Just looked this up to satisfy my own curiosity. Let’s look at Jürgen’s lineups in the domestic cup competitions last season and how many changes he made from the previous league match.
League Cup Vs. MK Dons: Kelleher, Hoever, Lovren, Gomez, Milner, Keita, Ox, Lallana, Jones, Elliott, Brewster
(previous league game vs. Chelsea: Adrian (Allie was injured), Trent, Matip, Virgil, Robbo, Fab, Gini, Hendo, Sadio, Bobby, Mo) – 11 CHANGES.
League Cup Vs. Arsenal: Kelleher, Williams, Gomez, Van den Berg, Milner, Lallana, Keita, Ox, Elliott, Origi, Brewster (and even younger with the subs – Kane, Larouci, Clarkson, Koumetio)
(previous league game vs. Spurs: Alisson, Trent, Lovren, Virgil, Robbo, Fab, Hendo, Gini, Sadio, Bobby, Mo) – 11 CHANGES
I won’t include the next game with Villa because this was when the team was in Qatar for the Club World Cup. Suffice to say it was 11 CHANGES.
FA Cup vs Everton: Adrian, Williams, Phillips, Gomez, Milner, Chirivella, Lallana, Jones, Elliott, Minamino, Origi
(previous league game vs. Sheffield United: Alisson, Trent, Virgil, Gomez, Robbo, Hendo, Gini, Milner, Mane, Bobby, Mo) – 10 CHANGES
FA Cup vs. Shrewsbury: Adrian, Williams, Lovren, Matip, Larouci, Fabinho, Chirivella, Jones, Elliott, Minamino, Origi.
(previous league game vs. Wolves: Alisson, Trent, Virgil, Gomez, Robbo, Hendo, Gini, Ox, Sadio, Bobby, Mo). – 11 CHANGES.
Different circumstances for the replay with Shrewsbury, but again, 11 CHANGES.
FA Cup vs. Chelsea: Adrian, Williams, Gomez, Virgil, Robbo, Fabinho, Lallana, Jones, Minamino, Origi, Sadio
(previous league game vs. Watford: Alisson, Trent, Virgil, Lovren, Robbo, Fab, Gini, Ox, Sadio, Bobby, Mo) – 8 CHANGES.
Obviously the wild cards for today are fitness of some players AND uncertainty about who might be getting loaned out or sold. But the pattern is pretty much for Jürgen to change every position in the starting lineup..
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