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[–] Meth_Hardy@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (22 children)

I agree with him 100%. It's why most of the big clubs have bigger squads and players with some good versatility, so help cover multiple positions and allow others to rest. It's hard on the smaller teams and those with less back up options in their squads. Brighton especially seem to be decimated with injuries whilst also having to factor in a European schedule.

[–] TechTuna1200@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

The bigger clubs usually had more matches. But with addition of conference league, the smaller clubs are beginning to feel the same pain

[–] Iordbendtner@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Oh yeah thats a good point. Here in the eredivisie, with recent coefficient points we have and the conference league, 8th place will already play europa games. Thats the half of the league where it used to be (on the top of my head) first champipns league play offs and second europa league play offs

[–] a_lumberjack@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

There’s always been 7-8 slots in Europe, and smaller clubs have always struggled with it. Stoke, Swansea, West Ham basically threw a qualifier one year to avoid it.

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