Chelsea (H) | Post-Match Thread

Dribble said:
The question is, why couldn't we have played near enough our best 11 yesterday, & spent the next 20+ days as champions, resting & rotating players as we prepare for the CL Final?
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Tiredness doesn’t work like that. In hindsight the semi final was lost due to De Bruyne and his lack of zest. And his injury was down to him not picking his feet up and turning like he would if he was fresh.
Foden looks like he could play everyday and go and play in the park. And I think that’s why he plays some part in games that are rotated.
 
chedinho said:
Tiredness doesn’t work like that. In hindsight the semi final was lost due to De Bruyne and his lack of zest. And his injury was down to him not picking his feet up and turning like he would if he was fresh.
Foden looks like he could play everyday and go and play in the park. And I think that’s why he plays some part in games that are rotated.
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The other factor that nobody is mentioning is injury risk. When you play tired players, not only do they make mistakes, they risk serious injury through muscle fatigue, slower reaction times etc. Every decision Pep has been making over the mast month and every one he makes over the next fortnight are all with the sole intention of maximising our chances of the Champions League. If he wins that the end justifies the means and all of his selection decisions are fully vindicated.
 
chedinho said:
Tiredness doesn’t work like that. In hindsight the semi final was lost due to De Bruyne and his lack of zest. And his injury was down to him not picking his feet up and turning like he would if he was fresh.
Foden looks like he could play everyday and go and play in the park. And I think that’s why he plays some part in games that are rotated.
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Mate, we've been near enough playing every 3 days for the last 9 months. Everyone's aware you can't flog the same team of players for every match in top class football, but more of a mix & match was required Saturday.

Sterling, Aguero/Jesus, Cancelo, Rodri, Mendy could all have done with a run out, but a mix & match approach is what was needed, NOT wholesale changes including many players currently out of form, or returning from injury, especially against an in form Chelsea side in what was essentially a title decider.

I'd rather have rested who needed resting, & play our strongest 11 with a familiar formation, & got the job done. Then we could have rested & rotated who we liked for the next 20+ days with the Carabao Cup & League in the bag, with just the CL final to concentrate on.

I like many other fans feared Pep would do what he did on Saturday, & we also feared a repeat of Wembley a few weeks earlier because of it. We should deal with what's in front of us to the best of our ability, then prepare for what lies in wait further down the road. It's that simple mate. :-|
 
Dribble said:
Mate, we've been near enough playing every 3 days for the last 9 months. Everyone's aware you can't flog the same team of players for every match in top class football, but more of a mix & match was required Saturday.

Sterling, Aguero/Jesus, Cancelo, Rodri, Mendy could all have done with a run out, but a mix & match approach is what was needed, NOT wholesale changes including many players currently out of form, or returning from injury, especially against an in form Chelsea side in what was essentially a title decider.

I'd rather have rested who needed resting, & play our strongest 11 with a familiar formation, & got the job done. Then we could have rested & rotated who we liked for the next 20+ days with the Carabao Cup & League in the bag, with just the CL final to concentrate on.

I like many other fans feared Pep would do what he did on Saturday, & we also feared a repeat of Wembley a few weeks earlier because of it. We should deal with what's in front of us to the best of our ability, then prepare for what lies in wait further down the road. It's that simple mate. :-|
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"It's that simple" if you are a daft, blinkered, biased, ignorant football fan with no ability to comprehend the bigger picture or to understand the modern game.
 
Didsbury Dave said:
The other factor that nobody is mentioning is injury risk. When you play tired players, not only do they make mistakes, they risk serious injury through muscle fatigue, slower reaction times etc. Every decision Pep has been making over the mast month and every one he makes over the next fortnight are all with the sole intention of maximising our chances of the Champions League. If he wins that the end justifies the means and all of his selection decisions are fully vindicated.
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Agree, but the only thing I'd add is that every decision has already been vindicated by us getting to the final in the first place!
 
Dribble said:
Mate, we've been near enough playing every 3 days for the last 9 months. Everyone's aware you can't flog the same team of players for every match in top class football, but more of a mix & match was required Saturday.

Sterling, Aguero/Jesus, Cancelo, Rodri, Mendy could all have done with a run out, but a mix & match approach is what was needed, NOT wholesale changes including many players currently out of form, or returning from injury, especially against an in form Chelsea side in what was essentially a title decider.

I'd rather have rested who needed resting, & play our strongest 11 with a familiar formation, & got the job done. Then we could have rested & rotated who we liked for the next 20+ days with the Carabao Cup & League in the bag, with just the CL final to concentrate on.

I like many other fans feared Pep would do what he did on Saturday, & we also feared a repeat of Wembley a few weeks earlier because of it. We should deal with what's in front of us to the best of our ability, then prepare for what lies in wait further down the road. It's that simple mate. :-|
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I feared he would change the team dramatically.
I think the players who played needed the game time.
He gave them a big game. To keep them happy and to keep the harmony and to keep players fresh.
I’m guessing players will want to play in the euros too. That is a lot of squad players who have to play.
Otherwise they will poison the dressing room.
I can think of a dozen reasons to play the team we did. And only one for fielding out best team.
We should have won anyway. It’s that simple. ;-)
I also think about pep wanting the hundred points but also wanting to use Foden so he qualified for a medal.
 
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