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18 hours ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

He’s a massive miss, hope he sorts it by Everton at least. 

 

For all Bruno and Shelvey's technical superiority on the ball, they can't match him for physicality and running power. I agree, the Everton game is more important, but Joelinton seems to have had this problem for a while and he plays through it. I think he was probably just rested yesterday to give him some recovery time. He could probably play on Sunday if we really felt it necessary.

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18 minutes ago, David Edgar said:

We're probably giving him much needed R&R now we look safe.


Nobody wants to be put resting at the moment. The last thing anyone wants to do is miss out as there is no guarantee you get back in. He had a knock that’s why he was out.

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18 minutes ago, reefatoon said:


Nobody wants to be put resting at the moment. The last thing anyone wants to do is miss out as there is no guarantee you get back in. He had a knock that’s why he was out.

 

That's not how it works.  If he is carrying a long term injury that is only going to improve with rest and recovery, then he absolutely needs time out at the earliest opportunity.  Every manager is going to balance out allowing their players to recover versus getting the best team on the pitch relative to the situation the club finds themselves in.  There's always gonna be a chance here that Joelinton would've been on the pitch if we were desperate, but we can absolutely afford to rest him now.

 

Of course, you could be right and he could have a new knock which means he just cannot play.  But we do know he has had this problem for a while.

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Personally thought he was absolutely fine, he’s so clever about how he takes a ball down, by chesting it into space, giving himself a few extra seconds to get a pass off without any pressure. Does it several times every game. Love him 

 

 

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