MUCH has been made over the past few weeks about teams fielding alleged “weakened teams” during competitive matches and whether it ruins the “spirit of the game.”

It isn’t a new phenomenon, teams have been doing it for years across the various league and cup competitions, usually to silence from the media, fans and those in charge of the game.

But every once in a while, a mountain is made out of a molehill and complaints are made about managers who rest players in one game in order to be at their peak in another.