tired out, has been for a while. No way should mancini still be playing him, should have rested him a bit ago and he'd be firing all cylinders again by now.
True.
Why would our season "fade into oblivion" if we don't win? Come one it's still 11 games left after this one and whatever the result we are still in the race for Europe and regardless of the result we will still have EVERYTHING to play for.