Where’s your evidence he was “drinking heavily for 6 weeks?” Oh wait…Disagree. There's a reason people like Novak Djokovic don't get rat arsed. It's because their performance is about maximizing their potential.
Drinking heavily for 6 weeks, then sweating it all out in Dubai before pre season training would have put lots of stress on his body.
I agree that we are better with him in the team though.
Take your point he may not have been drinking the whole time. But he was filmed stumbling around quite a lot. Which I do myself on occasions. But I'm not paid shit loads of dosh to play football.Where’s your evidence he was “drinking heavily for 6 weeks?” Oh wait…
Apologies if you were with him every day for those six weeks though.
Please also inform us of exactly what the other members of the squad ate and drank for the 4-5 weeks between UCL final and pre season and maybe we can then meticulously analyse their performances thereafter.
Take your point he may not have been drinking the whole time. But he was filmed stumbling around quite a lot. Which I do myself on occasions. But I'm not paid shit loads of dosh to play football.
It’s been a terrible season for him personally and professionally.To be honest he hasn’t set the world on fire this season when he has played. Pep has called him out a couple of times and not played him a fair few times when he has been fit.
Been a weird season for him. Doesn’t look mentally right to me currently.
There’s no way Pep would allow a pisspot to be part of his squad. Kalvin Phillips wasn’t allowed to train because he was a couple of pounds overweight.Take your point he may not have been drinking the whole time. But he was filmed stumbling around quite a lot. Which I do myself on occasions. But I'm not paid shit loads of dosh to play football.
I'll survive.So you are talking shit then, off to ignore list.
The same few who wrote him off during his first season with us. That’s why we should stop criticising our players and support them through difficult times.Oddly by not playing, a few didn't appreciate what he brought to the team until he wasn't doing it.
We put too many players in the middle this season, especially in the first weeks. If you compare Foden + Alvarez vs Gundo + KDB, the former occupies center more and rarely makes overlapping runs like KDB or deep runs like Gundo. They push wingers wider and squeeze Halaand space. It has a knockoff effect on Grealish and Bernado(when he is wide). Bernado still plays well when he moves inside but when he plays wide he is less effective than last season version Bernado. On the left hand side it is worse because Ake offers less than Walker offensively.To be honest he hasn’t set the world on fire this season when he has played. Pep has called him out a couple of times and not played him a fair few times when he has been fit.
Been a weird season for him. Doesn’t look mentally right to me currently.
Thought he'd be out a bit longer. Hopefully he won't be required tomorrow. Get him right for the Arsenal game.
Agreed. Seems like he’s rushing again, based on nothing but being back earlier than expected again.Hopefully the medical team gets it right this time. Need much more caution. No need to take any risk for a cup game.
Sounds positive but I hope he's not needed tomorrow. If he's that close to being fully fit the extra 2 weeks should have him raring to go - it'd be a shame to risk going back to square 1 by playing him tomorrow, especially as the international break means it wouldn't really do much for his match fitness heading into the next matches.
Hopefully the medical team gets it right this time. Need much more caution. No need to take any risk for a cup game.
I hope he doesnt play a minute. Theres no way hes ready. Give him the extra 2 week intl break and lets see him v arsenal.Agreed. Seems like he’s rushing again, based on nothing but being back earlier than expected again.
Hopefully an unused sub tomorrow and gets 2 weeks of training under his belt to strengthen his adductor more.
A real awakening? What was he supposed to do about his groin injury? Tell Southgate he was fit to play?I think this International break will have been a real awakening for him.
Never in a million years would he or the club think that a couple of seasons into his City career he'd be left an outsider to get in the England squad this summer.