Based on who was available to the manager it was as good a side as he could have picked.
Agree with unnecessary subs. I sometimes get the impression that NC wants to try things to show us that he's a great coach who is outthinking his opponent. I know that's probably bollocks, but it does look that way at time. The world is full of coaches making a simple game more difficult. Square pegs in round holes, players asked to play in half positions where they're neither one thing or the other and too much tinkering when simply putting your best X1 out would give you the highest probability of getting 3 points.