Walsall ready for Carabao Cup start
Assistant boss Brian Dutton believes Walsall’s midweek defeat to Blues was ideal preparation for Saturday’s Carabao Cup curtain-raiser against Sheffield Wednesday.
The Saddlers’ first-team squad to a watching brief as a side made up of a number of trialists performed well against Championship Blues before conceding a couple of late goals in the 3-0 defeat.
And Dutton argues Darrell Clarke’s first-team squad can learn an important lesson in how clinical second tier sides are ahead of Saturday’s visit of the Owls.
“We had a lot of players who would threaten the starting XI not take part and to train and then watch the game,” said Dutton.
“They could see how talented the Championship sides are. If you give the ball away cheaply they hurt you on the transition.
“So they came to watch before a similar team at the weekend in Sheffield Wednesday, who will punish you if you are sloppy in and out of possession.”
