Originally Posted by
Chief Arrowhead
Which teams, sorry, clubs are thought of as Midlands clubs? If Wolves are they're pretty dire. In fact there's a lot of dire football going on right now. I put it down to nonstop running around with all the pressing, etc. You have to be ultrafit to even come close to 90 minutes. Not every club can train their players to be effective for that length of time. I believe a manager has to use all 5 subs for that reason every match and only the deepest clubs can get away with it.
I guess Villa is one.