South Stand Balti wrote:1664agreatyear wrote:South Stand Balti wrote:We will miss Yaya when he is not available. Fernandhino did a hamstring yesterday. Yaya won't be back in time from international duty for the Spurs game. If Fern is not back from injury for that then we may have a problem.
Why won`t Yaya be back in time ? Ivory Coast play on a weds don`t they ?
Yes they play Wednesday evenng. This was the same a few weeks ago in the last international break. Yaya did not get back until Friday which meant it was too late for him to play at Arsenal. I'm assuming the same scenario. Why would it be different? Yaya may have to play but won't be ready after that amount of travelling.
With our current strength in depth I'd hope that we're not looking to play him and give him a rest. I think the reason we're not looking as sharp has usual is because Yaya isn't quite on the ball but regardless, he's still what makes the rest of the team tick and his form is vital to the way we play.
We've got 7 games crammed into 21 days (game every 3 days) once we return and it's essential we keep all our players fit and ready to go. Pellers has a job on his hand to maximise the players, especially as we have less choice to play players in the CL, before they go off again and the Christmas fixtures kick-in (11 games from 22 Nov - 1 Jan (game every 3.6 days).
I think being in all comps is going to take its toll and, for me, we will have to priorities to ensure maximum exposure. This is probably the season where I'd say we put the LC, and then the FA Cup, on the backburner, as long as we still have a chance in the CL. Not a nice thought but if our goal is to do well in the CL then something has to be sacrificed, we're not ready for the quadruple yet.