by South Coast Royal »
11 Jan 2021 13:36
NewCorkSeth South Coast Royal NewCorkSeth What would cotton wool do? Is it for nose bleeds?
To be wrapped up in of course -presumably you are aware of the term?
Yes I am indeed. Just a bit flabbergasted by how extreme your argument was. Not risking players in a match that means very little to our overall season is not some slippery slope that leads to fear over training injuries. Its intelligent man management for a club in our position while also providing a great chance for fringe players to impress and get match day experience.
I know this is further than others would go but I'm glad we lost. We need everything focused on the league. Going up at the first try would be enormous in the current economic circumstances.
Because of that purple patch many fans are talking up our chances-even Zip spoke of threatening the automatics if we beat Brentford next Saturday and I get the impression that many think that play-offs are a shoe-in, completely disregarding the likes of Stoke, 'Boro , Bristol City etc.
Whilst I think we have a fair chance I am more convinced by developing a winning habit rather than the fixation of players needing a rest during a maximum 49 game season.
Play the same team week-in, week -out and only change because of lack of form or injury.
I can think of only Morro, Laurent, Rino and the keeper who may have played in all 23 games so far so players get rest -how much rest do they need?
So that is not the 2 games per week that is often said about The Championship is is a case of 23 games over a 17 week period therefore in most cases players will have played a bit more than 90 minutes per week averaged over the team, taking into account substitutions.
Hasn't there been an International break?
Tell people they are tired and that they need a rest and they will feel tired.
Win games every week with a settled side and nobody is tired and if our first team had beaten Luton they would have gone into the Brentford game unbeaten in 2020 and on a high rather than "are you playing this week, I'm not sure, I wonder what the team will be?"
It is what it is and I look forward to our fully refreshed team being quick out of the blocks on Saturday and steam-rolling Brentford who will maybe still be getting over that extra game v Spurs.
Finally (and I promise not to post anymore on this topic) I remember my brother saying how sluggish we always are after an International break-he and I share the view that players just want to play.