FAT: Chesham United v Torquay United 3pm 19 December 2020

Personally I wouldn't be taking any risks with Little or one or two others after seeing a pic of the pitch at Chesham and the inevitable late challenges.
We all know to well what he could bring when 100% and its been a very long stop start recovery.
Risking Armani Little for 90 minutes on his latest come back would be a gamble IMHO and would give a start to all those available or who haven't featured much or not at all so far.

Still think we need a player or two to push us on.
On Tuesday we had no real potential game changing "flair" on the bench other than Billy Waters who couldn't make a difference as we struggled to get behind their deffence.
The likes of Kalala, if he was still here may have been just the answer and a totally different option as we laboured with little variation in approach around D&G's penalty area.
Wright I thought looked jaded a s the game wore on though there's no denying his hold up play and know how he still needs the right partner not sure GJ's found one yet.
May have one or two back from injury that need some game time so hopeful that is the case and Covalan is sure to start.

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Point a camera at the action for 90 minutes + stoppage time + extra time if needed and I will be happy.

No whistles and bells necessary.

Funny one this. I am sure Johnson never wants to lose a game and a "3 games without a win" streak is certainly not wanted, but what is clearly number one priority is arriving at Boxing Day with as many players as possible fully match-fit. I can't see us throwing a bunch of kids to the wolves though.

We will have some players in need of or at least ready for 90 minutes' play. Some for 60 minutes and some for 30 minutes. A jigsaw puzzle to fit the pieces together with the added possible complication of extra time.

If we had Tuesday's 16 to pick from, I would rest up Wright, Whitfield, Lemonheigh-Evans plus one other (Nemane, Randell or Cameron) but with all rested hands on the bench.

If one or more of Moxey, Sherring and Wynter are available we have more room to manoeuvre.

Cannot see Little or Moxey playing much more than an hour, but they may well start. Would expect Owen Price may start if Moxey unavailable, but replace Moxey from the bench if he starts. Pretty sure we will have Covolan in goal and Waters and Umerah up front, but the other pieces can shuffle around. Expect to see Buse centre midfield and Andrews wide left. The likes of Whitfield and Lemonheigh-Evans may be on in the second half - particularly if a deadlock needs breaking to avoid extra time.

Five years and four days since our only previous visit to Chesham - a 2-0 win with two from Andre Wright.

We may feel "tight on numbers" now with injuries and suspensions but we are in a luxury position compared to then when we had just three on the bench - sub keeper Fabien Speiss (due to leave the club after the game) and local boys Hancox and Finch.

Nicholson was in the process of clearing out the dross he inherited to make room for the players who would spark the Great Escape. He had to ship deadweights out before he could bring replacements in - even of that meant going perilously close to the wire numbers wise in December. The Chesham game was probably a key turning point as the tanker started to turn in the right direction - holding the line until the reinforcements arrived.

What might Nico have achieved with the funding that Johnson enjoys? What would Johnson make of managing under the conditions Nico had to work under? We will never know the answer to the first question. The simple answer to the second is that Johnson would never take on a job under those conditions. Rightly so. He has a cv under his belt that allows him to pick and choose.

Randell RB, Buse CM or vice versa?

Whitfield starts. Nemane not in squad.

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