5 subs from next season

My immediate thought is one that’s been made on here. Basically this is going to be a gift to all those teams that come to the Ethiad and time waste from the first minute.

Referees do nothing about to penalise teams that do it expect a perfunctory yellow card on 80 plus mins.

Potential to be as irritating as VAR.
Isnt it still the same 3 sub 'windows' but you can change 5 players? Shouldnt be any different time wise to 3 subs
 
Given that we will have a few players new to Pep's system more sub opportunities might make it easier to get them up to speed.
It might be useful to allow Ortega to get some first team minutes under his belt rather than waiting for domestic cups and chumps league dead rubbers.
Not a bad idea, but it almost certainly won't happen.

Barring injuries, I'll be very surprised if Pep makes more than three changes in any PL game
 
You could be right but more numbers involved means more messing around. If refs apply the rules correctly it may be okay. But we shall see.
I know the circumstances were exceptional, but I seem to recall that Pep often used all five during the restart after the CoViD suspension, including Academy lads.

He gave Tommy Doyle his Premier League debut during this time.
 
Not a bad idea, but it almost certainly won't happen.

Barring injuries, I'll be very surprised if Pep makes more than three changes in any PL game
Pep actually said on tv after the Villa game to watch how many subs he will make next season, might of been tongue in cheek & a wink at the teams who tried stopping it, but I think making a lot of subs will almost force other teams into doing the same, players who don’t feature for them every week will want game time & point to City etc doing just that, which will weaken them more than us
 
I know the circumstances were exceptional, but I seem to recall that Pep often used all five during the restart after the CoViD suspension, including Academy lads.

He gave Tommy Doyle his Premier League debut during this time.
The league was done then was it not. The dippers great triumph!!
We will have to wait to be 2 goals down after 70 mins before Pep uses the bench.
 

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