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You know what I'm talking about, right?
Why does he hate making substitutions? Can anybody shed some light on this issue?
Perfect example: Game against Rosenborg. Arsenal are 4-1 up at half-time and absolutely cruising. Now just about every manager on the planet, every single one, would have brought off Henry and Reyes at half-time and given some of the young guns a run out. Especially since Henry has been playing every game and needs all the rest he can manage and also, the kids are alright, dammit.
So why on earth does he wait to make a substitution until the 70 to 75th min?
And this applies to many other games over the years when the game has been won comfortably by half-time or the 55 to 60th min, but he just refuses to make a sub until the 70th min. Is this some superstition??
Why does he hate making substitutions? Can anybody shed some light on this issue?
Perfect example: Game against Rosenborg. Arsenal are 4-1 up at half-time and absolutely cruising. Now just about every manager on the planet, every single one, would have brought off Henry and Reyes at half-time and given some of the young guns a run out. Especially since Henry has been playing every game and needs all the rest he can manage and also, the kids are alright, dammit.
So why on earth does he wait to make a substitution until the 70 to 75th min?
And this applies to many other games over the years when the game has been won comfortably by half-time or the 55 to 60th min, but he just refuses to make a sub until the 70th min. Is this some superstition??