LeeRomeno
Active member
Well isn't that the point? Our roster was overplayed every season basically. Last year we ran out of gas vs Juventus, year earlier vs Atletico. We always play our top players too much.
Yea and what this tells me is that the fact our top players start in most of game is like a standard not for the manager but for the players. They expect to play. Did you see Piques body language in the game he got injured and Valverde wanted to sub him out, but he said no and when he finally did, he got angry at him. Ever seen Messi sulk on bench or even worse, getting subbed out, or Suarez. These are the players or star-players who expect and WANT to play every game. Unless they suddenly get hit by revelation that they are indeed 30+ and need to be more careful, no manager will suddenly start benching our stars, especially a new manager with massive pressure to perform. You think Valverde has people forcing players taking injections to play? I have massive doubts on that.