Appreciate the dedication that Elneny has applied the the bench/treatment table over

[Peter]

Very good. That's true for supporters perhaps, but not for clubs and managers.

And as for the players; they've done the hard work, dealt with all the pressure and the hard games and now they can just relax and enjoy it. Get an easy win maybe, some cheap points and cheap goals and people suddenly want them rested! That simply doesn't happen at any level in any sport.

I gather nowadays, the young people call it "stat-padding", a most insulting, derogatory term, in my view. As though Gerd Muller scored all of his thousand goals against Real Madrid, Barcelona and Brazil.

Your best players demand to play EVERY game, ESPECIALLY the easy ones with no stress. Sod the stiffs and the kids. Their time will come, if they're any good.

Saka looked pretty pissed off on the bench.

[redgunamo]

Well, quite. And Eddie even scored his very first Champions League goal. A big night for him.

Saka looked pretty pissed off on the bench.