We need to be in a situation where players are pretty near max fitness when they start. Players often say they are not 100% when they play such is the intensity of modern football.
I hope gone are the days when managers say we will give a player an injection before a match and hope he is OK. Or M Hadji, when he had to put raw steak in is boot so he could play.
Near the end of last season, Lati was playing with an injury, as we had no one better and he was lambasted for his performances. Eccles said he and Sheaf were running on fumes despite people on here claiming they should be able to play in every match.
See Boro, who were caught up in too many cup games. They battered us in the first half, then ran out of steam