It is an excuse, but a valid one.Sounds like an excuse to me. Look at the fucking line up we fielded today.
Are we the only team in the world that can't cope with couple of injuries? This is not ravaged squad.
The lineup is irrelevant, they have all played many games these last 2 weeks with no preason because of champions league.
Couple of injuries? We have lost alot of the squad due to illness/covid/injuries, are you living under a rock?
He has reasonably said that after the break most of these issues will be gone, because they will, that will be the time to get upset if we don't look good.