- Aug 15, 2013
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Dele…”poor player” my arse!
The whole squad is devastated by injuries and fatigue. Our English contingent particularly so. See Kane, Trippier, Dier, Alli, Winks and Rose, who’s probably fared the best of late, but still needed considerable time out to recharge after his injuries.
There have been knock-on effects of our CM crisis throughout our other squad positions due to players being forced to play out of position, and playing far more game time than they should, in order to provide cover for our squad deficiencies.
It’s the arse end of a long season, after a World Cup with our players heavily involved. We also had 3 grueling and taxing games against City within 10 days. Yet, we’re still in with a good top 4 shout, and still have a fighting chance in the CL second leg.
Dele hasn’t been at his best of late, but he’s not alone. If we had a fully-fit DESK, and a fit Sissoko/Winks in CM, I’d back our chances against anyone. But, we don’t, yet we still got that key result against City.
That is a testament to the spirit in the team, and Dele will still have a positive contribution to make before season’s end.
The whole squad is devastated by injuries and fatigue. Our English contingent particularly so. See Kane, Trippier, Dier, Alli, Winks and Rose, who’s probably fared the best of late, but still needed considerable time out to recharge after his injuries.
There have been knock-on effects of our CM crisis throughout our other squad positions due to players being forced to play out of position, and playing far more game time than they should, in order to provide cover for our squad deficiencies.
It’s the arse end of a long season, after a World Cup with our players heavily involved. We also had 3 grueling and taxing games against City within 10 days. Yet, we’re still in with a good top 4 shout, and still have a fighting chance in the CL second leg.
Dele hasn’t been at his best of late, but he’s not alone. If we had a fully-fit DESK, and a fit Sissoko/Winks in CM, I’d back our chances against anyone. But, we don’t, yet we still got that key result against City.
That is a testament to the spirit in the team, and Dele will still have a positive contribution to make before season’s end.