'Throw the young lads in'
Former Leicester City striker Steve Howard speaking on the When You're Smiling podcast: "I want him [Ruud van Nistelrooy] to change the squad. I want him to try a different system, a different formation or different faces."He might be surprised and you've got to prepare for the Championship. This season is done and dusted but you have to get something out of it."Throw the young lads in - the ones who want to have a game - and if they can hold their own in the Premier League then they will fit in to the squad next season."Listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds
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