Rafa's rotation policy lost us the league, that's a laugh. Ask in Aston Villa what happens if you have a squad that didn't cost as much as ManU's, Chelsea's, or Man City's. They held on great for half the year, then proceeded to free-fall once everyone was tired. We know the great teams of Shankly oftentimes used very little players, but the game was different. Shankly himself implemented dieting and conditiong regiments. It put Liverpool FC ahead of the game. Nowadays, every team is subject to such things. You don't do that to get an edge anymore. You do it to stay competitive altogether. You can't win a league using mostly only 13 different guys.
If anything, Rafa's rotation policy is the only reason we had a shot. Without Rafa's rotation policy, Yossi Benayoun wouldn't have become a decent player. Lucas, while he's not amazing, was really bad at the beginning. Rafa's simply a top manager in the world.
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"Correction, it's not your leg son. It's Liverpool's leg" - Shankly
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