Quote:I seriously pray to god every night to let us win the games, but when so many of our good players are training, not playing, are on the bench 24/7 or injured, you can't help but feel a dreaded sinking feeling in your stomach.
This is the idea of the warm-up games. Give those fringe players a chance to prove themselves and hit their straps.
The core of the team in Cahill, Kewell, Neill, Emerton, Schwarzer, Kennedy, Macca, Wilkshire and Grella are all playing regular football. It's just the support acts that need some more game time. Those other two players in the starting XI that are more or less interchangable that need more of a kick.