That was almost certainly because there were so many games in such a short space of time and with so little players to switch around.
That's an interesting one actually. Barmby obviously rated him because he played him a lot at the end but there must have been a reason for the big gap between him making his comeback at Coventry and playing at the end of the season. Fitness would seem the obvious thing but Garcia said he was fit at the time I think? OLM will probably know.