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Brendan Rodgers; "I was born into Celtic"
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23 Oct 2017, 04:31 PM
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on the european front i think it is simply lack of resources
gamboa at right back "protected" by roberts may be less risky if he could have coped but once he started being roasted i saw comments like BR should have taken gamboa off put lustig out there and brought on ajer or bitton at centre half
Given the way astana drifted off bitton i can see a flaw in that argument
that said i'd have had roberts off and either forrest on if he wanted to keep the same shape
or ntcham out of there and a reshaped midfield
any which way you look at it i think
jozo was a must lustig is still not the best we could get at RB however much he gets us
with dembele up front and a more solid defence midfield would have had a better chance
we would still have been beaten but it may have been more of the last 30 mins
all of it equates to the need to get the next window right and not leave us short of quality again for europa did you type that with your feet?
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23 Oct 2017, 04:33 PM
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- fatboab
- 23 Oct 2017, 04:31 PM
- sevilliano
- 23 Oct 2017, 04:29 PM
on the european front i think it is simply lack of resources
gamboa at right back "protected" by roberts may be less risky if he could have coped but once he started being roasted i saw comments like BR should have taken gamboa off put lustig out there and brought on ajer or bitton at centre half
Given the way astana drifted off bitton i can see a flaw in that argument
that said i'd have had roberts off and either forrest on if he wanted to keep the same shape
or ntcham out of there and a reshaped midfield
any which way you look at it i think
jozo was a must lustig is still not the best we could get at RB however much he gets us
with dembele up front and a more solid defence midfield would have had a better chance
we would still have been beaten but it may have been more of the last 30 mins
all of it equates to the need to get the next window right and not leave us short of quality again for europa
did you type that with your feet?
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23 Oct 2017, 04:35 PM
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- 23 Oct 2017, 03:57 PM
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This. As much as it's great to see the huns beat, there's nothing wrong with pointing out when things aren't quite right re: reffing and challenges. must be quite a thing for their fans to get their head around though "Obsessed timmy...but he's saying the same things as us...about the team who beat us...obsessed..but right..but timmy"
He's also laying a marker down for the final, though, isn't he? The man's no-daft
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23 Oct 2017, 04:35 PM
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- fatboab
- 23 Oct 2017, 04:31 PM
- sevilliano
- 23 Oct 2017, 04:29 PM
on the european front i think it is simply lack of resources
gamboa at right back "protected" by roberts may be less risky if he could have coped but once he started being roasted i saw comments like BR should have taken gamboa off put lustig out there and brought on ajer or bitton at centre half
Given the way astana drifted off bitton i can see a flaw in that argument
that said i'd have had roberts off and either forrest on if he wanted to keep the same shape
or ntcham out of there and a reshaped midfield
any which way you look at it i think
jozo was a must lustig is still not the best we could get at RB however much he gets us
with dembele up front and a more solid defence midfield would have had a better chance
we would still have been beaten but it may have been more of the last 30 mins
all of it equates to the need to get the next window right and not leave us short of quality again for europa
did you type that with your feet? With socks on?
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23 Oct 2017, 06:41 PM
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- tinytim81
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This. As much as it's great to see the huns beat, there's nothing wrong with pointing out when things aren't quite right re: reffing and challenges. must be quite a thing for their fans to get their head around though "Obsessed timmy...but he's saying the same things as us...about the team who beat us...obsessed..but right..but timmy"
He's also laying a marker down for the final, though, isn't he? The man's no-daft Of course he is - That is exactly what he is doing.
