god_bless_john_houlding wrote:Gerrard, Carra and Reina aren't rotated for simple reasons. 1) no fella in their right mind would swap their keeper week in week out, and if Gerrard and Carra were dropped "rotated" there'd be up roar as there was when Gerrard was dropped for the opening game of the European Cup group stages against PSV. Certain players will play almost every game but nobody will play every game, even if they were fit and not suspended nobody would play every game because our so called "key" players will miss out on the league cup and early rounds of the FA.
My view on rotation is still plain and simple. Not neccessary. Players nowadays have the best treatment in the world and they're getting paid between 50 and 120 grand a week to do something they love. If they need a rest because they run for 90 minutes a week, then maybe they should stop writing books and doing silly interviews for magazines. If they're tired, then they should rest instead of ponsing around doing silly activities. Rests for players who play on the best surfaces in the world, is billhooks. Fully fit human beings who play a game where tackles are not allowed need rests....i ask you. But players on 40 ciggys and 10 pints a night, as well as being kicked every minute of the match by Billy Bremner and Chopper Harris didn't need rests. Players nowadays are covered in cotton wool.
Agree with you on the resting part. I don't play football as much as I used to these days, but I used to play 3 to 4 tmes a week, each time being just over an hour non-stop on a hard surface. Before I played, I used to run down. At times I used to play for an extra hour. That's two hours running, non stop, and I felt ok afterwards. This was for 3 times a week. Now, If I can do this for sweet f*ck all other than enjoyment, then why can't they? I know they train during the week, but still, that would make them even more fit. For an athlete, 24 to 48 hours' rest is more than enough. This excuse of being tired, complete w@ank if you ask me. Fatique is a different matter, though. But then again, that shouldn't really happen to pro players.