We have a really unbelievably good squad when everyone is fit. The problem is we seem to be having a few injuries to key people. This gives opportunities to those on the fringe of things. Unfortunately we seem to falter a little when this happens. For instance yesterday I like everyone, thought Manuel had the right idea playing Milner ahead of Navas - you know industry, helping defend, dropping back to cover yet his inclusion made us a lot weaker. I worry about James because I quite like him as a professional but he seems stalled in his career - I don't buy the theory that he should only play centrally - when he first got into the team he played RHS midfield and looked good - Perhaps he has reached as far technically as he will ever do and would be better playing week in week out for a lower placed club? Looking at how Barry reads the game I think we maybe let the wrong guy go out on loan? That said Barry would struggle to get in ahead of Fernandinho who is having a great season. Also fullbacks are key to the way we play and I keep going on that we only have one really world class one. Shaw is just what we need - young, fast and great positionally. Hope that we move on a couple, buy a fullback and then integrate a fit Jovetic into the first team. Nasri,Silva and a fit Jovetic would give us so many different options - we only had one yesterday and it showed when they pressed, we couldn't move it quickly enough to create space.