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23 Oct 2017, 08:26 PM
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Brendan Press Conference
Boyata Press Conference
Brendan After Hibs Victory
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23 Oct 2017, 10:42 PM
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The rather robust style adopted by Motherwell this season is earning them plenty of success, if not a great deal of admiration from rival teams and managers, so when Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers offered his thoughts yesterday on the challenge that now awaits his side in the Betfred Cup final, the aggressive nature of Stephen Robinson’s side was always going to figure highly in the conversation. Rodgers, unlike many from the blue half of Glasgow following the bruising defeat suffered by Rangers at the hands of the Steelmen in Sunday’s semi-final, insists that he doesn’t have a problem with their physical approach, backing his men to cope with whatever is thrown at them in their Hampden showdown at the end of November. He has called though for strong refereeing, displaying authority and control, to protect his players when that hell-for-leather style creeps over the boundaries of legality, as it did so unchecked on numerous occasions at the weekend. Motherwell forward Ryan Bowman, who was booked for an elbow on Rangers centre-back Fabio Cardoso early in the game but escaped a second caution for a similar offence in the second half, is someone in particular who has come to the attention of Rodgers before. “It was the same player who tackled Kieran (Tierney) last season,” said Rodgers. “It’s authority. As an official, you can’t be affected in any way. You have to be concise.and you need to be clear in your judgement. “There is retrospective action available in Scotland, so in situations like this you have to look at it. “The centre half (Cardoso) came off the pitch on Sunday - Christ, if he’d been shot, he wouldn’t have looked worse. It was unbelievable. “I don’t know what happened with (Louis) Moult [when he was elbowed by Cardoso] but that’s down to control as well. That’s control of the game. If, anywhere in the world, you do anything like that, then you’re off straight away. “There was an incident where Bruno Alves didn’t even get spoken to. The referee was four yards away. That shows officials were affected in the game. “It’s the welfare of players you are looking at. How that game on Sunday ended up with 11 against 11, I will never know.” Rodgers, despite his misgivings over some Motherwell challenges, praised countryman Stephen Robinson for the job he has done at Fir Park since taking over, and admits he may have to look at tweaking his own approach to deal with the threat that they pose. “Listen, you want your team to be aggressive, to be super-competitive,” he said. “But that was beyond it on Sunday. “You don’t want to take the aggression out of the game – we play an aggressive game with how we run, how we press and how we work. And Stephen has done a great job there. “He kept them up and you can see the spirit of his team is strong, boys are fighting – which is great – and then they have the class act up front who has the ability to score out of nothing; Moult’s record proves that. “That’s their style; get it up to the front two as directly as possible, challenge, run and I’ve absolutely no problem with that. “But referees obviously need to know that, in that type of game, when there are constant physical challenges, they have to be really firm. “All you can ask when teams are physical like that is that referees do their duty and protect players.” Rodgers meanwhile revealed that he has spoken to Celtic captain Scott Brown over his Scotland future with the player set to meet interim national manager Malky Mackay for talks this week ahead of the forthcoming friendly against the Netherlands. “I have my feelings on it with Scott and I’ll always say that to him but ultimately it’s down to him and his body and where he’s at,” he said. “Scotland will be embarking soon on the European Championship front, so if they can get to that he’ll be 35. So there is probably something for him to think about. “He’s the catalyst for the team, he’s still fit, he’s still fresh. You saw the level of his game in Bayern Munch, he’s still a top-class operator at that level. But I also know he wants to really maintain his Celtic career for as long as he can. “Scott knows the benefit of not playing - but he’s a passionate Scotsman as well. It doesn’t have to be conclusive now.” http://www.heraldscotland.com/Rodgers_hopes_referee_protects_players
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23 Oct 2017, 10:46 PM
