09-09-2014, 19:09
Yacob was great in his first season and crap last year, so only time will tell what will happen this year. He didn't look great against Oxford but then neither did anyone else, so let's hope he can get back to his initial form. According to Physio Room we have the second most injuries in the league, behind Man United. If you then add in how many players aren't fully match fit then we only seem to have half a squad!
It seems to me that the reason so many of our new signings aren't match fit is because we were looking for players whose ability is far higher than the money they would cost, due to various issues with their clubs. Blanco didn't want to go back to Ukraine (entirely understandable), Davidson was in a contract dispute with his club, Varela wasn't really in Porto's plans (a Champion's League club), Samaras was out of contract, and then Gamboa was at the World Cup which put him behind straight away. If you offered me a great player who couldn't play for the first month or a pretty good player who was fully fit, I know which one I'd pick.
It seems to me that the reason so many of our new signings aren't match fit is because we were looking for players whose ability is far higher than the money they would cost, due to various issues with their clubs. Blanco didn't want to go back to Ukraine (entirely understandable), Davidson was in a contract dispute with his club, Varela wasn't really in Porto's plans (a Champion's League club), Samaras was out of contract, and then Gamboa was at the World Cup which put him behind straight away. If you offered me a great player who couldn't play for the first month or a pretty good player who was fully fit, I know which one I'd pick.