Liverpool makes the long trip down to Exeter City in the Carling Cup on Wednesday night and it’s vital we play a strong side.
Too often in recent years we’ve played weakened teams in the competition and been dumped out at an early stage.
Let’s go there and get a thumping win to boost confidence ahead of the league game against Bolton next weekend.
You can get away with making a few changes but you can’t afford to play a completely different team.
Liverpool should be too strong for Exeter but there’s no room for complacency.
I remember when I was at Swansea under John Toshack we played Tottenham in the FA Cup.
On paper they should have beaten us but they thought it would be easy and we dumped them out.
Exeter won’t be as good technically as Liverpool. Their passing won’t be as good but what you can guarantee is that they will work tirelessly.
They will run and run because it’s a massive occasion for them. It will be the only chance many of their players get to play against Liverpool.
It will be a sell-out and if Liverpool’s attitude isn’t right we will pay the price. If we match Exeter’s work rate we’ll be fine.
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