retired_houkbg

In the run-in for my 2nd season I have FIVE MATCHES IN EIGHT DAYS!!!!!

Can I not complain??

I'm 2 points behind Arsenal with a game in hand...and one of those games is against them!

AAAAAAAARRRGH!!!

FitTrainer

nothing you can do about it unfortunately. time for some rafa-esque squad rotation!!

retired_marcias

I've seen worse, but that was in Iceland. I never have sympathy for fixture pile-ups. They only usually result out of lots of success or being unfortunate enough to always happen to have your games postponed against other teams who are having lots of success.

retired_houkbg

No sympathy??

Oh sorry, I'll just lose all my games then?!?!?!

I'm in the semis of the CL, final of the FA Cup and Newcastle & Everton (who I'm scheduled to play) are in the semis of the UEFA.

Arsenal & Man Utd have a lovely run in of playing on Weds and Sats.

If I pull this off, I'll be manager of the millenium!!

retired_marcias

It's just the cost of success. Why should someone feel sympathy for those players who get paid idiotic amounts of money to play 90 minutes football out of every 48 hours over the course of 8 days?

Lower league teams often have to do similar with way smaller squads. If you are challenging on all fronts then it goes without saying you need a big squad.

retired_bjm619

FernandoTorres - I have sympathy with you as I am in the same predicament.

I also agree with the other guys and agree that this is the price of success and good cup runs.

This is why i have a big squad so i can rest some players and bring in other good players to cover for them. You have to prioritise and decide which game is more important and then use your best players for these games and use your squad players for the other games.

retired_houkbg

Well, I've managed to win a couple...have just beaten Inter in the CL semi (unfortuntely it went to pens so my players are even more knackered!)..... and am now about to enter the 'week of death'!!!

Wish me luck!

Squad:

Reina
Carson
Alves
Barragan
Bale
Insua
Garay
Agger
Albiol
Mascherano
Javi Martinez
Riquelme
Babel
Jesus Navas
Silva
Adriano
Berbatov
Aguero

Torres, Richards, Van der Vaart and Lucas are all in the reserves with long-term injuries.

retired_fart

Good luck matey, as with the others, don't have THAT much sympathy for you ha ha, but let us know how it goes!!

retired_houkbg

beat Arsenal to win the league with 2 games to spare!!

so remaining games in week of death suddenly don't look so worrying!!

just gonna try and get everyone fit (they're currently living dead) for FA & Euro Cup finals!

retired_houkbg

those bitter blue nose bastards!!

penultimate league game, battered everton 3-0.....and they do a hatchet job on Aguero, putting him out for a month and missing the 2 finals!!!

TWATS!