Div 1 & 2 football isn't quite at the intensity level of the PL and Europa cup though is it?
Not so much pressure.
Opponents are less fit.
Opponents less likely to score if you switch off for half a second.
Your own team's tactics are less demanding, mentally and physically.
A good player...
He's too big a unit to gambol around like a spring lamb, but to me, he has seemed a little off physical sharpness at times this season (compared to last). Maybe I'm mis-remembering last season.
It's pretty desperate times, so they may well take a risk on one of them. The size of risk is down to...
Duffus not a great comparison. 87th minute sub on Thursday, followed by 65 minutes in an u21 game (I'm sure you'll agree a gulf in intensity, so nothing like Europa or PL).
Ferguson had 87 minutes and looked shot on Thursday.
"He's a kid, he'll be fine" is a sure way of f***ing a young...