Tomori Returns as Fixture Crunch Approaches

The injury list has forced a rethink. With Gabbia sidelined and no clear return date, the coach admitted the situation echoes the summer problems with Gila. Four games in ten days loom large, and the message is clear: depth is no luxury, it’s survival.

That is where Fikayo Tomori steps back into the picture.

Tomori has impressed in training and, despite recent choices, the coach underlined that the decision to recall him is purely about what serves the group best in this intense stretch. The priority, he stressed, is always the team. With the schedule tightening, leaving a fit, high‑level defender out of the squad no longer makes sense.

Camarda to Be Used – With a Twist

Up front, the plan is bolder. Camarda will not just watch from the bench.

The coach wants to give the young forward real opportunities and floated the idea of using three rotating attackers, changing the profile of the front line as matches demand. No squad, he argued, carries the perfect attributes for every role across an entire season, so flexibility becomes a weapon.

Camarda will be part of that rotation. His minutes, though, will hinge on game scenarios and opponents, not sentiment.

Rabiot, Moreira Offer Tactical Options

In midfield and out wide, the options are multiplying. Moreira has now banked two full weeks of training and is “better prepared” than he was a week ago. That extra work has pushed him firmly into contention.

Both Rabiot and Moreira are under consideration to start and can cover two roles each, giving the coach valuable levers to pull when naming his XI. Moreira is viewed primarily as a fifth midfielder or winger, but the plan is not to box him in: there will be games where he pushes higher, or operates alongside Chukwueze to tilt the attack.

With so many matches squeezed into such a short window, rotation will not just be a talking point. It will decide who comes through this run still standing.