Premier Lg EPL Matchday 37 (Manchester City Champions)

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You can always tell the pundits that don't do their homework. Quite a few still talk about our massive squad.

It's not even that difficult to see, you have 2-3 Academy kids on your bench each game.
 
We've got 3 players that have started 30 games or more in the league.

Ederson has missed 1
Rodri has missed 1 (and came on 1 time as a sub)
De Bruyne has missed 5 (3 sub)
Haaland has missed 2 (1 sub)
Gundogan has missed 5 (4 sub)
Mahrez has missed 8 (8 sub)
Foden has missed 6 (10 sub)
Grealish has missed 7 (5 sub)

Not all through injury, but we do like to rotate, and we do like to give players a break through the year. Haaland and KDB in particular have been subbed off numerous times during the year.

We also tend to (once we have a good lead) coast a bit through games. That's happened quite a lot this year where you've noticed the tempo being dialled down a lot, and we start passing, passing, passing around seeing the game out.

I'd say all that has a bit more to do with it than "something in the oil".
Yeah exactly the luxury of having so much elite talent on the bench that you can rotate your best players hence less likelihood of injuries. That’s depth. Not knocking it but let’s not go down the not as much depth narrative. Quality of depth is more important than quantity of depth.
 
Guessing blood on the original. Had his nose plugged up in the highlights I saw
Oh ok yeah I only saw the highlights and the goals he scored he was number and nameless.

Thought it might've been something to do with the ban.
 

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Yeah exactly the luxury of having so much elite talent on the bench that you can rotate your best players hence less likelihood of injuries. That’s depth. Not knocking it but let’s not go down the not as much depth narrative. Quality of depth is more important than quantity of depth.
I guess that's the point of building a squad. We've still got gaps which we'll look to address in the summer.

I'm not sure there is anyone trying to claim we don't have depth in certain areas though. But that's what you tend to find with teams at the top end of things.

FWIW our bench for the Madrid game was Ortega, Carson, Laporte, Phillips, Alvarez, Gomez, Mahrez, Foden, Palmer, Lewis.
 
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Thanks West Ham... at least you put out a strong side. Now win.
 
Dropping in to say farewell to the rest of you Premier League club supporters...

I have no luck with my sporting teams this year (I am cursed), aside from my magnificent Melbourne City Champions, West Ham going to put, well the hammer in Leeds Premier League status.
 
I'm surprised West Ham are playing Bowen and Rice after their Conference League game (did Kenwright pay them off?) but it's making no difference so far
 
Dropping in to say farewell to the rest of you Premier League club supporters...

I have no luck with my sporting teams this year (I am cursed), aside from my magnificent Melbourne City Champions, West Ham going to put, well the hammer in Leeds Premier League status.

GET IN HOT ROD !!!


BIG SAM'S BARMY LEEDS ARMY

LFG

That changed quick.
 

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Sorry Elmer_Judd but there is only room for one of us next season.

Come on you Hammers!

And after all the nice things I said about you in the NBA thread too :(

Nah, it's okay, wish Carlton were relegated from the AFL for a while tbh.. we deserve to be quite frankly LOL
 

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