Victor Meldrew And most of the others had played just 2 games before last night so are they at 100%?.
The idea that a young bloke like him needs loads of games to be match fit is IMHO greatly exaggerated or in most people's language on here b******s.
He is a centre-back not a bloody marathon runner or somebody crossing the Antartic in just a pair of football boots and if he is not mentally right for a game get our sports psychiatrist,psychologist or Ms Drury (do we still have one of those and a dietician or were they part of the great cull?)to get him right.
This was the lower end of the second division not a World Cup final last night ffs.
Completely discarding the importance of a pre-season there.
He's in pretty much the same boat as Hunt,Harper and Marek. They could start but aren't going to be anywhere near their sharpest so you either take the risk or you give the players who have had a pre-season and are at 100% fitness levels or as near as damn it the opportunity. Perhaps his performance last night might suggest Rodgers took the wrong option with Mills.