Mentally, physically and psychologically, it's at the highest level [the Premier League]. That isn't necessarily an advantage for the English teams, however, because playing in that competition is extremely stressful and then they also have to play in Europe. That's why the teams are expanding. The squads are getting larger, and they rotate a lot more than they did a few years ago, as captured by @iMiaSanMia.
Since they have started doing that (rotation), however, the English teams have become very competitive. There has been a trend towards robustness. Tuchel singled out Rodri being a prime example due to his physical style of play in the Manchester City midfield. Having already beaten Manchester United at the Allianz, they get the chance to do the double over Erik ten Hag's team at Old Trafford.
#Thomas Tuchel #Bayern Munich #English Premier League #player rotation #workload management #playing style
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