I would actually be disappointed to see Mous not included in the squad now we are allowed to use 5 subs.
Mous was superb against Shrews (yes I know the comments about struggling the next day) and while I am not for one minute suggesting he starts regularly, he has tremendous leadership, know how etc that we simply don’t have in the building.
We do need better defenders than last season, but if I’m seeing Mous come on for the last 5/10 mins as the 4th/5th sub in tight games where we need a true leader, then I’ll be happy with that.
Put simply, I think there are still qualities he has, that we don’t necessarily have in the back half of the pitch. These are not qualities that are easy to come by. I’d argue with him doing the full pre season, he still has the fitness to play some role.