I'd like to see this formation against Parma. Some factors include:
DEFENCE
- Santon needs playing time
- Samuel needs to stay match fit, and I've omitted Lucio because IMO fully fit Samuel and Chivu are each better than Lucio
MIDFIELD
- No Sneijder, at least not from the first minute as we all know what happened a few days earlier, and especially if he's used against Scotland
- No Motta in the starting line-up, he only started full training today
- Obviously we have no Cambiasso, Mourinho doesn't seem to want to use Muntari for the time being, and Vieira has been OK in the past several matches
ATTACK
- Balotelli too needs playing time, and was looking more lively against Luxembourg
- Milito took a small knock a week or so ago and I don't want him rushed, as I consider him more important than Eto'o at the moment
- Quaresma is "improving". I don't have much hope for the guy, but matches like these are good chances for him to get some more match practice and show his worth
SUBS
It's hard to say how the match will play out but perhaps it could be useful to give Sneijder/Motta/Milito a short run out, a last chance at match practice before the Barcelona clash.
Otherwise, I'd hope we would win comfortably vs Parma and I'd like Eto'o to be subbed for Mancini. Then Eto'o's position could be taken by Balotelli and Mancini could enter where Balotelli was.