bluetonium
Well-Known Member
I really don't like giving the players extra days off to rest. reason being twofold - firstly you have to give all players the time off, and second the training schedules I use have rest days built in. I thought the game rescheduled rest days according on when your matches fall, maybe not.
I have excellent training facilities at Crewe, so every day my players are not there is a day's progress lost. I think it's a combination of closing down opponents for 90 mins and just having loads of games - 3 cup competitions plus 46 league games, probably going to end up playing around 60 games this season.
Oh, beat Wolves too in the league cup QF! Had a player sent off but beat them 2-1 in injury time. Scored on the break but then they took over, and took some heroic (and strong) tackling to stop them running away with it. Then I sneak it in the 177th min via a corner. Cue time wasting hat woudl put even Bolton to shame! United again in the semi, got knocked out by them at this stage last year and expect the same again. Still, two semi finals in two years as Crewe is not bad. The prize money is even better news.
Spotted 2 players who I think will boost us in the Championship, a young Croatian DM who has just agreed terms, and goalie Scott Loach (if Watford fail to get promoted from our league I'll make a move) and got a load of interest in some of my so-so players whom I can hopefully now move on in the January window. Chelsea want my young French left winger though now, better get your cheque book out Roman as he's not going cheap. He's not even a regular for me yet but he's going to be a great player. £2.5M or he stays, at least until he starts moaning about wanting to talk to other clubs.
I have excellent training facilities at Crewe, so every day my players are not there is a day's progress lost. I think it's a combination of closing down opponents for 90 mins and just having loads of games - 3 cup competitions plus 46 league games, probably going to end up playing around 60 games this season.
Oh, beat Wolves too in the league cup QF! Had a player sent off but beat them 2-1 in injury time. Scored on the break but then they took over, and took some heroic (and strong) tackling to stop them running away with it. Then I sneak it in the 177th min via a corner. Cue time wasting hat woudl put even Bolton to shame! United again in the semi, got knocked out by them at this stage last year and expect the same again. Still, two semi finals in two years as Crewe is not bad. The prize money is even better news.
Spotted 2 players who I think will boost us in the Championship, a young Croatian DM who has just agreed terms, and goalie Scott Loach (if Watford fail to get promoted from our league I'll make a move) and got a load of interest in some of my so-so players whom I can hopefully now move on in the January window. Chelsea want my young French left winger though now, better get your cheque book out Roman as he's not going cheap. He's not even a regular for me yet but he's going to be a great player. £2.5M or he stays, at least until he starts moaning about wanting to talk to other clubs.
