Injury updates

[Brazilian Villain]

Do you (eastie) know if Meathead's mum in law is going to Benidorm again this year in April? I am there and would like to catch up with her

Not in April, she's booked July 11-13th.

[stevo_st]

Need them back

[Villafirst]

Just to add to our injury woes, Matty Cash has picked up an ankle problem. UE is hopeful John will return possibly in the next week or two.

[TheToffnar]

He giveth with one hand...

[Villafirst]

Just to add to our injury woes, Matty Cash has picked up an ankle problem. UE is hopeful John will return possibly in the next week or two.

[brontebilly]

Just to add to our injury woes, Matty Cash has picked up an ankle problem. UE is hopeful John will return possibly in the next week or two.

Cash hasn't looked fully fit since coming back from injury. Bogarde is definitely not the answer at right back in his absence. Konsa is going to have to move out there and hopefully rebuild his confidence a bit. Lindelof will get back in next to him.

[Dante Lavelli]

Just to add to our injury woes, Matty Cash has picked up an ankle problem. UE is hopeful John will return possibly in the next week or two.

Cash hasn't looked fully fit since coming back from injury. Bogarde is definitely not the answer at right back in his absence. Konsa is going to have to move out there and hopefully rebuild his confidence a bit. Lindelof will get back in next to him.

Hmmm might be a blessing.  Better defensively and might re-focus some minds.  Something needs a change and reverting to overloading the left - our tried and tested tactic - might be easier than Emery inventing something new.

[andyh]

This weekend marks 6 weeks since Tielemans was injured.
Hopefully he is making good progress.

[LeeS]

If we get to the other side of the international break still in the top 5 then it will be a miracle. Not of our making, but caused by the difficulty everyone else seems to have putting a run together. With our boys coming back, refreshed and rating to go, we will get over the line.

[brontebilly]

Just to add to our injury woes, Matty Cash has picked up an ankle problem. UE is hopeful John will return possibly in the next week or two.

Cash hasn't looked fully fit since coming back from injury. Bogarde is definitely not the answer at right back in his absence. Konsa is going to have to move out there and hopefully rebuild his confidence a bit. Lindelof will get back in next to him.

Hmmm might be a blessing.  Better defensively and might re-focus some minds.  Something needs a change and reverting to overloading the left - our tried and tested tactic - might be easier than Emery inventing something new.

I think Emery has a concern playing Torres and Maatsen together on that side. With Buendia or Rogers, who hardly tracked a single run last night, in front of them. I get the concern. But that's on the assumption that Mings and Digne are still defensively more solid. That assumption is flawed.

I hated Konsa at right back before but Lindelof is far better than Diego Carlos for one. Torres and Maatsen on left. Should try it v Lille anyway.

[eamonn]

If Cash is crocked, I wonder if we'll try Konsa on the right and Lindelof in the centre.

No offence to the lad but Bogarde looked so uncomfortable at full back last night. And he's never going to whip a ball in from the flank (then again, who does, for us?).

[TheToffnar]

It speaks volumes to our recruitment that we still don't have a fit and reliable RB option to count on. The money we paid for Nedeljkovic and Garcia could have brought us a decent enough stand in at this point.

I can't get at Bogarde for last night. He's not a RB and doesn't spend anywhere near enough time there to be counted on.

[brontebilly]

If Cash is crocked, I wonder if we'll try Konsa on the right and Lindelof in the centre.

No offence to the lad but Bogarde looked so uncomfortable at full back last night. And he's never going to whip a ball in from the flank (then again, who does, for us?).

Bogarde has no feel for the ball at all as Roy Keane might say. That's a big problem for his progression even as a midfielder. He has no chance at right back, positional sense is horrendous there too.

Konsa won't be crossing any ball at RB but Lindelof in with Torres and Maatsen. We should be quicker and better organised. Stick Bogarde in right of Onana and Luiz left.

[DB]

Cash apparently should be ok for Lille next week.
Any news on the midfield duo?

[eamonn]

Ginny told JustinTalks last night that he hopes to be back next week but I don't know if that meant in training or fit for selection.