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Originally Posted by Locke
Yeah...this is always a clusterfata for the schedule. AFCON never helps. You're losing Son, we're losing Salah, lots of injuries.
Lots of injuries. Why are there lots of injuries? Schedule congestion. What should we do? Play more games.
Expand Europa League. Have Nations' League.
You want to know the honest answer?
You need an Academy. Half of the Liverpool FA/Cariboo/Europa squads are Academy players.
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Well we have an academy, but those kids never seem to see meaningful time. Maybe they’re not good enough, maybe that’s coming this weekend (or in the FA Cup next week). You basically need 25-30 players though, and that’s insane.
And if a Spurs manager plays a bunch of kids in a cup, supporters are livid because they don’t want to go out. It’s really a no-win. You can get away with it if you get a draw against a lower league, or that kind of thing but we have Burnley next week, which means full strength (albeit full strength that is largely second or third stringers at this point).