Manager feels he has no option but to play weakened side against Chelsea in FA Cup to keep top players fresh for two ‘great’ gamesManuel Pellegrini did not utilize the expression “down to the bare bones”,but otherwise his Harry Redknapp impression was nearly perfect as he revealed he had only 13 fit players for Sunday’s FA Cup fifth-round tie at Chelsea and would have to promote some of the younger members of his squad.“We always like to put out a strong team in all competitions and my precedence is always the next game,” the Manchester City manager said. But perhaps this time will be an exception. There are some moments when you have to acquire an intelligent decision about what is best for the team. Getting the team choice right for this match has given me a great problem. It would not have been quite so difficult had we been able to play on the Saturday.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com