Like some have said I think he's said to the team go out and give me a response. He will have told them what he expects of them and he wants the team to do the talking on the pitch after all the headlines, so he has taken a back seat for tonight so to speak. People are reading too much into him just sitting in the dugout imo
I'd go 4-5-1 probably the only way to stay competitive in this game
Foderingham
Tavernier Bruno Alves Cardoso Wallace
Candeias Pena Dorrans Jack Dalcio
Herrera
Plenty of crosses into the box by the wide men for the big man to see what he's like and still leaves us with bodies in midfield should they counter