This strikes me as very good news: _http://www.leedsunited.com/page/NewsroomDetail/0,,10273~1128672,00.html_ (http://www.leedsunited.com/page/NewsroomDetail/0,,10273~1128672,00.html) The guy looked great on those Youtube clips. Of course, with judicious editing one could probably make Sean Gregan look like Pele on Youtube, but it'll be interesting to see if Wise uses Da Costa to give the side real balance, putting him on the left wing and switching Carole to the right wing (his natural position). The question then is who do you put in the middle? Which two out of Douglas, Hughes, Prutton, Thompson, Westlake and Howson (not to mention Derry when he returns to fitness)? Normally I'd say Hughes and Thompson, but judging from list reports, Thommo seems to have been a virtual passenger in recent games. If we allow ourselves the luxury of two wingers, does that mean the two central midfielders have to be aggressive ball-winners? If so, then I'd probably go with Douglas and Hughes, since that combination seems to be working. My next choice would be Prutton. My guess is that Wise won't want to disrupt the winning combination too much, and with Beckford and Kandol set to return tomorrow, he'll probably put Da Costa on the bench and bring him on as a sub in the second half to stretch the opposition defence. But you never know. The guy's been training with the first team for a month, so Wise might think he's ready to go straight into the first XI. Cheers! Sean
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