But then you have to consider that Rooney was playing at Everton, which is a club which does give regular chances to their young players from the youth teams as they have less money to spend. Whereas we have a bigger senior squad and so there are less chances for the youth players. Personally i would prefer more chances were given to the likes of Tore, kakuta etc in cup games.
I think Ancelotti has said that starting from next season, he will include more youngsters in the league cup lineups. Hopefully he won't do a complete Wenger and play nothing but kids, though. A nice mix youth and experience would be nice. I mean, it's still a cup to be won, even if some say it's a Mickey Mouse cup.
Absolutely right Nibs. My only issue with McEachran is whether he would be a bit lightweight in the hurly burly of the PL. Of course it's way too early to know that yet. The run he went on to set up Sala (I think) was unbelievable. It was like he was running in slow motion. He just glided past about three players. What I particularly liked was not so much his close control and little tricks, it was that he really used the ball well. His vision was superb.
Yes, they did. They stood at the entrance when the players walked into the pitch to lift the EPL trophy, too.
