If we take JOSH as a caretaker manager only (i.e. not a live candidate for the vacancy), he's unlikely to shake things up too much. I would expect he'll start Bazunu today and Kelleher Tuesday, which would be a selection 'without prejudicing' the new mans thoughts (if that's the correct term to use in this instance).
I wouldn't be surprised if he reverted to a 4 at the back (I recall seeing somewhere he favours a 4 at the back), so it's a question of 4231 or 433. I don't think we've 3 midfielders who can do what's required of those 3, so I'll plump for a 4231.
I'd expect to see Doc, Andy O, Dara O and Manning now that he's fit as the 4. All our cbs (bar O'Brien) have had mistakes in them at club-level this season and there's been a serious deterioration in Nathan Collins performances particualrly for us but also at club level. Andy O is not without mistake either, but since coming in during the FA Cup in January from what I've seen of him, he's played really well in a team that concedes a lot of chances, so I'd start him. Dara O'Shea deserves to partner him.
I'd hope to see Ryan Manning purely because there's no other decent lb there and Doherty is not a solution going forward, but a better solution than Robbie Brady.
given the attacking 3-1 picks itself (doesn't it?) that just leaves who to pick as the 2 in midfield. Knight has the athleticism and grunt necessary, but you can't pick him and Cullen - they simply are too small. I haven't seen anything at Senior level that suggests Will Smallbone deserves gametime, nevermind starting, but he's got to be doing something right, and we need someone to get their foot on the ball to feed the front 4 so he could get the nod as the 2nd midfield player.
Baz
Doc
Andy O
Dara OS
Manning
Smallbone
Knight
Ogbene
Smodzics
Johnston
Ferguson
