It's what PL players do for much of the season if their team's in a European competition. Ferguson's done it at some points in the season, as have Hinshelwood, Buonanotte and Fatind - and comparing two games in three or four days with four games in a weekend is just ridiculous.
We are new to Europe. I was being a tad facetious about our 4 games in a weekend, it’s the standard response from anyone over 50 to a claim that players are tired. Not sure the young players you have mentioned have benefitted physically by being over played.
No, probably not - but they've done it more than once this season. Do you seriously think young O'Mahoney could not play for the U21s one Wednesday or Thursday, and be on the bench for the first team on Saturday? - and if required to come on for 10-20-30 minutes, if nothing else pure adrenalin would see him through. As a one off - he couldn't do it week in, week out, of course.
I see your point but unless we know the exact circumstances we could both dig our heels in and argue until we are blue in the face
OK, go for it! ...................................I see your point but unless we know the exact circumstances we could both dig our heels in and argue until we are blue in the face
If he comes on today, it probably means:
He genuinely looked like he had more about him than the rest who played for us today.
Much the same could be said if you and me were the late subs.
Yep. Not to mention in the dugout.
The difference is that he has something to play for and the rest are drifting towards the summer break in their beach gear
In which case you have to question the management and their ability to motivate players. We still had so much to play for post Roma. And that still doesn’t explain the dreadful form for the last six months either.
In the main, I agree although I actually thought Fati and Buonanotte looked pretty decent today, I'm not really sure what Buonanotte has done to be dropped from the staring eleven either. He's only started 2 of the last 6
100% - if Pascal hadn’t delayed on one occasion, he’d have been through as he’d started to run between the CBs.
I wish Welbeck hadn’t started, appalling.If he comes on today, it probably means:
a) Pedro and Welbeck have both pulled up injured.
b)We are 3-0 down with 10 minutes to go
c) We are 3-0 up with ten minutes to go.
Hopefully it is c)
Fati was poor. He just isn’t strong enough physically for the PL….
