Ferrite the only way to get fit enough to play high tempo and high press is to play it in matches. You can train for it pre season but not when you have games coming. Especially when you have a Tuesday/Saturday coming up.
The enforced break for FA Cup round 2 weekend will allow some hard fitness work to be done.
I suspect one or two are getting in the team because they are closer to lasting the pace than rather than because they are playing well.
Pugh allegedly got into trouble not training hard enough with Cox so maybe he has further to go than some to get to the required fitness levels. Wilson has no competitive 90 minute appearances to draw on so probably not being considered for that reason.
Kenyon is the only one clearly unfit who is starting I assume for his experience. Counted for nothing when the Mansfield midfielder left him like a beached whale then picked his spot for their equaliser.
