I'd bet he's more mentally capable to perform in R1 than a certain 150 gamerBalance is not about throwing the game at times. Its what damage can you do to a player? Sure they are disposable, hell we get 3 new ones in November. But when you invest a lot of time and money you want the best return.
Now the club are closer and they may deem him to be very strong psychologically. I would wait until round 4