Quote from: BegbieAV on September 25, 2017, 08:21:25 PMFFS we won the league with 14 players. Who needs rotation?There are some people who'd say that and be serious.
FFS we won the league with 14 players. Who needs rotation?
Ah, the old O'Neill Shattered by March hypothesis.Shame that in three of MON's four seasons, we ended strongly, despite being so knackered.Still, people will believe what they want to believe.
For some reason you missed out 06/07, where we went unbeaten in our last 6/7 games.
So the season we didn't would be evidence against then, wouldn't it?Some thumping wins near the end of other seasons (07/08) are hardly typical of exhausted teams, either.
Quote from: dcdavecollett on September 27, 2017, 07:04:12 PMSo the season we didn't would be evidence against then, wouldn't it?Some thumping wins near the end of other seasons (07/08) are hardly typical of exhausted teams, either.You said we didn't run out of steam in 3 of his 4 seasons, i've shown you that we ran out of steam in 3 of the 4. Which obviously leaves 1 we didn't, I assumed that would be obvious. We did not run out of steam in his first season. We did in his last 3. There, that covers his first season and corrects your original claim. As for the thumping wins proving anything, those 3 were the only games we won in March, April and May, and were against the sides that finished 16th, 19th and 20th.
It's easier to rotate when you keep the system the same. Trouble earlier in the season was that Bruce was swapping formation and personnel.Now he's realised that two up top is the way to go, it's easier to switch in a player or two when needed. As long as you're training the whole squad to that formation.