Yeah well here's the thing, why did Pep give him and Doku 90 minutes against Forest if that means they can only play 10 minutes the next game ? why not give them 60 minutes and then 30 against Palace considering we were already 3 up by the hour mark against Forest ?
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kaz7
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Does pep have a crystal ball now ?Yeah well here's the thing, why did Pep give him and Doku 90 minutes against Forest if that means they can only play 10 minutes the next game ? why not give them 60 minutes and then 30 against Palace considering we were already 3 up by the hour mark against Forest ?
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Pep will have taken the gamble to rest players against Palace in the hope they will be fit for both Juventus and the rag games.Yeah well here's the thing, why did Pep give him and Doku 90 minutes against Forest if that means they can only play 10 minutes the next game ? why not give them 60 minutes and then 30 against Palace considering we were already 3 up by the hour mark against Forest ?
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Because after 15 years in top level elite football and squad management, and the advise of highly paid medical staff and their analysis ,he understands players ,fitness, and managing a squad over a long season a little bit more than you do.Yeah well here's the thing, why did Pep give him and Doku 90 minutes against Forest if that means they can only play 10 minutes the next game ? why not give them 60 minutes and then 30 against Palace considering we were already 3 up by the hour mark against Forest ?
Mad idea I know but you know maybe worth considering.
He has a chrome dome :)Does pep have a crystal ball now ?
Does he need one ? he's clearly managing their game time to limit the risk of another setback, I'm just wondering if there was a better way to do it.Does pep have a crystal ball now ?
Barcon
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He doesn't need one now but if he had one he might have done it differently.Does he need one ? he's clearly managing their game time to limit the risk of another setback, I'm just wondering if there was a better way to do it.
I'm sure he wouldn't turn one down on Wednesday.
Once again he doesn't need one here, I just find the whole 90 minutes one game, 10 minutes the next one just strange.He doesn't need one now but if he had one he might have done it differently.
I'm sure he wouldn't turn one down on Wednesday.
Barcon
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That's because you have the luxury of hindsight. I'm sure he would have done it differently if he had either hindsight or a crystal ball before he picked the starting 11 the other day.Once again he doesn't need one here, I just find the whole 90 minutes one game, 10 minutes the next one just strange.
You just don't want to get it.That's because you have the luxury of hindsight. I'm sure he would have done it differently if he had either hindsight or a crystal ball before he picked the starting 11 the other day.