@DiamondDan
All the hard work over the last 4 years has been geared towards managing this situation. Playing the likes of Bayern, PSV, Villareal, Liverpool and Burnley etc gear these players for playing at a higher level and at a much better technical level. The other games organised to co-incide with our Europa League run was a fantastic move too.
This was proved in this tournament, the technical ability shown in the penalty shootout alone was evident.