how many players will Hecky dare rest or change on Tuesday,think he will rest james and play mowaat also bring hammill back in and rest kent, also feel he may start payne with armstrong, surely same team cant play 3 games in a week
Just keep picking the best team every week. Managers seem desperate to 'rest' players these days, when really there is little need unless they have minor injuries or are lacking fitness. The whole resting players thing is a modern football myth.
Agree its a myth. Players are superfit and they live to play football. Totally unprofessional if they are too knackered to play 3 matches in 7 days. With our squad fitness isnt an issue either. If its a problem for other teams its not for us. Our stamina this year has been a major advantage.
I think it's a bit silly to call it a myth. Hecky himself has stated how important it is to keep the team fresh when playing several games a week and even cited the forest victory as an example. Football managers, sports scientists etc. aren't all idiots who just choose to believe that players should be rested without basing it on any evidence. Sent from my Kestrel using Tapatalk
The number of changes will relate to the number of players we'll bring in I reckon. I think Mowatt will come in for James as he appears to be the replacement for Hourihane. James might be the sort of player who comes on to sure us up if we're defending a lead, similar to what Scowen used to do when he was ever deployed from the bench. Obviously there's potentially an enforced change in Aidy White. The likelihood is that we'll have another full back in (it may be worth biting the bullet and enquiring about signing Jones permanently if that option is available). Otherwise I'd be happy in giving Evans a chance. Allegedly he looked good on Saturday so maybe this is his time. He appears to be a fairly defensive player which doesn't seem to be what Hecky looks for in a full back, but I suppose it's not that much of an issue. I don't think we'll make changes en mass, just where required. I'm still not convinced with having 2 small lads up front though. I'm certain we'd have more joy if one of them had Watkins as a strike partner. Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk
We have the edge on other teams, but I doesn't mean a Wolves 11 that didn't play at the weekend would be fresher than a Barnsley 11 that did. It's all about how relatively fresh a team is, regardless of how easily they could play 3 games in a week. That said, I only expect Mowatt to come in for James.
Evans I think ought to get a few chances now. If hes good enough hes old enough. Kpekawa shouldnt be at left back for me. More of a CB
This Mick McCarthy? https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/dec/16/mick-mccarthy-wolves-manchester-united
Based on what I saw against Leeds... ...(and admittedly it is the only full game I have been able to see this season) Barnsley's style of play is relentless - closing down and harrying the opposition. They were like Yorkshire Terriers snapping at the heels of Leeds players and never letting them settle on the ball. I lost count of how many times they (BFC) got to a 50 50 ball first. That level of intensity and styòle of play must take it out of the players if they play too many matches in a short space of time. Even the fittest athletes need recovery time after that level of physical effort. In some positions 2 in a week would be OK but 3 might well be a bridge too far. That said, rotation within a game i.e. substitutions seems to be a decent compromise with a small squad as more players get regular match experience and can give 100% without committing to a full 90 minutes. THis is where Hecky is so good as he can read the game and each player knows what he has to do and what his role is when he comes on - Then again, as I have said before, I know sod all about football.
Don't think there's much difference in the pace of the game, otherwise back then players like Glavin got kicked more than they do today. The only significant difference as far as I can see is the back-pass rule which means that there is less opportunity to get a breather while the keeper has the ball in his hands. Conversely, the general fitness of today's players (particularly Barnsley players) is better.
