It's ridiculous that injuries and letting players go in a transfer window , plus AFCON, can be cited as reasons for not having enough players. It's a loophole and shows the colour of some clubs underpants the way they are conducting themselves.
The rule should have been number of positive tests to the first team squad and, if reached, a minimum number of positive tests in the youth team.
But they really are doing themselves no favours. More games in less days, less recovery, more chance of injury.
Maybe they look at us and figure they'll chance it and go on a run, but we've played kids - extremely good kids admittedly - and to be honest dominating games and controlling the ball means we control the effort levels too, game management.
Other clubs can't do that and will be like headless chickens chasing safety or champions league. Then will come the injuries, Salah out for 4 months, Bukake out for a year, and it will somehow be city's be fault.