Millwall - Nottingham Forest

[PsychoStanleyStone]

I think Chris Hughton will start with the same players who started against Wednesday on Tuesday

Grabbs and Knocky both will relish coming off the bench.

Many others, too many to mention and infinite permutations

[Paplane]

Figs should not play Saturday been found out big time by teams in the Championship, bring back McKenna if fit or keep Soh in place. We are not going down and we are not getting promoted this season, give the lad experience against these type of team, we and the player will benefit in the future to this type of exposure.

Yeah, thinking it through, Figs does need taking out of the picture for a while and last night suspension and result has allowed him to be taken out without being 'dropped'. If he wants to play, let him impress in training and win the shirt back. 

Not entirely sure about McKenna automatically coming back. I think I'd probably stick with the winning team and see how it goes. Gives McKenna another week to get properly fit.

[Tricky]

Unless anyone has picked up an injury last night, I would go with the same starting 11. Figs is too much of a liability now and I think he will be gone in January. If his heart isn't in it here anymore, why waste a shirt?

Should Taylor be rested up and put on the bench and let Grabban put an hour back into his legs? That would make sense as Taylor has put in an incredible amount of running over the past 6 or 7 matches, but other than that, let the young lads play, they are good enough and now need to be getting first team experience. If they are good enough, they are ready.

[Redreg]

Does Anyone think taylor could play the 10 role ? Play cafu in with yates/Sow bit like kevin nolan did when CH was manager at Newcastle?

[wassy04]

Does Anyone think taylor could play the 10 role ? Play cafu in with yates/Sow bit like kevin nolan did when CH was manager at Newcastle?

I think it would be the other way round, Grabban loves dropping in to get the ball. I think this will be tried at some point when fully fit. I expect him to just rotate Taylor and grabban for a few weeks to keep them fresh (this is what he should do)

[wassy04]

I would being Knockaert in and maybe Grabban depending on fitness as Taylor has put a hard shift in. Not sure who I'd take out for Knockaert, maybe Sow to rest him and play Knockaert no10? 

Alternatively Sammy put a shift in last few games and needs to be rotated. So many matches need to forget the old rules, rotation is king.

That said as long as Arter, Lolley and Figs aren't back in the starting 11 I'm good. Oh also Mckenna 100% if fit.

[Username]

Same team for me.

Need to be careful with Sow and not break him but the difference he made last night offensively and defensively cannot be underestimated

Assuming you mean Sow (midfielder) and not Mbe Soh (CB), I agree he made a difference. I thought it was noticeable that he played within himself, in that he managed to contain his aggressiveness. He was not lunging into every tackle, not treating every challenge as a matter of life or death, not getting in the refs face all the time. That's what he's been doing recently and why he can only go 20 or 30 minutes without getting booked. We got an 80% Sow but one who got through the entire 90 minutes without getting booked and without looking like every next challenge was a red card.

In fact, I thought it was noticeable that there was more control all over the pitch. I think Steve Hodge pointed out at one point that Wednesday players were waiting for a challenge so they could go down, and they never arrived.

Hope it continues on saturday. Any cheap free kicks against are going to result in a bombardment.

Yep, hence the "w" rather than the "h"! 

I think you're right about him playing within himself, another aspect to that is that when he clatters into someone he risks picking up a knock himself. Maybe they've had a word with him.

[Username]

Didn't realise how bad Millwall's home record was this season

[ThePromisedLand]

Just hope they maintain that run for a few more days...

[Reds73]

Figs? No way. Soh should have the shirt now. It should be his to lose. Imagine how Soh would feel if he was dropped for Figs on Saturday. Matt Smith will be rubbing his hands together at the prospect of Figs starting.

Matt Smith hasn’t been playing.

Bodvarsson or Troy Parrott

[Strawberry Avenger]

Figs? No way. Soh should have the shirt now. It should be his to lose. Imagine how Soh would feel if he was dropped for Figs on Saturday. Matt Smith will be rubbing his hands together at the prospect of Figs starting.

Yep.

SA.

[zicorice]

It's a tough one to call in terms of selection. Obviously playing on a Tuesday helps as a bit longer to recover.

If fit I'd stick with the 11 who beat SW I think.

I see the argument for big Figs, but he has a tendency to be bullied against these types of forward lines even when in good form. 

If Sow unable to start that really changes things as presumably Colback is still injured. Does that only leave Arter as a CM option alongside Yates? 

If that happens, then we need 2 wide men who will work their nuts off both ways, which brings Lolley back into contention, despite his patchy form so far. 

Sami has to start to reward his performance as does Cafu. 

                 Samba
Christie  worrall   Soh    Ribeiro 
              Sow        Yates
Mighten        Cafu        Sami
                      Taylor

Grabban to get a longer stint (not necessarily for Taylor obviously depends on situation)
Knockeart can always come on if we are chasing game.

If Sow can't play

            Samba
Christie Worrall      Soh      Ribeiro 

        Yates       Cafu

Lolley    Guerrero    Sami
               Taylor

Then play for clean sheet....