Teja
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For the past 4-5 seasons (maybe more) we've had a significant fixture load with some deep cup runs in league cups, FA cups, EL etc. Everyone was always worried about players burning out, league form being impacted as a result and such. Several posters even wanted us to give up on the league cup / Europa League entirely to focus on the premier league.
Well, we've now been forced into this situation. No European distractions, No league cup. Just the league and FA Cup. So a maximum of 18 league games and 7 (?) FA cup games. 25 games in 20 weeks or so.
That's extremely manageable. In fact I think our squad might be too big and we'll have unhappy players because our first XI can basically play all the games without needing any rotation at all. Typically, for an outsider punching at top four (like Newcastle last year or Villa this year) this meant great league form. Let's see if that holds true for us too.
Well, we've now been forced into this situation. No European distractions, No league cup. Just the league and FA Cup. So a maximum of 18 league games and 7 (?) FA cup games. 25 games in 20 weeks or so.
That's extremely manageable. In fact I think our squad might be too big and we'll have unhappy players because our first XI can basically play all the games without needing any rotation at all. Typically, for an outsider punching at top four (like Newcastle last year or Villa this year) this meant great league form. Let's see if that holds true for us too.