Give us Leo Cardoso: Liam Rosenior has perfect chance in two positions to make fans happy | OneFootball

A look at our predicted XI here for tonight’s game against Hull makes it pretty obvious that there’s a chance for Liam Rosenior to do something really interesting.

There are players desperate for a rest, and in most positions there is cover ready for them. Pedro Neto, Moises Caicedo, Malo Gusto can all be left out with first team options coming in to replace them.

But there are a couple of positions where we would love to see a youngster introduced.

Midfield spots the perfect place to blood a youngster

Liam Rosenior and Justin Walker at the Valley.

In central midfield, for example, we’d love to see Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo both given a break. Andrey Santos can play from the first team group, but with Dario Essugo and Romeo Lavia injured, the opportunity is there to do something interesting.

We suspect Liam Rosenior will pick Enzo anyway. But we sure would love to see Reggie Walsh, Sam Rak-Sakyi or another young talent selected alongside Santos.

The same goes in the attacking midfield spot behind the striker. Ideally we would give Joao Pedro AND Cole Palmer the right off. Could someone like Leo Cardoso not get the nod? Or Ryan Kavuma-McQueen on the right with Estevao playing in the ten?

If the rest of the team is close to full strength, it feels like we could include one or two young players without risking the result. Perhaps it’s just wishful thinking on our part, but the chance is there. If not now, when?

In other news…

Liam Rosenior has a big connection with tonight’s opponents – not only did he manage them and play for them, he also used to spend a lot of time there as a kid, because his grandmother lived locally. It’s going to be a special evening for him.