Wednesday, 4th December, 2013
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has admitted that he will rotate his team in every single game during the busy festive period before the turn of the year.
The Gunners, who are currently four points clear at the top of the Premier League table with 31 points from 13 games, will play a total of seven games in all competitions this month.
And Wenger revealed that he intends to regularly rotate his squad in view of countering fatigue, but was quick to add that he does not want to disrupt the balance of his side by ringing in too many changes.
The manager also identified the position of full-back as “very demanding” compared to the centre-back spot.
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“I rotate considering the level of fatigue”, he said via his club's official site.
“We have some indications – my eyes, some objective data and as well some positions where it's more demanding on the physical front than others.
“We have so many games that in some positions I will have to change; the full-back position is one that is very demanding.
“Central defence is a little bit less demanding on the physical side, it's more on the concentration side.
“When you play so many games of that intensity, we expect to lose one or two players. In every single game I [will rotate].
“I try to limit the number because I do not want to disrupt the balance of the team, so I do that in every single game.”
Arsenal’s first game of this month will be against Hull City in a Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium tonight.
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