Rio Ferdinand and Peter Crouch have disagreed on the five subs Premier League rule for 2022/23, while Chelsea's Thomas Tuchel insists he is hugely in favour of the rule.
The five substitutes rule was one that was introduced in the return to action during Covid-19 to help out all squads who were suffering from coronavirus outbreaks in a tightly-packed schedule. However, after the main wave of Covid was over, most leagues in Europe kept that rule in place and the top flight of English football was one of the only ones not to follow suit.
But that has now changed with the league reintroducing the rule, one that is set to benefit the bigger teams in the division who possess larger strength in depth in their squads. Something that Crouch doesn't believe will be fair for the likes of Fulham, Bournemouth and others when they come up against a team like Chelsea.
