09 Soldado
18 Kane
14 Holtby
07 Lennon
19 Dembélé
24 Friedel
33 Davies
You can only have 7 subs, so supposing Walker had been fit chances are he would have started. That means someone drops from the starting line up and someone else from the bench. Lets say Holtby is removed off the bench, that leaves us with Sandro, Townsend, Holtby and Paulinho out of the first team squad. And what about Federico Fazio when he signs? At the very least he goes on the bench and then you take out say, Kane. That leaves us with Kane, Sandro, Townsend, Holtby and Paulinho outside the match day squad.
We need to get use to the fact that we will have a first team squad of about 25-27 players and a match day squad of 18. Lets not suggest if you are not in the 18 then you automatically have no future at the club
I'm not suggesting that. I'm suggesting that if you aren't in the 18 AND there are strong rumours of you being sold/bids being put in, then perhaps said player won't be played in a game like this one. When the window is shut, then yeah.