Ange Postecoglou
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So we had the discussion, you know, as you do with a medical crew, well, we think he would have been right next week.
It's a week early.
Again, in hindsight, I should have probably not risked him knowing how valuable he was.
Now, we got hit with a perfect storm because then Romero does his quad.
Not related.
Like I said, Mickey does.
He was only due to play 60 minutes.
But because Romero did his quad and went off early, I kept him on.
I think he did it in the 70s.
So you've got to take โ again, I've got to take responsibility.
They're my decisions.
But it's kind of a fine line because you're still โ you're playing Chelsea and you want to beat them.
I mean, the whole thing on me is everyone saying, well, I shouldn't have prioritised Europa instead of the league.
But that's why I did it at the end.
We couldn't win the Europa unless I protected Mickey.
And so by the end of it, I did.
There were plenty of games that were both fit.
I didn't play them because I needed them.
When we played Frankfurt โ
If I didn't have Mickey and Kuti there, no way we would have been able to stop Mekitike.