Surely, for the first two games he will lean heavily on Nelson.
(Well. I think it’s around 16 midfielders he has to choose from.)
Our best chance of a positive result could be the element of surprise. We must presume Barnet have had us watched, if we start with 4 or 5 new signings in a 4-4-2 (for example) they might be confused for half an hour.