11-02-2024, 12:12
Looks like we may have a question to answer, whether to proceed with the midfielder signing or look for a striker now we are back to square one on the striker front, with Dike looking to be out again and Josh Maja out for a couple of months with a fractured ankle.
On Dike you have to feel for the lad and give him every opportunity, but realistically you also have to question whether he will ever play anywhere near his promise again. Obviously there is something going on with him physically which is making him more prone to serious injury than the norm, you also have to question whether he will now ever recover mentally from these setbacks, by that I mean the majority of his injuries seam to be caused by impact on landing or extension (stretching), will he ever be able to function properly or in the back of his mind will he be thinking, "I am not jumping/reaching for that, I might do something bad", even if that thought is in the sub-conscious?
Not just thinking of just Dike here, but I dread to think how much of our wage bill has gone up in smoke in the treatment room this season.
On Dike you have to feel for the lad and give him every opportunity, but realistically you also have to question whether he will ever play anywhere near his promise again. Obviously there is something going on with him physically which is making him more prone to serious injury than the norm, you also have to question whether he will now ever recover mentally from these setbacks, by that I mean the majority of his injuries seam to be caused by impact on landing or extension (stretching), will he ever be able to function properly or in the back of his mind will he be thinking, "I am not jumping/reaching for that, I might do something bad", even if that thought is in the sub-conscious?
Not just thinking of just Dike here, but I dread to think how much of our wage bill has gone up in smoke in the treatment room this season.