It is getting silly. Why the hell do managers refuse to play their best teams - we have a term in the UK - square pegs, round holes.
Rangers tonight got trashed by the second bottom team at home 3-1. Yes, with the CB at RB. Yes with the striker at CB. Yes, with a DM on the wing. Yes with a totally out of form CM who just keeps his place regardless. Yes with a LB at LW.
Is there some sort of obsession with never showing your opponents your full card till it's too late and you're staring down the barrel with 5 minutes to go?
I feel like Pippo (and Ally) and other managers have this notion that starting with their strongest team is in some way a sign of weakness, a sign that they're putting their cards on the table before the match has started.
Unfortunately football isn't a game of poker - you have to put your best available XI with as many players in position as possible from the start.
Otherwise you're just a Joker.
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