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"I think recent games have shown that fitness and intensity are huge in the premier league. We make 6 changes and look much fitter and sharper than Bournemouth did, Arsenal looked a shadow of themselves second half against City, Chelsea and Liverpool doing very well whilst having no Europe is not a coincidence.    \nPuel's rotation I think has been essential, it's going to get us through the rest of the season I reckon performing well. Even then it's not necessarily been enough as the very flat performance against hull showed.  Look at the Stoke to Bournemouth games, our big performers against Bournemouth, Davis coming on at half time, Jay Rod who only played 30 against stoke, Cedric who didn't play against Stoke, Clasie, Hojberg neither played against Stoke. And then Bertrand who did play a full game against Stoke but seemed to be fuelled by jeers from their crowd.   \nWhereas the Bournemouth team aside Wilson was the same as their Tuesday team (and they all played 90 aside King). Premier League is 100 miles an hour anyway and the quality of the teams throughout the league is so good you can't play 80% in this league and get away with it, as we showed against Hull. "
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