Simon Parker’s rotated Southampton FC Women were 1-0 winners over Portsmouth in the League Cup on Wednesday evening, with three players making their first senior start.
Salder admitted he will not be able to change much from the team that lost at the Silverlake Stadium ahead of a WSL 2 meeting at Fratton Park this afternoon.
“I cannot remember having so many players unavailable in my 10 years here – and it has been a struggle,” Sadler told the Portsmouth News.
“You are asking the same group to cognitively and physically execute a game plan with intensity for 90-plus minutes Sunday to Wednesday to Sunday, which obviously comes with its challenges.
“All we can do is change the system, change the strategies. Obviously, we came off a defeat on Wednesday night against them.
“But when it comes to this game, the players understand the importance of it. It’s the one all the fans look for in the calendar.
“Some of the new players have now had a taste for it, but, with three days of recovery, reflection and coming back in as a group, we know where we need to increase our performance in order to get the victory.”