Lliga | Round 31: FC Barcelona - Atletico Madrid 2-0
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serghei
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Yet I bet Retardo will use quite a few starters vs. Huesca too
Let's hope we don't. I doubt we'll kill the tie on Old Trafford, as we almost never do that in CL. Not even with Pep did we do it.
1 game per week is keeping the tempo. 2 games per week when not forced to is bad planning and just stupid. Madrid under Zidane frequently rested players before CL games. Several starters at once. Ronaldo barely featured in the La Liga game before the CL tie. That brought them 3 CLs. Maybe we should learn from them and stop repeating the same ideas only to be knocked out in the quarters.
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FinBarcelonafan
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Okay, so basically we wanted to rest on the field.
FinBarcelonafan
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We lost last few seasons because lack of rotations. Look at Ronaldo. He is resting almost always before CL games and he is killing it. It's not just physical break but mental. Season is long.
Dembele should get playing time in la liga so he is sharp in chl. Same with Malcom. Todibo lots of minutes, Umtiti/lenglet share minutes from now on in la liga, pique also some rest by vermaelen when needed. Give Cillesen 2 games or something. Alena also more minutes.
No matter what Valverde has now a lot of leeway to give us our long waited treble.
No matter what Valverde has now a lot of leeway to give us our long waited treble.
Horatio
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Most players did actually.
Ronaldo is a special case. Players need consistent playing time to be sharp. But we can now make clever rotations, and i think valverde will. Just not what you suggested, that would - no offense - kill our chances in cdd and chl. Do you remember Peps bayern, who won the league in april and totally lost their spirit in champions league all tho they were favorites and played all season long.
Joan
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Many factors influenced Madrid's streak. Rest being one of them. I didn't say play the starters all the time, a fair bit of rotating is reasonable. But one shouldn't overdo it. Keeping a player on the bench is not always good.
That's oversimplifying and acting blind... Vide supra for the rest. Rotating smart is the key.
serghei
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I agree. A 12-14 day period during a CL tie, has 4 games. Main players should play the 2 CL games in that week, plus a few minutes here and there. Simple as that. That's the common sense plan. 1 intense game per week is ideal.
Point is for our main starters to not play 2 games in 3 days again for the remainder of the season. Messi is a special case as he doesn't work hard in games.
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FC B
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FC B
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Ofc, the players know too well in four days time will be playing at Manchester in CL.
Alik
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I think it applies for Messi too. There is nothing to gain by having him play those matches.
Horatio
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Messi can turn %{*+ when he rests too much.
Do ye forget Madrid luck in the champions league? Even with rest they played as many bad games in the champions league as us over the years but somehow got through. Bayern last year being the perfect example. Not saying rest isn't important but it's not as important as people think. Every player should not be playing 3 games in 8 days though
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