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IT was acceptable in the ’80s. But Brendan Rodgers has urged Scotland’s officials to put an end to challenges that belong in a bygone era. Celtic boss Rodgers got an apology from linesman Frank Connor for his decision to hand Hibs a penalty in last Saturday’s Betfred Cup semi-final. Yet it was ref Steven McLean’s failure to even give a foul when Motherwell’s Ryan Bowman left Fabio Cardoso with a broken nose that really worried Rodgers. The Hoops gaffer was shocked at the sight of the blood-stained Gers ace at Hampden, and insists that kind of incident harms the Scottish game. Rodgers, speaking at the launch of his autobiography, said: “There was a couple of incidents on Sunday that went unpunished. “You maybe would have got away with that in the 1980s, but not now. It certainly shouldn’t have been the case. “With Sunday’s game, you want officials with authority. “They may not always get decisions right, but don’t just let the game go, and hope the players officiate it. “That was a dangerous game on Sunday. That’s not the first time. It’s been ongoing. “You need officials with authority, but the game got out of control on Sunday. “At the end, players were trying to avenge things. That’s a prestigious game, the League Cup semi-final on TV with kids watching and it’s not what you want to see. “For me, it’s about players’ welfare. If you are endangering an opponent, his career . . . the players up here are not on multi-million pound deals. “So if they are out with head injuries or broken legs because games have been allowed to get out of control, I don’t think that’s very good for Scottish football.” Whistler McLean took plenty of stick for failing to spot Bowman nailing Cardoso, but Rodgers claims there were several puzzling incidents. He insists Scotland’s refs need to be stronger, as he referred back to Jayden Stockley’s Scottish Cup Final elbow on Kieran Tierney last May. Hoops kid KT was left with a shattered mouth and required emergency surgery — but ref Bobby Madden didn’t even give a free-kick. Rodgers added: “You saw Kieran in the Scottish Cup Final, and it wasn’t even a foul. “You saw it up at Pittodrie with the same player against him, the boy Stockley. “It’s either officials who unfortunately don’t have an eye for the game, don’t have a feel for the real details of the game, or who are frightened to make a decision. It’s authority. “As an official, you can’t be affected in any way. You have to be concise. “When you have good players wanting to win, you need to be clear in your judgment. “On Sunday, there was an incident where Bruno Alves didn’t even get spoken to. The ref was four yards away. “That shows officials were affected in the game. “In games like that you need a strong referee, linesmen and fourth official as a team. That game was let out of control. Steven McLean is a fit guy. The guys in our game on Saturday, Kevin Clancy and his officials, were doing their best. “But they are showpiece games. We talk about players being calm under pressure. “It’s about ensuring the officials get that support as well, because these are big games with big decisions. “How that game on Sunday ended up with 11 against 11, I will never know. “I don’t know what happened when Louis Moult was cut, but that’s down to control as well. “If, anywhere in the world, you do anything like that, then you are sent off straight away. “You don’t want to take the aggression out of the game — Celtic play an aggressive game with how we run, how we press and how we work. “But referees need to know, in that type of game, when there are constant physical challenges, they have to be really firm.” However, Rodgers did praise Saturday’s assistant Connor for seeking out Dedryck Boyata to apologise for the penalty call. Boyata clearly played the ball in a tangle with Hibs’ Martin Boyle, but the officials combined to decide it was a spot-kick. Celts still ran out 4-2 winners, and the Hoops gaffer hailed the mental strength of his players. Rodgers said: “I didn’t speak to the assistant ref in our game. “But he came in and sought out Dedryck Boyata. That takes a lot of courage to admit to the mistake. “It was good of him to do that — absolutely. That’s the point that should be made. “Thankfully it didn’t cost us, but it showed courage to admit it. That’s all you want. “I had it once at Liverpool after a derby at Goodison. It finished 2-2, but Luis Suarez scored a good goal to make it 3-2. “It was the easiest decision that could ever be made by a linesman, yet the goal was ruled out. “It was blatantly onside, and afterwards he was distraught and apologetic. “It’s not easy for officials to do that. “In a game that we were in control of like Saturday, with no real threat until then, moments like that can change the momentum. “If you don’t have a team that is psychologically strong and mentally in tune with their game, it can really throw you. “But we saw the game through and it ended up a good result and performance.” https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/brendan-rodgers
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23 Oct 2017, 11:05 PM
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23 Oct 2017, 11:47 PM
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Does anyone think Brendan puts too much physical pressure on whoever is the main striker?
Been thinking about this. After Moussa had his run in the team from September last year, there were plenty of games where there was a general expectancy for LG to get game time and for Moussa to get a break. It didn’t happen often, and Moussa was eventually goosed, at the crucial point in the season. Not saying the lack of rest was the reason for his injury, but I do wonder, if there were times Brendan could have freshened things up a bit more.
