A part of it was a bit intentional tbh
Lucho always love to experiment with his new pplayers,both to give rest and to give himself the idea and knowledge about his players more. He trades hot start for the long run and it really works for him,I said that since October. It is just his philosophy
Only exception was last year because simply we didn't sign anyone before the season and had thin squad with some injuries so wasn't able to rotate in 1st half
I don't buy it, mate.
He played Gomes all the time in November, December, January when we were a crap.
In the last Month, Gomes is not playing anymore.
He dropped Gomes, changed a formation to 343 (I love this awesome formation).
Or Vidal, he didn't use him at all and then started to experimenting when we didn't have any other ideas.
Also, Neymar is a totally different player lately than 3-4 Months ago.
Today he was the only player who was taking the ball and trying to do something in every action.
There wasn't a single stupid move, dribbling backwards, hogging a ball, doing those stupid tricks when he stops and dances on one leg (with the other leg "dribbling" in the air).
So, to some extent, maybe there was a plan to be on a peak in key Months, but there were also 100s of other things unrelated with Lucho that just clicked perfectly lately.
Just look at a body language of our team at Psg:Barca 4:0 and tonight.
That is not only about Lucho and a new formation.
Just 1000s of things happened and insane level of emotions clicked in a perfect moment (and it won't stop now, we will continue to play like possessed till the end of a season, 100% sure).
Also, announcing that you are leaving can sometimes have a huge positive shock on players.
