What idiot so called physio 'does this hurt?' As he shatters his kneeGordon wasn't fit from the start last night. It restricted his tracking back and the tackles he received only made it worse. He got little protection from the ref and the physio who came on the pitch and bent his leg has probably finished his season.
You have to wonder what the Saudis make of it all. The medical team and sports science side needs looking at because of all the injuries, as does training methods. Afraid I'm thinking Eddie has taken it as far as he can.
We will see tnmw, I hope I'm wrong.It's been reported today that there's no pressure on Howe, even if we don't make Europe as the owners see the injury problems as being the main reason why we have stuttered and I agree.
Context has also got to be given in where they thought we would be under Howe in season 3 and last season's miracle can't change that thoughttrain.
I would give next season and then assess if we are backtracking but as things stand we can't be accused as overachieving with a full squad one season and then under performing the next with loads of injuries. It's so short sighted.
We will see tnmw, I hope I'm wrong.
Howe thought they played well, i did not see that.
Treading water keeping with Howe.
He has had injuries but he has not helped playing injured players and not rotating when he could.
Howe as I have said has done a good job up to a point but thats about as good as he will get. Need a change to progress further imo.
As always, a good debate is when it is own peoples individual views with substance or reasoning behind their opinion because then there is no right or wrong answer. There are many, elsewhere I may add and most certainly on social media, that change with the wind and not worth a light.
That isn't the case here and im pointing out that I disagree with those who are wanting change because change doesn't work for the sake of it. It's happened too many times before at too many teams and 99 times out of 100, they fall flat on their face or have feelings of what could have been.
Without wanting to sound like a broken record for the 50th time, I still see the injury problems as the biggest issue we have had this season with the extra games thrown in a further fatigue factor.