With Moussa out, LG has done the business, since being back in the team. Now, Griffiths is starting to look burnt out, and again the general expectancy would have been for MD to start v Dundee or even Hibs but Brendan has persisted with LG until he now looks tired.
Moussa will probably come back in and stay in through form. In some respects that could be considered using his squad well but I can’t help but think we might not be gambling on the fitness of one striker if he was a little more flexible. We’ve proven, we can cope (barely) without either of them by qualifying for the CL. LG has played a lot of games, combined with the travel and the Scotland set up. He plays as a lone striker in both teams and that takes a helluva lot of work to perform well. I think there have been other opportunities to get MD back in recently and for LG to get a rest but Brendan has persisted.
This isn’t a criticism, more of an observation. I’m not saying Brendan is wrong to do things this way, you can’t argue with the results.
I just think, we may get more out of our players over the season, if Brendan, were to change it at what generally would be perceived as the right time.
Moussa hasn’t been up to speed, but he’s needed games, to get to this point and they’ve been short in supply, despite there being opportunities to do so. Last season, maybe he didn’t trust LG enough to bring him in, as the difference is night and day, in terms, of his all round game this year. Maybe Brendan now expects Moussa to take over from now on in, and wants to give LG as much game time as possible, as he’s likely to lose his place, who knows?
I just think, if there wasn’t so much emphasis put on the form striker they’re less likely to get to the stage where they are knackered.
Typed this on an a phone so will be a mess.
Thoughts? Be nice
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24 Oct 2017, 07:40 AM
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Rodgers added: “You saw Kieran in the Scottish Cup Final, and it wasn’t even a foul.
You saw it up at Pittodrie with the same player against him, the boy Stockley.
It’s either officials who unfortunately don’t have an eye for the game, don’t have a feel for the real details of the game, or who are frightened to make a decision. It’s authority.
As an official, you can’t be affected in any way. You have to be concise."
The fella's a fox awrite
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24 Oct 2017, 08:15 AM
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Does anyone think Brendan puts too much physical pressure on whoever is the main striker? Been thinking about this. After Moussa had his run in the team from September last year, there were plenty of games where there was a general expectancy for LG to get game time and for Moussa to get a break. It didn’t happen often, and Moussa was eventually goosed, at the crucial point in the season. Not saying the lack of rest was the reason for his injury, but I do wonder, if there were times Brendan could have freshened things up a bit more. With Moussa out, LG has done the business, since being back in the team. Now, Griffiths is starting to look burnt out, and again the general expectancy would have been for MD to start v Dundee or even Hibs but Brendan has persisted with LG until he now looks tired. Moussa will probably come back in and stay in through form. In some respects that could be considered using his squad well but I can’t help but think we might not be gambling on the fitness of one striker if he was a little more flexible. We’ve proven, we can cope (barely) without either of them by qualifying for the CL. LG has played a lot of games, combined with the travel and the Scotland set up. He plays as a lone striker in both teams and that takes a helluva lot of work to perform well. I think there have been other opportunities to get MD back in recently and for LG to get a rest but Brendan has persisted. This isn’t a criticism, more of an observation. I’m not saying Brendan is wrong to do things this way, you can’t argue with the results. I just think, we may get more out of our players over the season, if Brendan, were to change it at what generally would be perceived as the right time. Moussa hasn’t been up to speed, but he’s needed games, to get to this point and they’ve been short in supply, despite there being opportunities to do so. Last season, maybe he didn’t trust LG enough to bring him in, as the difference is night and day, in terms, of his all round game this year. Maybe Brendan now expects Moussa to take over from now on in, and wants to give LG as much game time as possible, as he’s likely to lose his place, who knows? I just think, if there wasn’t so much emphasis put on the form striker they’re less likely to get to the stage where they are knackered. Typed this on an a phone so will be a mess. Thoughts? Be nice  There's physical pressure put on every member of the squad on the training ground and when they participate. Don't think it's just the strikers that are effected by this. Unfortunately due to the intensity and tempo of our play, there's always going to be injuries picked up. TBF to BR, he's rotated the squad well so far this season to try and limit the injuries as much as possible.
