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Starting XI v Crewe Alexandra?

Difficult one - Johnson has been our main threat in recent games and is terrifying defences, but is young and noticeably tired at Fleetwood and again on Saturday.

MA regularly highlights the depth and versatility of the squad, and the need to manage game time for players given the overall workload. The fitness conditioning of the players is clearly superb but all can be susceptible to burn out and fatigue-induced injury.

Prepare to be amazed (and feel free to remind us tonight if not!) with 30 minutes of Johnson if the game needs it, otherwise keep fresh for Donny.
along with keeping us top of the league - a part of ma's remit is to develop our players. to get them championship ready (for us ?! or) to sell on. so he has to balance the minutes of johnson (not ours to sell on) and, for instance, scully. to counterbalance that, he also needs to give minutes to players he has made a proposal to loan (gotts, soule) against our own regular first teamers.
 
They are very strong down the left therefore we need to be strong down the right. TJ to stay put and Anderson to try and unsettle their very good left back and stop him venturing forward.