Leicester City resume Championship action on Tuesday evening as they face relegation-threatened Millwall at The Den.
Enzo Maresca has answered a lot of critics of late having been doubted over the last few weeks due to his side’s drop in form.
Leicester suffered a run of four defeats in six league games and fell out of the top two, with Leeds United and Ipswich Town climbing above them.
Though, two wins in two have silenced those naysayers and The Foxes now reside back at the summit of the table after defeating Birmingham City 2-1 on Saturday.
They are now in the driving seat for an instant return back to the Premier League but can’t afford to slip up in the capital on Tuesday.
Ahead of his side’s trip to London, Maresca has been speaking to the media and dropped a team selection hint.
Enzo Maresca drops Leicester City team selection hint v Millwall
The intense nature of the Championship means City face Millwall just three days after securing victory against Birmingham at King Power Stadium.
Speaking on Monday, Maresca admitted that he’ll be making changes: “Yeah, absolutely, for sure we’re going to make rotation.
“We have three games in one week. It’s not easy. We’re going to make some rotation for sure. We’re going to try to manage a bit the energy.”
The Italian head coach named an unchanged line-up against the Blues from the victory over Norwich, so it’s certainly far from ideal to have to change that winning formula.
But, that’s just the reality of the Championship for all clubs and City can’t afford to pick up any injuries heading into the run-in.
Enzo Maresca may rest several players
Maresca could significantly shake up his starting line-up and we may see some big hitters rested, with an away clash against Plymouth Argyle to contend with on Friday.
It wouldn’t at all be surprising if Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall is given a rest, with perhaps Yunus Akgun replacing him. Whilst ever-presents Wout Faes and Jannik Vestergaard may also be given time to recover.
Fortunately, Maresca is blessed with a squad big enough to deal with a congested fixture list, so Tuesday’s XI should still be more than capable of defeating Millwall, who reside just two points clear of the drop.
Notwithstanding that, it’ll be a very tough game and one The Foxes can’t afford to slip up in, with Ipswich and Leeds still hot on their tails.