Very good point. That's another thing that pissed me off yesterday. Why does Mayuka sit on the bench when De Ridder comes on? If he comes on ahead of Mayuka in the PL I will start thinking Adkins has lost the plot.
Or maybe he's done something more than Mayuka to deserve a chance in training? Adkins sees these players every day, every week and he seems to be rewarding De Ridder for a reason, perhaps good performance in training - but De Ridder doesn't seem to be doing much on the pitch.