In reply to: This hurts - Ox out for the season and world cup posted by wcnitz
As for the remaining fixtures, imagine we will either see Woodburn in the midfield or a back 3 given the glut of healthy wingbacks available at the moment that aren't playing (Clyne, Gomez, Moreno).
He'd play as part of the back three before wingback. But I would agree that the back three does maximize the depth of the 1st team players available.
But with the exception of replacing RB or Lovren at CB, any change to the starting 11 right now would be a dramatic drop off in quality. In addition to challenging Gini for the starting CM, Ox was the first choice backup at either winger spot.
Woodburn might be an option this weekend. Or play Gomez and RB and slot TAA into midfield. Moreno might be an option against Stoke, but that's about it.