Exeter City manager Paul Tisdale says he may have to rotate his squad this week as they face two games in the space of three days.
The Grecians host Cheltenham Town on Friday, before travelling to the Kingsmeadow on Sunday to face Wimbeldon.
Tisdale only made two changes to the starting line-up as his side went down to a 1-0 defeat at Stevenage on Saturday, but that is a luxury he might not be able to afford in the final two games of 2014.
"I will have to move things about," said Tisdale.
"I may have to do that more so for the Wimbledon game because I think by Friday the players who played at Stevenage will all be ready to play again.
"I think the game on Sunday is going to be the test for us, but we have got an adaptable team.
"I don't think any of the players are not used to playing in different positions. My job, I suppose, is to share the workload out and put the best team on the pitch per game.
"What does come into the picture in this particular week is energy and spark in a match.
"There is no right answer for this. You have to get a feel for it and make a decision.
"Let's hope it works, but we have got enough good players to compete for results."
One player who could be out for Friday's match is Christian Ribeiro.
He has been impressing in recent weeks, but limped off with a knee injury midway through the second-half at Stevenage.
However Matt Grimes, who also picked up a knock in the match, should be fit for the game having come through the 90 minutes at Broadhall Way.
Friday will see two familiar faces return to St James's Park, with Paul Buckle currently in charge of Cheltenham and Rob Edwards his No. 2.
Both Buckle and Edwards worked as assistant manager to Tisdale at City, with Edwards only leaving in the summer.
As both of them know Exeter well, it might give Cheltenham a bit of an advantage.
However, Tisdale is not letting that concern him.
"I know when it comes to Friday we will both be looking to get three points," said Tisdale.
"I suspect that we don't quite know as much about their team as they do about ours, but there is nothing wrong with that and I'm not too overly worried about it.
"I'm sure they will be scrapping and playing at their absolute limit to try and get something from us.
"We are playing quite well at home at the moment. I don't expect us to change that or drop off that level.
"It is the Christmas period and you can always get the odd surprise result, but we are hoping we can turn it into a resounding home win.
"I will look forward to seeing Paul and Rob on Friday, but more so after the game than during it."
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