I don’t go along with all this conserving energy stuff, just don’t buy it
I think it’s just the way we play sometimes and people have made up some sort of tactical theory about it
It's mostly come about from the fact that we've regularly looked the fitter and stronger team in the last 15-20 minutes of games over the last few months.
I think tactics do play a part in it because we're quite tidy and efficient in how we play, often trying to control the tempo but also we pretty clearly make planned subs with the goal of them bringing energy against tiring teams. Buendia, Malen and Bogarde have all been brilliant with it the last few months.
Aside from that I think there's been a lot more focus on fitness this season and we're managing playing time more actively for most of the team. Only really Cash, Konsa and Rogers are playing 90 minutes most weeks.
