' Ole has a selection headache for tonight '

Cardiff City v Wigan: New signings in line to make their Bluebirds debuts as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer gets selection headache
Aug 19, 2014

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By Terry Phillips

With Cardiff City defending well recently, the boss says it would be difficult to split the current centre back partnership


Sean Morrison and Anthony Pilkington

New Bluebirds’ signings Sean Morrison and Anthony Pilkington are both in line to make their debuts in Cardiff City’s Championship home clash with Wigan Athletic tonight (7.45pm).

Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has confirmed both will be in his squad and he will decide today if they will start.

Pilkington, a winger who will play out near the touchline, looks likely to start, while Solskjaer must decide whether to call up Morrison, his £3m signing from Reading at the back even though Matt Connolly and Mark Hudson have been in outstanding form.

“The way we have been defending it’s difficult to leave out either Matt or Mark, but we’ll see who is freshest, who is ready,” said Solskjaer.

“Both Sean and Anthony will be in the squad and I’ll make final decisions on the team at the right time.”

City also have Federico Macheda, Kagisho Dikgacoi and Javi Guerra fit again after injuries for this clash with Wigan, who dumped Cardiff out of the FA Cup last season.

“We don’t like to lose against anybody, but they were better than us then,” said Solskjaer. “I know their manager, Uwe Rosler, really well and we talk regularly. They are a good team and will pose a different test, a different tactical system than either Huddersfield or Blackburn.”

I think Ole has a selection headache for the whole season with all the players we have although most managers prefer it this way!

I think Ole has a selection headache for the whole season with all the players we have although most managers prefer it this way!

Its a great problem to have

I think Ole has a selection headache for the whole season with all the players we have although most managers prefer it this way!

Its a great problem to have

Totally agree, and puts the pressure and onus on the player to perform or know the bench awaits - well that seems to me how Ole works, whereas Jones would have left his favourites playing forever, tanked up or not the night before!

This is where our squad advantage should come into play with the Saturday/midweek fixtures. The players who started Saturday did well and deserve their chance again but Wigan will probably be a better opposition than Huddersfield with all due respect and like ole says whoevers freshest. Just hope when he does try to fit new signings in he doesn't move players out of position just to accommodate.