One thing I think will stop Chelsea from winning the league

[the wes 7,212]

One word (rotation)

so carlos please stop rotation in football it doesn't work

[Kez 2,727]

I agree with that, Essien should be playing today

[Alee. 182]

I think it was clever, we didn't need that much physical ability against Fulham, why not give him a break?

[atotheo 0]

Yes u are right.. its better the players are tirred and get injured, then rotating the team

[Badboy 1,526]

What the hell is this thread for, we are rotating and we are winning games. I think you are pointing to the fact that rafa has tried it in the past and failed. The difference between us doing it and rafa doing it is massive. We have a squad of players that are that good that key players like essien can have a rest. We have a midfield quartet that can cope NO PROBS without essien, mikel lampard obi and malouda passed the ball really well today and made fulham chase it. Liverpool were doing the wrong way they were dropping torres and playing ngog lol and dropping gerrard and playing lucas hahahaha.

[Shane 2,275]

Did United win the league last season by keeping the same 11 the whole time? Didn't think so

If we want to give Essien a rest we have another quality player to come in, No problem.

[Clevemayer 764]

come on mikel did a really really great game... so nothing to complain.

MfG

[diskoviolente 425]

Rotation with a squad having two players for each position works very well, gives you power and strength for 4 competitions.

End off

[the wes 7,212]

Rotation with a squad having two players for each position works very well, gives you power and strength for 4 competitions.

End off

so what happen to Claudio Ranieri if that's way forward

Edited August 23, 2009 by the wes

[Shane 2,275]

so what happen to Claudio Ranieri if that's way forward

Whats the point in playing Essien when we don't need too? He played in a tough game midweek and deserved a rest, Burley will be alot more physical than Fulham and thats the game Essien will excell in. United last season barley played with a unchanged team and with that there top players remained fresh and ready.

[TrueChelseaBlue 105]

We have the strength in depth, and quality in our squad to be able to Rotate it. The differance with Ranieri was we didn't have the players we have today

[BlueLion. 21,491]

I think Carlo rotates the squad sensibly, and it positions he can afford to. For example, he wouldn't rest Essien against a team such as Arsenal, or against someone where we will need his drive, and he wouldn't rest Drogba if we were playing against a team who were planning of parking the bus. It's all sensible because he has players who are perfectly suited to replace those who are being rested, for example, against a team who are physical and powerful, you need players like Mikel and Ballack who are tall and strong, but you also need players with pace like Anelka and Malouda.

[the wes 7,212]

Whats the point in playing Essien when we don't need too? He played in a tough game midweek and deserved a rest, Burley will be alot more physical than Fulham and thats the game Essien will excell in. United last season barley played with a unchanged team and with that there top players remained fresh and ready.

m8 its the start of the season no need to rest player's and essien is one of the fittest player's in are team..........

[BlueLion. 21,491]

And therefore we don't want him getting injured so early into the season by playing him when he isn't needed.

[diskoviolente 425]

Claudio played players outta their position.