Sorry to say, but he has a point like and I've said basically the same in the pre match thread. Rafa will come under pressure for this team selection, no doubt.
It's double standards otherwise, can't criticise one manager for doing it and not another. Rafa probably thought they were good enough to get through.
They're not like for like which is exactly why they're not double standards in the slightest. If Pardew had won the trophies that Rafa has, or if Rafa hadn't won them then you'd find people having the same reaction as they would have with Pardew, but as that's not the case it's not a point that holds any weight. Same outcome, definitely. Same reaction, definitely not.
Definitely double standards like. It's the type of nonsensical fewm I used to defend the Dickhead against.
Mbemba ffs.