Wycombe Wanderers manager Matt Bloomfield has insisted that this weekend’s encounter with Cambridge United will be a ‘tough test’ despite the latter’s position in the table.
The Amber Army not won any of their eight competitive matches this season, losing six.
Their only point was gained in a very entertaining 4-4 draw against Blackpool in August (which was former Chairboys’ defender Richard Keogh’s first game as caretaker boss of the Tangerines).
The other fixture which they didn’t ‘lose’ in 90 minutes was a recent EFL Trophy clash against Bromley which ended 3-3.
However, they would lose the resulting penalty shootout 5-4.
Speaking ahead of Cambridge’s visit to Wycombe on September 21, Bloomfield said: “As always, I think it’ll be a tough game.
“I think, by looking at their footage already, they’re trying to develop their philosophy.
“Garry [Monk] is very much trying to set a style but we do know that Cambridge have got some good players.
“We know they have injuries but without a doubt, we know it will be a tough game.
“The moment you get carried away [based on form and positions in the table], it’ll come back to bite you.”
Despite a long injury list, Wanderers will be boosted by the return of striker Bez Lubala.
The forward scored four times in the recent 5-3 victory against Brighton U21s in the EFL Trophy on Tuesday night, and might have forced his way into the starting 11.
Bloomfield continued: "Voksey isn’t close to a return so having Bez as an option is very good for us.
"It’s really important that we have options from our finishers because gone are the days where you can have 11 players who can play 90 minutes – it’s not like that anymore.
"I use three, four and sometimes five subs as the game is that intense – especially in the forward areas as we want to press with bot of our wide players and with our number nine."
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