Paul Lambert bemoaned a sickness bug that swept Bodymoor Heath in the days leading up to the Arsenal defeat - and during it too!Lambert says he will be shutting the training ground over the weekend as he looks to see off the virus.Darren Bent and Nathan Baker were unable to report this morning due to the stomach upset while Ashley Westwood was unwell in the warm-up and Andi Weimann was sick in the dressing room at half-time.Lambert was feeling under the weather himself along with several other backroom staff - along with Fabian Delph and Brad Guzan who had been suffering earlier in the week.He said: "We have had so much bad luck this week - and even before the game."We lost Darren, Westy and Nathan before the match. Nathan and Darren pulled out this morning. Westy was sick during the warm-up and Andi was sick at half-time. They were really bad."Fabian has had a bug. Fabian went into the Liverpool game not feeling the best. Guzan has had a bug."A lot of staff have got it. The virus is going around. I don't feel 100%. There are a few in there that don't feel that good."So you're not best prepared for that magnitude of game."I will probably have to shut the training ground for a couple of days because that's too many lads."In the game itself, we had to score in a period where we had chances. It might have given you something to hang on to."But Arsenal are clinical."To lose three goals is disappointing. But I can't sit here and say I'm disappointed with the start we've made."It was a tough game for us. It's a tough game when everyone is 100% fit."But what happened this morning, during the warm-up and at half-time, the lads were running on empty."Despite not feeling great, Lambert says confidence will remain high.He added: "You have to keep your confidence intact. I can't sit here and be critical of the team."You take your medicine. We have been beaten once in five games. There's no point in being down about it."You go again. You're in a run of games that are really hard. But 10 points is a good return.
From the OS.QuotePaul Lambert bemoaned a sickness bug that swept Bodymoor Heath in the days leading up to the Arsenal defeat - and during it too!Lambert says he will be shutting the training ground over the weekend as he looks to see off the virus.Darren Bent and Nathan Baker were unable to report this morning due to the stomach upset while Ashley Westwood was unwell in the warm-up and Andi Weimann was sick in the dressing room at half-time.Lambert was feeling under the weather himself along with several other backroom staff - along with Fabian Delph and Brad Guzan who had been suffering earlier in the week.He said: "We have had so much bad luck this week - and even before the game."We lost Darren, Westy and Nathan before the match. Nathan and Darren pulled out this morning. Westy was sick during the warm-up and Andi was sick at half-time. They were really bad."Fabian has had a bug. Fabian went into the Liverpool game not feeling the best. Guzan has had a bug."A lot of staff have got it. The virus is going around. I don't feel 100%. There are a few in there that don't feel that good."So you're not best prepared for that magnitude of game."I will probably have to shut the training ground for a couple of days because that's too many lads."In the game itself, we had to score in a period where we had chances. It might have given you something to hang on to."But Arsenal are clinical."To lose three goals is disappointing. But I can't sit here and say I'm disappointed with the start we've made."It was a tough game for us. It's a tough game when everyone is 100% fit."But what happened this morning, during the warm-up and at half-time, the lads were running on empty."Despite not feeling great, Lambert says confidence will remain high.He added: "You have to keep your confidence intact. I can't sit here and be critical of the team."You take your medicine. We have been beaten once in five games. There's no point in being down about it."You go again. You're in a run of games that are really hard. But 10 points is a good return.
I notice that Roy Keane didnt get this virus. Probably too scared to enter his body!
Quote from: Ron Manager on September 20, 2014, 06:50:32 PMI notice that Roy Keane didnt get this virus. Probably too scared to enter his body!Roy Keane's body does not accept such trifling concepts as "illness".
It seemed obvious to us in the upper Holte gang that there was a problem. We are if anything, very high energy and second half we looked absolutely knackered.
I'd rather this virus came at a time that we have games that we would in reality struggle to win....... Rather now than a 6 pointer against the Baggies later on....
Roy Keane actually entered the virus and destroyed it from within.
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