Quote Originally Posted by Danbert Nocurry View Post
The biggest thing that's pissing me off about getting knocked out of the champs league last night is that we prioritised a game that was always out of our reach, and it cost us a place in the semi final of the FA cup, and our players will be mentally and physically drained for our game against Hull, and that could cost us in our pursuit of the league.
The days when highly paid players could manage to play twice a week without feeling 'tired' seem a long time ago. The likes of Liverpool in the eighties played the strongest team possible in the League, FA Cup, League Cup and European Cup, no prioritising or squad rotation in those days. Admittedly there were not as many European matches but I don't remember anyone needing a week off just because they had played Barcelona