Alex Seymour >> tuesday july 21 - 04:33

I always play 2 different lineups in the interlands and the main games anyway so it shoudn't matter.

Only crazy NT managers put players in both matches!

Ar4ers >> tuesday july 21 - 05:49

Or bot NT managers 

MAT >> tuesday july 21 - 09:02

Yes is normal

Balthazor >> tuesday july 21 - 09:34, Edited tuesday july 21 - 09:36

Those managers are more common than you think- many weaker (countries) managers play both matches with same lineup to win at least interlands keeping artifically up their ranking. 

But my second keeper is AGAIN injured and so I have to replace him in interland with fieldplayer...his manager doesn't heal him. Antoshin was injured on previous day, yesterday he got new injury. First injury was "is in serious pain. He picked up an injury." and it lasted 3 days, now he "goes to the ground and seems to be really hurt." I have another player injured too so someone must play 2 matches anyway. 

Most idiotic is that it's interland just minutes before qualification, vice versa it would not be big problem. But this combination should be automatically avoided!!! I can't put to interland lineup with 10 players and normally nobody sets friendly match just before competitive match. 

About picking 3 keepers: why should I have in squad 2 keepers who will never be #1 keepers and take away spot from hot prospect fieldplayer? I have experience with picking 3 keepers years ago: best one got injured and another was called back for playoffs. At least then interland was later, but remaining older keeper was too crap to pick. 

Numpty >> tuesday july 21 - 10:03, Edited tuesday july 21 - 10:07

Agreed about the scheduling problems etc. 

But have you considered that playing an outfield player in goal will damage his position experience. I wouldn't be terribly pleased about that if I were his manager. That's probably worse than sending a player back tired.

Yid >> tuesday july 21 - 13:08

@ Balthazor. That is exactly the reason why you should have 3 keepers in your squad. It is called sensible squad selection which covers as many situations as possible including your keeper getting injured or suspended. That way you would not have this problem now. Having one more outfield player is really not that benificial in my oppinion.

Stephen >> tuesday july 21 - 17:17

Or leave the squad at 22, so you can do a last minute call-up

Stephen >> tuesday july 21 - 20:00

I have to say I agree with some of the posters here who have been critical of some NT managers. Someone has destroyed my GK today playing 180 mins when his endurance is low. Playing him in the inter land match when the second GK was actually better due to the fatigue penalty is just mad. He’ll next be fully fit on Thursday at 06.44. That’s around more than a day and a half after he finished his NT game.

It’s a good job I don’t have any important matches on Wednesday. *whispering noises* What’s that? A CL group stage match. Oh, FFS.

Kaizer Motaung Jr >> wednesday july 22 - 03:19

I want to quit in the national team they talk too much before the ask why

David >> wednesday july 22 - 06:03

I don´t care about the ranking, I give also chance for young players. The players in NIR aren´t good... In SUI I fell also down at the rankings, because I played with "2 teams" this way everybody get the chance in the squad to have experience.
1. The problem is, the friendly games are important too, some managers are playing with the best players, to improve the ranking. 

2. Or the friendly games must make the players less tired than now.

3. Or a third way could be, that managers could set, that "Player A" is allowed to participate the NT games...

Taavi >> wednesday july 22 - 08:09, Edited wednesday july 22 - 08:10

@Stephen i will gladly play against u in EC R32 , what great banter we could have...

Ill start , Stephen has stinky feet

Stephen >> wednesday july 22 - 08:26

That’s below the belt, Taavi. Those feet are caused by a recognised medical condition.

Numpty >> wednesday july 22 - 08:46, Edited wednesday july 22 - 08:49

I watched a few of these international friendlies yesterday ... was rather surprised to find no-one using Easy tackling and at least one experienced manager using Pressing.  No wonder they come back tired. 

* Scratches head *

The simple fix should be that friendly results don't count towards anything.

Taavi >> wednesday july 22 - 09:14

It would be wierd if ir feet were above the belt Stephen