I don't have much hopes for this match no matter the manager.
For me the choice was made to lose it when Roy decided to let Gerrard, Johnson, Torres and Lucas play 90mn in last match, when they looked tired since the beginning.
I don't see them managing to give more than an half decent performance in one half, and I don't think we have good enough fresh players to replace them (Mereiles will perhaps be back but I doubt he will be in excellent form either ; and for Torres there is only Babel considering Ngog is probably as tired - and will start anyway if we continue with Roy's 442).
I'm more worried about losing also the next league game, if we chose to play one more time our stars for 90mn in this one. I'd rather play youngs and Poulsen in the cup, at least there would be no false hopes.
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