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"November and December are always packed with games and the less important some of those fixtures are, the easier it will be.
"It will allow the manager to bring in a few players to give them some experience of the Champions League, which is helpful, although, of course, we want to win all six matches if we possibly can in order to keep our form flowing.
"Even when you do not think it is important anymore a loss can disrupt things a little bit."
Glad for a rest at Crewe:
"It was good to get a rest.
"You have to assess the fitness of the players every so often, so to get a week off was good.
"It wasn't that we didn't do anything because we trained hard but it was nice not to have to focus on a game. It is important to be able to relax mentally once in a while."