Paul Tisdale team selections are often a great source of debate and conjecture, but few can be of greater interest than the side he selects for Exeter City's trip to Rochdale today.
The City boss was very open when reflecting on last week's defeat to Southend and said he would be looking at things closely in an attempt to arrest City's poor run of recent results and chronic home form.
Today, we will get some answers when the team sheets arrive and it will be interesting to see what Tisdale does.
Past history suggests wholesale changes are unlikely. Tisdale is not one to panic and react in that manner, but I certainly think there will be one or two new faces in the side today and possibly a change of formation as well.
The Under-21 game against Southampton was interesting. I think the left side has been a problem for Exeter in recent weeks with too many goals conceded on that side and not enough of an attacking threat.
The sight of Jordan Moore-Taylor starting at left-back against the Saints interested me and he did little wrong in the game and also contributed when going forward.
Tisdale is a big fan of Moore-Taylor and it is only due to circumstances that he has not had more game time.
When he has, it has been to try and solve the right-back solution, which caused a few problems before Danny Butterfield's arrival.
Talking of Butterfield and with him fit for action, I think he is a shoo-in for the starting XI. He has shown what a classy operator he is in the games he has played so far for City and all he needs now is a run of games.
Hopefully, he can stay injury free and be the long-term solution to a problematic area of the team this season.
But then, what of Scot Bennett? He has been arguably Exeter's best defender in the past few months and his versatility is both his strength and weakness. His strength in that he can do a job for Exeter pretty much anywhere on the field of play, but a weakness is that it is harder for him to nail down a regular place in the side.
One thing that has impressed me with Bennett is just how much his game has improved after a dip towards the back end of last season and Bennett looks bigger and stronger than ever. I think he will always be one of the first name's on Tisdale's team sheet – but the question is where.
The likelihood is that Tis will go with Danny Coles and Pat Baldwin at centre half as that defensive partnership has served him well over the past 18 months or so. Could that see Bennett moved back into midfield?
He can certainly do a job in there and another string to Bennett's bow is his threat from set plays. However, that does limit the creative options in midfield if he does play there.
Matt Gill is another that is an almost definite starter following his return to the club, while Matt Grimes has shown his quality in recent games. He is still a first-year professional, though, and having played so much football recently – for both the Under-21s and first-team – Tisdale must be watchful of tiredness.
Grimes was one of the stand-out players against the Saints and so too was his midfield partner Jimmy Keohane, who scored the sublime opener against them.
He must be knocking on the door after his display on Wednesday and has shown in the past what an impact he can have on League Two games. Consistency – like it is with many youngsters – is his problem, though, but there is no doubting what a gifted player he is.
Up front, there are problems too. The lack of goals is a concern and there is not really any City striker firing right now, hence why Tisdale put his faith and trust in 17-year-old Matt Jay against Southend.
He did well on his full debut, but is at that stage where he will dip in and out of the team as he adjusts to the huge step from Under-18 and Under-21 football, but it speaks volumes when he starts ahead of the likes of John O'Flynn and Alan Gow.
Both of those two are big players for City, but their form has been wildly inconsistent. However, I do think Tisdale will turn to them to solve Exeter's lack of goals because they are the most likely to score, although Tom Nichols is another that must be close to having his chance.
There is certainly plenty for Tisdale to ponder and we will find out later today just how the City chief sees his side going forward.
