Sami Hyypia has labelled the preoccupation with Rafa Benitez's rotation policy 'silly'.
The big Finn is frustrated the subject arises whenever Liverpool drop points – but never when they win.
He said: "The first time the manager tells us about the team is an hour and a half before the game. But sometimes after the meeting at Melwood he'll tell some individual players that they are playing.
"Everybody knows that the manager likes to rotate, and he isn't going to change his style. Nobody said anything about that at the beginning of the season when we were winning games.
"But because we've drawn a few games people have started to talk about it again. It's silly because that's his style and he's not going to change it."
Hyypia, who is about to turn 34, even believes a bit of chopping and changing can do wonders for a veteran for him.
"It's the manager's decision whether I play or not. But I'm not 20-years-old any more and the recovery time isn't the same as when I was younger. But I'm always ready when he needs me.
"The unfortunate injury to Danny means I'm going to get some games now, though I'm not very happy with the way I get them as I would prefer Danny to be fit and help the team."
The big Finn is frustrated the subject arises whenever Liverpool drop points – but never when they win.
He said: "The first time the manager tells us about the team is an hour and a half before the game. But sometimes after the meeting at Melwood he'll tell some individual players that they are playing.
"Everybody knows that the manager likes to rotate, and he isn't going to change his style. Nobody said anything about that at the beginning of the season when we were winning games.
"But because we've drawn a few games people have started to talk about it again. It's silly because that's his style and he's not going to change it."
Hyypia, who is about to turn 34, even believes a bit of chopping and changing can do wonders for a veteran for him.
"It's the manager's decision whether I play or not. But I'm not 20-years-old any more and the recovery time isn't the same as when I was younger. But I'm always ready when he needs me.
"The unfortunate injury to Danny means I'm going to get some games now, though I'm not very happy with the way I get them as I would prefer Danny to be fit and help the team."