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24 Oct 2017, 08:44 AM
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Does anyone think Brendan puts too much physical pressure on whoever is the main striker? Been thinking about this. After Moussa had his run in the team from September last year, there were plenty of games where there was a general expectancy for LG to get game time and for Moussa to get a break. It didn’t happen often, and Moussa was eventually goosed, at the crucial point in the season. Not saying the lack of rest was the reason for his injury, but I do wonder, if there were times Brendan could have freshened things up a bit more. With Moussa out, LG has done the business, since being back in the team. Now, Griffiths is starting to look burnt out, and again the general expectancy would have been for MD to start v Dundee or even Hibs but Brendan has persisted with LG until he now looks tired. Moussa will probably come back in and stay in through form. In some respects that could be considered using his squad well but I can’t help but think we might not be gambling on the fitness of one striker if he was a little more flexible. We’ve proven, we can cope (barely) without either of them by qualifying for the CL. LG has played a lot of games, combined with the travel and the Scotland set up. He plays as a lone striker in both teams and that takes a helluva lot of work to perform well. I think there have been other opportunities to get MD back in recently and for LG to get a rest but Brendan has persisted. This isn’t a criticism, more of an observation. I’m not saying Brendan is wrong to do things this way, you can’t argue with the results. I just think, we may get more out of our players over the season, if Brendan, were to change it at what generally would be perceived as the right time. Moussa hasn’t been up to speed, but he’s needed games, to get to this point and they’ve been short in supply, despite there being opportunities to do so. Last season, maybe he didn’t trust LG enough to bring him in, as the difference is night and day, in terms, of his all round game this year. Maybe Brendan now expects Moussa to take over from now on in, and wants to give LG as much game time as possible, as he’s likely to lose his place, who knows? I just think, if there wasn’t so much emphasis put on the form striker they’re less likely to get to the stage where they are knackered. Typed this on an a phone so will be a mess. Thoughts? Be nice 
There's physical pressure put on every member of the squad on the training ground and when they participate. Don't think it's just the strikers that are effected by this. Unfortunately due to the intensity and tempo of our play, there's always going to be injuries picked up. TBF to BR, he's rotated the squad well so far this season to try and limit the injuries as much as possible. Yeah, come November and December I'd expect there to be a fair amount more rotation given the number of games we'll be involved in (especially considering 3 are CL and 1 is a final).
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24 Oct 2017, 08:58 AM
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Does anyone think Brendan puts too much physical pressure on whoever is the main striker? Been thinking about this. After Moussa had his run in the team from September last year, there were plenty of games where there was a general expectancy for LG to get game time and for Moussa to get a break. It didn’t happen often, and Moussa was eventually goosed, at the crucial point in the season. Not saying the lack of rest was the reason for his injury, but I do wonder, if there were times Brendan could have freshened things up a bit more. With Moussa out, LG has done the business, since being back in the team. Now, Griffiths is starting to look burnt out, and again the general expectancy would have been for MD to start v Dundee or even Hibs but Brendan has persisted with LG until he now looks tired. Moussa will probably come back in and stay in through form. In some respects that could be considered using his squad well but I can’t help but think we might not be gambling on the fitness of one striker if he was a little more flexible. We’ve proven, we can cope (barely) without either of them by qualifying for the CL. LG has played a lot of games, combined with the travel and the Scotland set up. He plays as a lone striker in both teams and that takes a helluva lot of work to perform well. I think there have been other opportunities to get MD back in recently and for LG to get a rest but Brendan has persisted. This isn’t a criticism, more of an observation. I’m not saying Brendan is wrong to do things this way, you can’t argue with the results. I just think, we may get more out of our players over the season, if Brendan, were to change it at what generally would be perceived as the right time. Moussa hasn’t been up to speed, but he’s needed games, to get to this point and they’ve been short in supply, despite there being opportunities to do so. Last season, maybe he didn’t trust LG enough to bring him in, as the difference is night and day, in terms, of his all round game this year. Maybe Brendan now expects Moussa to take over from now on in, and wants to give LG as much game time as possible, as he’s likely to lose his place, who knows? I just think, if there wasn’t so much emphasis put on the form striker they’re less likely to get to the stage where they are knackered. Typed this on an a phone so will be a mess. Thoughts? Be nice 
There's physical pressure put on every member of the squad on the training ground and when they participate. Don't think it's just the strikers that are effected by this. Unfortunately due to the intensity and tempo of our play, there's always going to be injuries picked up. TBF to BR, he's rotated the squad well so far this season to try and limit the injuries as much as possible.
