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Games lose momentum in subs rush

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WE are one game into the new ruling at Step 6 permitting five subs per team.
From a player welfare perspective this measure rightly has wide agreement.
It does however have the potential for games to become disjointed, especially in the second half, through repeated substitutions – potentially one every four minutes or so!
It could become a legitimate tactic for the winning team to disrupt the flow of the game and prevent the losing team building momentum.
In the first round of fixtures in National League North and South the number of substitutions approa...

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