serghei
Senior Member
His minutes need to be managed, especially at this stage of his career. Someone needs to explain that to him. Did he really need to play yesterday? We would have been fine without him imo and he would have been fresh for the Clasico.
He wants to play 90 minutes every game but by February/March his legs will be gone.
To rest him in one game would only make sense if he'd give more in the following match. As in he's more fresh and he can run more and help his team more. If he doesn't want to do that, it's useless to have him skipping games.
His work rate is low with a lot of moments where he walks and is not in the game. He can easily play at this pace in every game even when it's more congested in terms of schedule.