Inaccuracies to be corrected after sufficient superstition transfer Edit - that should do it. All mistakes from here on are unintentional and probably gin based.
Sounds like we'll be adding speedy Pancetta to the injury room roster. Hamstring concern. Standing room only in there now.
Agreed - he’s another one I think is too raw for playing 90 minutes and will be more useful off the bench until he develops composure
Yes, composure. It's been interesting watching him since Hernandez has been out. He started off taking shots himself at every opportunity, irrespective of better placed colleagues. Then clearly he was told he must be more aware, and try to create/assist rather than just let fly, which saw him hardly shoot at all for several games. Trouble then was that, when Pukki was absent and Plancheta became one of our chief hopes for goals, he kept trying to provide assists! With Pukki back all should now slot into place hopefully.
Placheta is very fast but I think he's not as quick as he thought he was, hence he gets tackled a lot. We'll see if he makes it through the learning curve. I believe he will.
These are those still not available through injury: Krul late December Byram early January Quintilla? Mumba late January Dowell mid December Idah late January Hugill mid December Hernandez early January Rupp late December Cantwell mid December McClean end of January (perhaps later?) This is based on gleaning information from various websites. Any further updates?
I think Dowell, Hugill and Rupp are now back in training and Krul could be back in a week or so, which should help.
Placheta reminds me of Hernandez when he first arrived - plenty of pace but needing refinement. Onel has improved since then and Placheta is already showing signs of that already. He's one our few players who can get behind defences and cross to others from a few yards away.
I would love to see Dowell back into the squad , playing twice a week will take it's toll on the boys especially Pukki . Our back 4 are playing alot of minutes and could do with a freshen up too.
