Mr_Miscellaneous
Well-Known Member
For some unknown reason, we seem to be holding off on making substitutions until their effect on the game is completely negligible. If anything, our lack of substitutions in recent games has lead to us giving away the initiative and become incredibly reactive in games, like the second half of todays game.
Aside from Hagi's injury in the first game of the season, every single substitution we have made in League games this season has been after 65 minutes.
In the last three league games, our earliest substitution was on the 73rd minute.
We seem to be leaving it later and later in games to make changes even when our team are playing more games and accruing more minutes on the pitch than our opponents due to our team's involvement in internationals, European competition and Cup ties.
I simply cannot understand why we are still refusing to make substitutions in games even when it is clear the game is starting to change due to fatigue drawing mistakes from our team. I know Gerrard has "never been good with subs" but I thought this "leave it to the 80th minute and maybe change it" attitude went away last season. If anything it's getting worse and we're holding onto subs like they're a valuable commodity to our own detriment.
Aside from Hagi's injury in the first game of the season, every single substitution we have made in League games this season has been after 65 minutes.
In the last three league games, our earliest substitution was on the 73rd minute.
We seem to be leaving it later and later in games to make changes even when our team are playing more games and accruing more minutes on the pitch than our opponents due to our team's involvement in internationals, European competition and Cup ties.
I simply cannot understand why we are still refusing to make substitutions in games even when it is clear the game is starting to change due to fatigue drawing mistakes from our team. I know Gerrard has "never been good with subs" but I thought this "leave it to the 80th minute and maybe change it" attitude went away last season. If anything it's getting worse and we're holding onto subs like they're a valuable commodity to our own detriment.