With the very heavy fixtures that we've endured and the high number of games left, Rafa will clearly be rotating players and making full use of the squad.
Looking at our fixtures ahead, it's difficult to see any that we can take our foot off the gas.....but here's one for you:
Our game with Man U comes 3 days after Basel and 3 before Spurs. We don't need a result on each of our 6 remaining games, so why not put out a reserve team at OT (against what will be the Champions already)? Contraversial? Maybe, but we have played around 15-20 more games than anyone else that we have matches left to play. If we want a rest, I would suggest that is the game to do it in.
Am I being defeatist and just rolling over? Hopefully not, maybe a dead rubber sacrifice will bring us the Europa Cup and 3rd place in the league.
Looking at our fixtures ahead, it's difficult to see any that we can take our foot off the gas.....but here's one for you:
Our game with Man U comes 3 days after Basel and 3 before Spurs. We don't need a result on each of our 6 remaining games, so why not put out a reserve team at OT (against what will be the Champions already)? Contraversial? Maybe, but we have played around 15-20 more games than anyone else that we have matches left to play. If we want a rest, I would suggest that is the game to do it in.
Am I being defeatist and just rolling over? Hopefully not, maybe a dead rubber sacrifice will bring us the Europa Cup and 3rd place in the league.
