Assuming Ba signs today and seeing as they'll both be fit and eligible, will FSW blindly persist with his favourite dummy, or will he make the sensible choice?

Edited January 4, 201313 yr by It_Dont_Mata

It will be ba! Rafa has clearly said he wants to give torres a rest considering he has already played 32 games this season. Ba will start tommorrow and possibly even wednesday night as well.

I hope it is Ba but i think it will be Torres with Ba on the bench.

I bet Torres starts tomorrow.

I reckon Ba will get at best half an hour.

 

I hope he gets the full 90 though and gets off to a flyer.

I want Ba to start, but I have a feeling Torres will start and Ba will be on the bench.

I think Ba will start. If Torres wasn't 'tired' he would start though, as Benitez is a complete retard.

I think Ba will start. If Torres wasn't 'tired' he would start though, as Benitez is a complete retard.

Are you sure about that?

Ba will start imo because its a Cup game, which gives Rafa an excuse to leave Torres out and say he's resting him for the league.

 

If it was a league game i'd say Torres.

It's already been hinted that Ba will start against Southampton. Good excuse to 'rest' Torres because he's played almost every game this season.

I think Torres is so tired he needs a rest from now till the end of May.

Ba will start, it will give Torres time to rest

Could both of them start? haha

Are you sure about that?

 

As sure as I can be without being inside FSW's head. He will still start Torres waaaaaaaaay more than Ba. 

As sure as I can be without being inside FSW's head. He will still start Torres waaaaaaaaay more than Ba. 

I'd suggest for the next couple of weeks you could be right and torres will start more. But if ba take his chance when he plays then he has no choice but to drop torres.

BA

What I'm worried is FSW starting both it would hamper Ba to have an under performing player getting in his way. 

I bet Torres.

What I'm worried is FSW starting both it would hamper Ba to have an under performing player getting in his way. 

 

It is most unlikely Benitez will start both. He will more than likely stick with his 4-2-3-1 formation with Ba up front.

 

I'll be surprised if he starts Torres who actually needs to be rested.

It is most unlikely Benitez will start both. He will more than likely stick with his 4-2-3-1 formation with Ba up front.

 

I'll be surprised if he starts Torres who actually needs to be rested.

 

Hopefully, Torres needs a good 6 month rest - before returning to Spain or travelling to China 

Hopefully, Torres needs a good 6 month rest - before returning to Spain or travelling to China 

 

In the meantime do you think we should continue with one striker, Ba, for the remainder of the season or are you just being sarcastic?

In the meantime do you think we should continue with one striker, Ba, for the remainder of the season or are you just being sarcastic?

 

Torres will play in the Europa League so we can give Ba a rest

Torres will play in the Europa League so we can give Ba a rest

 

I'll buy that!

I'd put money on Benitez starting Torres again tomorrow. Ba will be on the bench. Take my word for it. 

Hopefully Ba will start the game against Southampton and maybe even the game against Swansea as well. Two good games for him to get used to playing for us so why not?