Was gonna put this in a BR thread but couldn't find a suitable one.
Had BR always not used his bench? I don't get it. Were 3-0 up against 10 men and guys that need game time ( aspas , Moses ) are glued to the bench.
This has been something I've not liked about BR since he got here, he seems very reluctant to make a change during a game. He has a plan that he thinks will work so he'll stick with it till the 85th minute, making no changes , when players are visibly tired. 5 minutes isn't enough for a player to settle and make an impact. Even if were down 2-0 he seems reluctant to make a change.
I think there could be a few reasons
he has no faith in the players on the bench
The players on the bench have not impressed enough during training and he's not going to just hand them minutes, they need to earn them.
He's stubborn and refuses to admit a lineup was wrong and make a change.
He gets to caught up in the game and forgets how long there is to go.
This is not a bashing thread! I love BR think he's doing a marvelous job and will back him till I drop
It's just the one complaint I have with him and it's something well need to address if we make top 4, you can't have your top 11 playing 90 minutes every week. You need to chop and change, give guys rest when we got 3 games in a week and are up 4-0 etc
Anyway just wanted some opinions or if anyone had some info from an interview or something.
i started a similar thread the other day. i agree when we are 3-0 up we need to take off our big hitters and give them a rest especially with all games coming up through a busy new year
