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6 subs in a cup tie

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We could have had the same size squad as Man U but choose not to.

Funnily enough, we also had 6 subs to use but we only made 5 and even then we waited until 119 minutes before bringing on the 5th one.

 

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3 minutes ago, Making Plans said:

We could have had the same size squad as Man U but choose not to.

Funnily enough, we also had 6 subs to use but we only made 5 and even then we waited until 119 minutes before bringing on the 5th one.

 

Not quite apples for apples....6 players that they can bring on are of a comparitively higher calibre than we can

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Agreed. 

However, English football has always favoured teams with greater squad depth. You only need to look as far as the Xmas footballing schedule to see that smaller squads are punished. 

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6 minutes ago, GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary said:

Not quite apples for apples....6 players that they can bring on are of a comparitively higher calibre than we can

But you can argue the same for their starting X1 but I assume you never do.

 

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19 minutes ago, Making Plans said:

But you can argue the same for their starting X1 but I assume you never do.

 

Its easier to compete against a superior team and hold out against them if they can only replace 3 of them in the latter stages with world class players as opposed to 6?

I assumse you can recognise that or do I need to explain further?

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14 minutes ago, Making Plans said:

But you can argue the same for their starting X1 but I assume you never do.

 

You know what, you're right; you've absolutely convinced me that allowing 5 subs plus additional one in extra time is not a massive advantage to bigger clubs.

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1 hour ago, Making Plans said:

We could have had the same size squad as Man U but choose not to.

Funnily enough, we also had 6 subs to use but we only made 5 and even then we waited until 119 minutes before bringing on the 5th one.

 

They brought on Pogba, an £80m player, whilst we brought on trybull, a free

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