Gab Marcotti

Almost effectively at times a front three with Enzo, Joe Pedro, and De Lappe coming in from the right-hand side.

It looked like they were happy to keep the game close, pick their spots, and then maybe go for it in the last 15 to 30 minutes.

I don't have a problem with that approach, given they were 3-2 down from the first half.

I'm going to guess you're going to say, I do because it didn't work.

I think you've got a guy who's come in there.

The squad is really badly constructed.

It's an alibi for him.

It's an alibi for Enzo Maresca.

You can say, oh, look, we've put all these.

You have a Panini sticker collection of young talent, some of which is injured, some of which is just.

He came out before.

He's like, well, we have to manage Cole Palmer's minutes.

I mean, OK, this is what the medical staff is.

Yeah, I think it's not fair.

You could tell.

Fine.

Okay, fine.

At some point, somebody's got some god of some medicine and science to come out and say how this guy who's 23 years old, who has had time off, how this guy seems to need his minutes managed.

Rhys James fails a late fitness test.

And so you decide to go and try something different.