Different managers have different styles. Some like a big squad, some like a small squad, some like to rotate more or less than others.

It’s intriguing to see what the different teams in the WSL are doing this season. Take Chelsea: they’ve got nine players who’ve played over 80% of the league minutes, several who’ve played 100%, and eight bit-part players who’ve played less than 20% of them.

A selection of WSL teams

Reading are the only other team who have so many players who’ve featured in 80+% of league minutes this season. Arsenal take a markedly different approach to title-rivals Chelsea, with a bit more rotation among key players and far fewer squad members having appeared here or there as is seen in the Blues’ squad.

And then there’s West Ham. They have the fewest number of players who’ve reached that (granted, arbitrary) 80% of total available minutes mark, and an interestingly even distribution of squad players.

This was originally posted on thedailywsl.home.blog