The Canadian Red Army wrote:diao shouldnt play
we need someone to base our attack around like garcia
or a play maker like alonso
Millwall are a good enough cup side at home to knock out any Premiership side in the league cup, and with the boss still settling in and a few players unhappy, it is a chance to give a few guys an opportunity.
Biscan and Diao need to play in the game as we may need to call on either of them if we pick up an injury in midfield, and Pongolle deserves a full 90 minutes. Better those 3 players (and others) being tested against an aggressive Millwall side than a pedestrian reserve game.
As I said, the league cup is now really a testing ground for the serious teams, and I bet within 2 seasons Man UTD/Arsenal/Chelsea will either not enter the competition or simply put out a reserve side, which they have done anyway.