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We all want to be on same level as the Real Madrid and Barcelona of this world but ask yourself how many youth have these team given a chance. One or two in a long run. Jose will give it a shoot when the time is right. Hopefully this young talent got something to prove and have Jose rethink on who will make it to the first team

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Yeah I agree with you on the manner of Jose using his subs.

But I think we could divide this group of players in two:

A group: Schurrle, Mata, Luiz, Remy, Luis, Zouma, Ramires

B group: KDB, Salah, Cuadrado, Ba, Mikel (only trusted in final minutes)

Group A got regular playing time while group B got almost nothing.

Schurrle was clearly in group A and sometimes a starter, he was treated well and was trusted by Jose.

So he should not react in the same way KDB did. We need more group A players and need to remove B players.

I wrote earlier in the summer transfer thread that, Jose needs squad players he can trust.

And clearly he doesn't trust all of them since his come back, for example: Salah, Cuadrado are players he doesn't trust.

Remy, Luis and Zouma proved themselves this year with limited time, so next year he will include them in the squad for example, we need more players like them without spending too much.

You say group A got regular playing time then you say they got limited playing time. I agree that Mou needs to have confidence in the players or they dont get picked and I would place Remy,Filipe and Cuadrado in that pigeon hole. For whatever reason he does it we wont change it.

No.

The fact is that Jose really hurts his squad players. I wrote this a few times already but football players are really, really sensitive like OMG. For example Lampard and Cole wanted to damage Chelsea just because AVB was here, similar situation with Drogba under Scolari. That's how much they cared about the club actually ... Regarding Jose and squad players, Jose rarely rotates and as he says, he never gives an explanation why he doesn't play certain players and why he bench someones. Because he rotates very little and give clear, biased untouchable status to some, the squad players feel empty. Yes, as a professionals they should play as well as they can when they have a chance BUT back to the point, ALL FOOTBALL PLAYERS ARE SENSITIVE, FRAGILE MINDED PEOPLE. They have to feel 'love' to perform and those squad players simply are bereft of any confidence. That's why Salah looked like barely 4th tier league player and just 2 weeks later he plays awesome football in different place.

Salah, KdB, Schurrle, Ba they say things in similar fashion. You could also find that in David Luiz and Mata comments probably. Jose doesn't necessary brings confidence in his squad players. It's quite distinction from his mentor Sir Bobby Robson who most of the time spend with players who he doesn't pick.

IMHO If a player wants to throw all his toys out of their pram and have a hissy fit and try to hurt the club because of whatever reason then they should be helped along their way. No matter who it is. The club is bigger than 1 or 2 players egos.

We knowwhat Mou thinks to rotation for whatever reason I cant understand but the thing I really dont get is a few times early last season he was asked in interviews about team selection. Mostly asked about which keeper etc etc. But his answer to that was I like to have selection problems. I like finding it hard to decide who to select.

Anyone looking at us might just call him out on that one.

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His declarations to a Colombian Journalist in DirecTV Sports:

About Falcao:

"It hurts me that people in England believe that Falcao is who was seen on Manchester United. He is a player I know, that I follow since he was in Atletico Madrid and if I can help Falcao to reach his level, I will "

About Cuadrado:

"In four or five months he has been with us, he began an adaptation that is not easy. And he was champion, has won a Cup, and that will always be in his career. He has suffered, and it is normal, one thing is to play in Italy and one in England. One thing is to play Fiorentina and over at Chelsea. And it is not easy to come here in January, a team that is winning and who is playing well, and adapt to another system: Fiorentina played with five defenders, we do four, "
"People don't know Cuadrado yet. We have followed him in Italy, Udinese, When I headed to Inter. I've seen him play many times and is a guy that I have many hopes for next season. I hope that in the Copa America can feed their self-esteem, his ego, He can feel joy of playing ".
I extracted this to a Colombian newspaper, If i Can see the complete interview, I will write here something interesting that he had said.

Falcao done and dusted, it seems. That kind of words what I want to hear from him, if he decided to sign Falcao actually.

Interesting words about Cuadrado. But if I could remember, I think I heard that kind of tune when he talked about Salah too last season. Basically I would think the same chance will be given. Couple as starter, but most come as a subs, he need to make a positive impacts, if not, in January he will gone by the wind.

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