Yeah, come November and December I'd expect there to be a fair amount more rotation given the number of games we'll be involved in (especially considering 3 are CL and 1 is a final). The thing is we tend to have more options out with the striking position. We have Edouard now, but not convinced he’ll get much game time.
Would rather the strikers were rotated before either they’re knackered or injured.
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24 Oct 2017, 09:06 AM
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Yeah, come November and December I'd expect there to be a fair amount more rotation given the number of games we'll be involved in (especially considering 3 are CL and 1 is a final).
The thing is we tend to have more options out with the striking position. We have Edouard now, but not convinced he’ll get much game time. Would rather the strikers were rotated before either they’re knackered or injured. It is not just the striking positions we lack cover in - The reality is we lack a quality back up Keeper.CB .LB and striker - We really only have plenty of cover in midfield.
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24 Oct 2017, 09:22 AM
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The thing is we tend to have more options out with the striking position. We have Edouard now, but not convinced he’ll get much game time. Would rather the strikers were rotated before either they’re knackered or injured.
It is not just the striking positions we lack cover in - The reality is we lack a quality back up Keeper.CB  .LB and striker - We really only have plenty of cover in midfield. Of course, but playing the lone striking role is arguably the most taxing of all.
Maybe I’m looking too deeply, but I feel as if he runs the striker into the ground to the point of injury/loss of form. Griffiths is clearly in need of a rest but Brendan persists. It was the same towards the end of last season with Moussa.
I think if he freshened it up a little more regularly we might have two fit strikers, instead of relying on one.
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Griffiths is clearly in need of a rest but Brendan persists.
I agree but like you said, I don't think BR has the confidence to start with Edouard in every game which leaves him with no other option but to play Griffiths whilst Moussa builds his game time up again.
He might rotate them more when they are both 'football fit'.
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Think KT needs a wee rest too
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It is not just the striking positions we lack cover in - The reality is we lack a quality back up Keeper.CB  .LB and striker - We really only have plenty of cover in midfield.
Of course, but playing the lone striking role is arguably the most taxing of all. Maybe I’m looking too deeply, but I feel as if he runs the striker into the ground to the point of injury/loss of form. Griffiths is clearly in need of a rest but Brendan persists. It was the same towards the end of last season with Moussa. I think if he freshened it up a little more regularly we might have two fit strikers, instead of relying on one. It's quite some time since both have been fully fit to even have the luxury of deciding. There's also the psychology to consider, where 'dropping' a player, even for rest, can be damaging. Moussa came in originally because Griff got injured and kept the jersey. Players don't want rested in case that happens, so it's a difficult balancing act.
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Of course, but playing the lone striking role is arguably the most taxing of all. Maybe I’m looking too deeply, but I feel as if he runs the striker into the ground to the point of injury/loss of form. Griffiths is clearly in need of a rest but Brendan persists. It was the same towards the end of last season with Moussa. I think if he freshened it up a little more regularly we might have two fit strikers, instead of relying on one.
It's quite some time since both have been fully fit to even have the luxury of deciding. There's also the psychology to consider, where 'dropping' a player, even for rest, can be damaging. Moussa came in originally because Griff got injured and kept the jersey. Players don't want rested in case that happens, so it's a difficult balancing act. Your first sentence illustrates my point. I hear you about the form side of things, but I’m only meaning an extra game here and there. The weeks where we’ve travelled, he hasn’t changed it, when you would have expected him to.
It’s a tough one
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