I agree that we should drop a few players if they aren't playing well. I'm not at all against that. I would find it INCREDIBLY reckless dropping 3-4 players (Particularly veterans in key positions) in the span of a week, though.
Have we not learned from history?
It's what caused the Australian cricket team of the 1980s to be so crap when all the best players retired at the same time. Recently it happened again after the champion team of the late 1990s and 2000s retired and they had to rebuild rapidly.
During the course of the season, I'd like to see players like Shaw and O-Keefe slowly phased out. One week at a time. I don't want the team management to hit the panic buttons and just drop all the players that made up the team for the last 3-4 years.
The 'youth' strategy is stupid and has crept into many sports in Australia. Including my beloved Socceroos... who will get severely destroyed in Brazil because of their rebuilding phase.
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