One the face of it, the changes aren’t going to make much of a difference to us, but should they?
According to a report from David Ornstein at The Athletic, things are going to look very different next season in the Premier League once again. And by that I mean that some things are going to return to normal.
Water breaks are set to be done away with, and there will not be a total blanket coverage of Premier League games next season either, despite there being the prospect of games still being played without fans in grounds.
One thing though that hasn’t been brought up in the report in regards to changes, is the use of substitutes, which according to another recent report from The Athletic, claims that clubs will still be allowed to make five substitutions next season, so this pretty much confirms that this part of the game at least, will stay the same next season.
The question now becomes, will Chris Wilder and Sheffield United adapt to it?
I’ve spoken in the past about Wilder’s refusal to fully utilise the new system by only putting eight substitutes on the bench rather than the full nine that is now allowed, and journalist Richard Sutcliffe commented that he felt Wilder was ‘making a point’ with his use of them for this campaign.
Do you agree with Wilder's use of substitutes since the restart?
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But with it looking like the rules are going to be extended for next season, and demands on the squad potentially increasing if we were to qualify for Europe, I don’t know if Wilder’s stubbornness on the issue will carry much weight going forward. It’s going to be hard to justify carrying on that message for an entire season rather than just a couple of months.
So with the warning now firmly in place, it will be interesting to see if anything changes at Bramall Lane as a result, whether that be an increase in spending in the summer to allow for more squad depth, or if he follows my idea of filling the spaces with academy graduates.
Either way, something will have to give.
What about you? What do you make of Wilder’s use of substitutes?
Can’t see the point in having players as subs if a) they are not going to influence the game, b) cover injuries c) tactical. The young kids should watch and learn the system and be ready if they are good enough for premiership football.
You are here again with your sad, pathetic, uninformed journalism. Sorry forgot! You aren’t a journalist really are you!!
Wilders stubbornness??
What do we think of Wilders substitutes?!
Follows your idea of putting academy players on the bench?!!
You bell end, Sheffield Uniteds substitutes have scored 7 goals this season, that is bettered by only Man City with 8, so how the fuck can you question his substitutions!!
And Sheffield United have amassed 13 points from losing positions in the Premier League, the 4th most in the league!!!! Does that sound like a manager who needs any fucking help from you, who the fuck are you?
How the fuck do you carry on with this wank journalism and get away with it, who the fuck reads this shit!!!
Putting Academy players on the bench?!?! Ffs, don’t you think if they were good enough they would be, like David Brooks was?!! How thick are you that you can’t see why that says more about the fucking Academy than anything else!!!
Again pathetic you keep spinning the same fucking shit every week, instead of being positive about a team and manager you don’t fucking deserve to be given the opportunity to write about, show some fucking respect ffs!!!
Ah Mr Brown, good to hear from you again. Always a pleasure.
Just offering up my view on Wilder’s use of substitutes and the implications of them, because when he doesn’t use the full amount allowed I just find it weird.
Fully entitled to your view on the matter, but I do find it strange you only comment on articles you perceive as negative. I do post a lot of ‘positive’ stuff on here like praising players performances, so you’re more than welcome to comment on those as well.