BUT

We should be able to get a win here with Libby and Reid both playing bit parts or not at all. These are two players that we need to start in the intercontimental playoff if we are to have any chance at all of a result. In that game the back should be Libby - Reid - M.Boxall - ?

I fear most about RB. Hay and us fans still don't really know who our best RB is. Two months ago I worried about losing Wood as he's been our only decent striker in recent years, but I think Grieve and Wayne will now make three acomplished forwards negating the need to call up the likes of De Jong.