09-08-2023, 03:13 PM
I agree wholeheartedly but having listened to Mousinho recently he seems to be more concerned with keeping everybody happy.
A modern football manager has enormous responsibility nowadays and my personal fear is trying to keep everyone happy can lead to unnecessary rotation rather than fielding the your best side week in week out. Some people might think that this is a nice problem to have but at this level changing the tactical approach and team selection doesn't usually work...Cowley proved that!
I think the problem will sort itself out. The League Cup and the EFL Trophy are the games where we can make best use of the full squad; that is why team selection and progress to the Second Round was critical last night and worked perfectly. On top of that we will suffer injuries, loss of form and, as the games come think and fast, in a couple of months time suspensions. Add to that the ludicrous new rules on number/timing of substitutes then I think any worries about keeping players happy will come to nothing, nearly everyone is going to be involved.
A modern football manager has enormous responsibility nowadays and my personal fear is trying to keep everyone happy can lead to unnecessary rotation rather than fielding the your best side week in week out. Some people might think that this is a nice problem to have but at this level changing the tactical approach and team selection doesn't usually work...Cowley proved that!
I think the problem will sort itself out. The League Cup and the EFL Trophy are the games where we can make best use of the full squad; that is why team selection and progress to the Second Round was critical last night and worked perfectly. On top of that we will suffer injuries, loss of form and, as the games come think and fast, in a couple of months time suspensions. Add to that the ludicrous new rules on number/timing of substitutes then I think any worries about keeping players happy will come to nothing, nearly everyone is going to be involved.