In with a great shout of winning this competition.
Reina
Kelly Agger Carra Fabio
Spearing Lucas
Maxi
Bellamy Suarez
Carroll
Agger playing right centreback for a reason? He's notoriously injury prone surely top of the give a rest list?
Lucas and Suarez just ran themselves into the floor - any reason to play them again 48 hours later? both key players but isn't that why you protect them rather than risk them?
Why not try out Coates at CB?
Think we have 9 players - plus flanagan, wilson, robinson that you could play without fear that they'd let you down - but we are short of one in midfield (Shelvey and Gerrard) and one attacking player
You could cover the centre mid with either lucas or henderson playing a half each (as we've done with CB the last couple of rounds). Is there the potential for extra time? If so - its the fitter lad second I guess.
in terms of attack - you could try the same with kuyt/suarez/downing - or go with a young kid
wide options -
Eccleston is probably the most developed whether he's good enough is another issue , Sterling has the most potential but is a liability defensively, Silva totally unpredictable, Ngoo very raw
centre options -
Eccleston, Ngoo, Adorjan, Morgan, Suso
I'd be tempted to play one of these players in the starting 11 - all the wide lads have got pace, Morgan has a great work rate, Adorjan and Suso clever on the ball but both probably better used later in the game when they have space - as nuisance value and unpredictability alone I think we could justify including one youngster in the line up