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I wonder if Talay will do something like this and go all out with the youths or still play the main 11 while resting a few key players like Ball, Sandoval and Piscopo.

Would be an ugly result I fear, if they run out that side. Well unless until HT, when Melb City may invoke the mercey rule and sub 4-5 of their starters!

Someone mentioned the 5-0 loss in Perth, in last regular season game of 2018/19, when Rudan rested a few players pre playoff game only 5 days later away to the Victory.

Very similar as the Glory where Premiers that season (how the mighty have fallen!) and Nix were 6th again.

This is the team Rudan ran out.
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2019/04/28/australia/a-league/perth-glory-fc/wellington-phoenix/2835053/

6 player changes for the playoff game. Another positional change as RB was a problem, trying to replace an injured Fenton
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2019/05/03/australia/a-league/melbourne-victory-fc/wellington-phoenix/3013802/

I honestly can't remember back then if the 5-0 loss dented the Nix's confidence ahead of goling to Melbourne or not. I do remember though a pretty feisty 3-1 loss to the VUC in the playoff (Muscat was in charge), complaints about the ref, controversy with one of their goals or something - and a general feeling Nix were a bit unlucky. So maybe the prior 5-0 shellacking had little effect.

Also Fenton was on fire that season, and his injury absence was a massive blow for the final few games. Again how times change!