Gab Marcotti
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They outplay Barcelona, take the lead and then give up a penalty deep in injury time as it finishes 1-1.
Why is this possible?
Because they're supposed to be tired.
He doesn't rotate.
I don't understand.
When it's convenient, oh, no, we're exhausted.
He hasn't rotated.
The squad's too thin.
How do they keep going like this?
Well, because this is what people always say, right?
Like, oh, people, oh, look, you know, the decline of this league, the decline of that league.
I think there's a pattern...
There's a pattern in the sense that four of those six clubs basically played B teams at the weekend or did not play in the case of Spurs.
Liverpool played on Friday.
And I was struck by how physically they were behind.
We're not used to seeing English clubs out physical.
To me, that is the only pattern.
I think obviously the Premier League is physically very, very punishing.
Even with that rest, sometimes it comes to bear.
And no, every game is a story on its own.