Johnson admits to rotation dilemma

Last updated : 14 November 2008 By Smallsy
BRISTOL City manager Gary Johnson has admitted that 'shuffling the pack' in his fully fit squad is a difficult task.

City come into the game looking for a positive result to push them back into the top ten after beating Southampton last week, and with a almost a full squad at his disposal Gary Johnson admits he has 'difficult' choices to make.

At his press conference this morning the City boss confirmed he had 26 fully-fit players to choose from for this weekend's game with only Andy Webster and Christian Ribero unavailable.

The 53-year old boss is pleased with the size of his squad but says it is a 'difficult balancing act' for him,

"People know how I pick my teams by now. But we have lots of options - and 26 players doesn't go into a team of 11 or a matchday squad of 16 so some will be disappointed," he told the official website,

"We have a large squad and there are people who have done well so need to remain in the squad - others need to fight to get into the 16."

"We don't always publicise every injury and it's easy for 'Championship Managers' to pick their sides, but players aren't always available or 100% fit."