...the number of subs is ONLY the maximum allowed, if we had a strong reserve league to play in then surely we could cope with using only four or five senior subs and maybe a few youngsters to give them some experience?
But I think that the biggest thing that we are finding is that The PL is so strong all the way through, and maybe apart from the top four or five teams...anyone can beat anyone so the need to have players who don't make mistakes because they are more crucial is paramount. I mean Mings is an example of a player we will be expecting to just come in and perform, when in reality he needs a few matches to get sharp.
Still even now any team from ninth down could still be relegated...so it makes each game so critical in terms of getting those precious points needed to stay up.