Frank Lampard has explained why he is in favour of five substitutes being allowed in Premier League games from next season.
Premier League clubs agreed to five substitutes being permitted per match from next season at a shareholders meeting on Thursday. Although the score of the vote is not yet known.
Five substitutes per match were originally introduced back in May 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, unlike the rest of Europe, the Premier League reverted back to three subs for the 2020/21 season and this campaign.
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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has long been a strong advocate for the rule change. And speaking on Friday afternoon, Lampard also explained why he was keen to see the change introduced.
He said: "I agree with the change. Whether there's a slight disproportionate advantage at the top end of the table because of the strength of squads, possibly.
“But in the bigger picture of player welfare and the level of the Premier League and the level of entertainment and the amount of people that watch it round the world.
“Currently, our squad is into the 20s with players who work everyday in training to try and contribute at the weekend for us.
“At the moment you can pick your starting XI and players for the bench, but you can only use three. I think it will make the Premier League more interesting, as a coach more possibilities to make differences whether you are at the top of the table or the bottom of the table.
“And you can manage the physical load of the players as well. I think it works on many more levels than it doesn't and I think it is the right decision.”
The Everton manager continued, saying: “On a human level with the players, when you work with them it's one of the hardest parts of the job is to work all work then say to be out of a squad, which is difficult, when players want to contribute, or you can come off the bench and affect a game.
“In modern squads players have to understand that you can use more. So yeah, in real simple terms, working with people day to day and you end up having a relationship with them all and you want to contribute and you have more opportunities to do that. It is a very good thing.”
