Manchester United’s Christian Eriksen has said the five-change rule will go a long way in helping the team progress through the season.
Speaking to the club’s media, the Dane stressed the importance of having a quality squad and sufficient depth, especially in a season that also includes the World Cup.
He said that beyond the manager, who will of course welcome the advantage of different player options, the players will also benefit greatly.
Eriksen said: “[The whole squad] it will be very important. I think this is a good year to have five substitutions: it will help put pressure on a lot of the players and I also think it will give the manager a few more options.”
He praised the players who have not played significant minutes and have had to deal with a supporting role, insisting that they have had to prove themselves, in the same way as regular starters.
“So it’s a good, strong push that I think we need. [from everyone] because we have many games and there is a lot of quality in the team”.
“So we all have to fight for our places.”
“Everybody has different qualities and it’s up to the manager who they’re going to put in to play in which games and see what qualities will work.”
One player, the 30-year-old, especially noted that he had teamed up with Scott McTominay. He said that a connection is currently developing between the couple.
“Scott has done really well and I think you can see that in the games,” Eriksen said.
“I think in the first ones we were looking for each other a little bit and seeing where we were, but now I think we are starting to have a good connection and a good feeling of where you need to be, and also because of the instructions. from the manager as he has the positions he would like us to be in.”
The Dane insisted that the only way for the team to continue to improve and build confidence is by winning games.
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