Oscar

[We Hate Scouse 10,326]

damn no lampard haha idk man

Very hard to accommodate all players, so rotation will take a huge part this year. My logic behind leaving Lampard out is that he is ageing and will need to gradually be eased out of the team.

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Ivanovic Terry Cahill Cole

--------------Mikel

Ramires Mata Oscar Hazard

-------------Torres

That's far too attacking. We would get run over so easily in midfield.

Very hard to accommodate all players, so rotation will take a huge part this year. My logic behind leaving Lampard out is that he is ageing and will need to gradually be eased out of the team.

I'm sick of everyone pretending like we're playing 80 games this year. We're playing at the most 10 games more than we did last year, and that's only if we get to the final of the CWC, League Cup, FA Cup and Champions League. More likely we'll end up playing only 1 or 2 games more than we did last season.

We played 61 games last season. 13 CL, 38 PL, 7 FA Cup, and 3 League Cup matches.

The most we can have this season is:

Community Shield (1)

Super Cup (1)

CWC (2)

CL (13)

FA Cup (7)

League Cup (6)

PL (38)

That comes up to 68, and realistically speaking we're not going to play much more than 60:

12 CL (semi final exit)

38 PL

4 FA Cup (we can't win it every year, can we?)

3 League Cup

1 Community Shield

1 Super Cup

2 CWC

That comes out to 61. Identical to what we played last season. The only 'rotation' will be perhaps one start a month, at the very most, for fatigue. I can't see players like Lampard/Ramires/Marin/Oscar/whoever else being happy with that. This is why keeping guys that don't expect to play that often, is far better for squad depth than to pack your team with star players who demand 50 starts a season.

[We Hate Scouse 10,326]

That's far too attacking. We would get run over so easily in midfield.

I'm sick of everyone pretending like we're playing 80 games this year. We're playing at the most 10 games more than we did last year, and that's only if we get to the final of the CWC, League Cup, FA Cup and Champions League. More likely we'll end up playing only 1 or 2 games more than we did last season.

We can potentially play 67 games this year. Also I never suggested that a high number of games would influence the rotation. It's the fact that we need to ease some players out of our team. Lampard, Terry, Cole, don't get me wrong they all need to play a huge part this year, but we can't keep relying on them with no back up. We have back up for Terry and Cole now, but we need to think about easing Lampard out of the team mostly to make it easier for the future, when he does actually retire/leave.

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We can potentially play 67 games this year. Also I never suggested that a high number of games would influence the rotation. It's the fact that we need to ease some players out of our team. Lampard, Terry, Cole, don't get me wrong they all need to play a huge part this year, but we can't keep relying on them with no back up. We have back up for Terry and Cole now, but we need to think about easing Lampard out of the team mostly to make it easier for the future, when he does actually retire/leave.

But as we saw last season, they won't be happy with being phased out. Off the back of the CL win they'll still believe it's in the best interests of the club for them to play as many games as possible.

[We Hate Scouse 10,326]

But as we saw last season, they won't be happy with being phased out. Off the back of the CL win they'll still believe it's in the best interests of the club for them to play as many games as possible.

They're not bigger than the club I'm afraid. We need to have replacements in place ready and in Lampard's case it most certainly will not be easy.

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They're not bigger than the club I'm afraid. We need to have replacements in place ready and in Lampard's case it most certainly will not be easy.

That is the problem. They have been coddled and pampered far too much by the likes of Mourinho with all that "Untouchables" bullshit. There can't be a phasing out with this lot- its either sell them or play them.

[Kezza 1,965]

What a moron!! hhahaha USA? u dont know nothing about football,Hulk over Mata? he plays in diferent roll, what are you talking about??

Uncalled for.

He has is own opinion, may not be logical, but hes deffinitely not a moron.

I live on an island in the south pacific ocean, I must know nothing about football. You sir are the moron.

[Henrique 9,133]

That's far too attacking. We would get run over so easily in midfield.

I'm sick of everyone pretending like we're playing 80 games this year. We're playing at the most 10 games more than we did last year, and that's only if we get to the final of the CWC, League Cup, FA Cup and Champions League. More likely we'll end up playing only 1 or 2 games more than we did last season.

Stop, please.

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Stop, please.

No.

Even if we get to all of the finals that's 7 more games than last season. Who's going to sign up for 20 million to play 15 times a season?

[We Hate Scouse 10,326]

Henrique has spoken.

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Henrique has spoken.

Wonderful. Perhaps if he put more effort into providing a cohesive argument that details how we are going to play 900 games and that there'll be plenty of opportunity for everyone to get 50 starts and be content with their game time, I would agree.

But no, stop please, is apparently all that's necessary. And some call me a spammer

[We Hate Scouse 10,326]

Wonderful. Perhaps if he put more effort into providing a cohesive argument that details how we are going to play 900 games and that there'll be plenty of opportunity for everyone to get 50 starts and be content with their game time, I would agree.

But no, stop please, is apparently all that's necessary. And some call me a spammer

But I didn't even mention the amount of games we are playing, you randomly brought it up as an argument against me even though I never suggested it was a problem.