The Ferguson injury is the least surprising news of the season. I did bang on for most of 2023 and the start of this year that he was playing too much high level football for a player of his age and size and that it was a matter of time before he picked up a serious injury. A sustained rest now...
We do miss Jack a lot but I wouldn’t go that far!
Mitoma and Joao Pedro are the only players in our squad who offer an elite cutting edge, we’re missing them both hugely.
Molango is spot on. There is far too much football played these days at the intense level it has reached. The players bodies just can’t cope with it. Something needs to be done.
Didn’t you think it was interesting that De Zerbi spent the last half hour or so himself working intensely with Fati and Buonanotte? Wonder if it’s a clue as to how we’ll set up Sunday?
No sign of Milner at all. Enciso trained for some of the session separately from the main group. Igor took part in most of the session with the main group but finished a bit earlier.
Well he’s here but he’s not training. Just done his photos and interviews for the website and now taking a well earnt ovation.
Barco not training either.
Not surprising, Mitoma and Gross are the only players that haven’t been properly rotated or rested as they’re, along with Dunk, our most important players. Gross has to be a concern as he’s now also playing internationals that he didn’t do before and he has looked a bit tired and not at his best...