5 subs will eventually happen no doubt but it absolutely should not be allowed to happen during the season - I know integrity is not something the Premier League are overly familiar with but in this case it is blatantly obvious that the likes of Klopp are bleating about to gain a competitive advantage, absolutely nothing to do with player welfare at all. Had they been a dozen points clear like last year he’d have been gurning into the cameras telling it ‘is what it is’ - they know that they have a bit of fight on to retain the title so gone full on whinging.
You never hear these hypocrites moan about the workload created by pointless rounds and rounds of group fixtures in Europe & the associated travel (particularly in a pandemic) they just want the rest of the domestic game to bend to their agendas....well I’m firmly behind likes of Dean or Wilder in telling them to do one.
Absolutely.
Also - in a normal season - the Redscouse and Man U think nothing of extended pre season trips to the USA, Asia, Australia etc.
Even as it stands right now, Liverpool, Man Citeh et al have a strong enough 25 to rotate and keep players fresh. And not see a huge drop off in quality compared to the teams outside the top 6/7.
What Dean Smith, Chris Wlder and anyone with half a brain can see is that you might have a club with those inbuilt advantages on the ropes in a match. But if they can effectively sub half the team off, the chance of an upset recedes.
It also gives them a far stronger hand when it comes to stockpiling players and not needing to loan a Barkley or a Luiz (glorified loan) out.