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Having five substitutes available means managers have more flexibility and freedom to change the game.ĭownload the LancsLive app for free on iPhone here and Android here.

Whilst Gallagher is happy to rotate in the front four, he is better when focused down the middle, as a number nine.įor his first game, I think Tomasson is more likely to side with the experience of Hedges, with Dack, Vale and Markanday first in reserve. Undoubtedly, the team would have more round pegs in round holes if Hedges gets the nod. Vale started against Celtic in Rovers' most competitive pre-season outing and didn't look out of place. The young striker has impressed in pre-season with two goals and two assists. His biggest competitor is Vale, in a move that would see Gallagher play from the right instead. Of those two, Hedges seems the most likely to get the nod. The 3-4-3 didn't quite suit him but even at Hartlepool, in a more natural wide role, he drifted in and out of the game. Markanday hasn't quite had the explosive pre-season he might have wished for. A minor niggle saw him miss open training on Monday but he's expected to be fit and available this weekend. Hedges started against Lincoln City and has played the most minutes during pre-season. Ryan Hedges, Dilan Markanday and Jack Vale are the three competing for that final forward spot. The final decision comes out wide on the right. Sam Gallagher and Ben Brereton Diaz are guaranteed starters, whilst Tyrhys Dolan is likely to have done enough to begin in the number 10 role. Tomasson admitted Bradley Dack isn't ready to start and so he will be a weapon from the bench. The only decisions come across the front four. John Buckley and Lewis Travis are the club's only senior central midfielders and will start. Thomas Kaminski will obviously be in goal, with Brittain, Daniel Ayala, Scott Wharton and Harry Pickering most likely to feature across the back line. When you plot through who that starting XI may include, there aren't too many uncertainties.

Otherwise, we won't survive all those games.' 'I will be changing, we have many games in a short period and we need to use the squad. I have a very clear idea of how we should start, as I said at Lincoln the other day.

'I have a good clear mind with this group of how we want to play and who is capable of playing like this. 'When they are giving presentations regarding the game, what we want to see. 'We record and analyse every session, every moment on the pitch,' Tomasson said. However, Tomasson knows exactly what team he will be putting out, bar any last-minute injury concerns. Whilst the squad is thin, there is still healthy competition for a starting place in the first matchday XI. READ MORE: John Buckley sets ambitious Blackburn Rovers season expectations Callum Brittain is the only new face and enjoyed 45 minutes against Lincoln City last weekend. Tomasson has worked with all but one for the entirity of pre-season, which is a luxury or a disappointment, depending on which way you view it. It's been a summer of transition, with lots of change yet little squad churn. With the new season dawning, a crowd of around 14,000 will be hopeful of seeing the Dane's new team get off to the perfect start at Ewood Park. Jon Dahl Tomasson will not be wrestling with his thoughts on Friday night ahead of his first official Blackburn Rovers match.