'Three nice pairs of trainers' - Crawley Town boss makes shoe comparison as he reveals selection headaches for Watford
Colin Kazim-Richards said picking his Crawley Town team for the Carabao Cup has been a ‘tough struggle’.
Reds were superb in their 2-0 win over York City in the competition’s preliminary round and you might think picking the same starting XI is a no-brainer.
But with a deep squad and players impressing in substitute appearances at the LNER Community Stadium, the Reds boss is finding it tough.
In his post-match interview said he wants iot to be a struggle and he has now faced that reality.
“It's definitely been a struggle, but it's a tough struggle,” said the 39-year-old.
“It's one of those struggles of you've got two, three nice pairs of trainers and it all goes with your outfit. Which one can you wear? It's down to me now to pick that. We have good players, but we have good mindsets and we have players that I trust.
“And once you have the trust, either way, they trust me, I trust them, you can chop down mountains. You really can. So it's a good struggle to have.”
And Kazim-Richards highlighted how different it is to have that struggle compared to when he came in.
"It's a massive change to last season,” he said. “But at the same time, it's a lot of work that we've put in. We've put a lot of countless sleepless nights in being able to make that materialise and also being able to negotiate.
“We've had tough negotiations with other clubs and now we have a squad, so it's a great struggle to have.”