What I don't get is why the need to put the 'they were dropped' spin into the mix?
If Jeffries and Semi were injured, then just say so and move on. Kopczak is a slightly different case as he is a young player establishing himself at first team level and was probably due a rest anyway - there's certainly no shame in that, given his improvement this year.
Trying to spin it to make out that they've all been training like demons this week - which would appear to certainly not be the case with Jeffries, as he is likely to be still injured for this weekend - is baffling
Is it to somehow bolster this idea of a united squad, who are all totally 100% behind the coaching team?