Bertie Wooster
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I agree Tuanzebe coming in for a Q/F is far from ideal, but with Maguire suspended and Bailly, as far as we know, unavailable after testing positive for Covid during international week, then Tuanzebe and Lindelof are our only available CB's. And McTominay and Shaw are suspended so we can't even use those as fill-in options.Almost everyone has gone for Axel starting. He should not be starting for us under any circumstances, he’s a disaster more often than not. If he is to start, I’d put him at RB as Wan-Bissaka never seems to get a break. Too big a risk in the middle though for me.
I’d like to think Hannibal will be involved in the squad for this one.
If Ole doesn't trust Axel enough to give him a game in those desperate circumstances, when we've no other options, then he really shouldn't be deemed a part of the first team squad and should have been loaned out. While he's here as fourth choice, then he has to he used when needed. And he's needed now (unless Bailly becomes available).