The Prophet Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 (edited) From Eddie's prezza: "It was a late decision, around midday. He didn’t feel right with his groin, so we didn’t risk it. We’ve got too many big games to come." "We knew he was feeling something yesterday. We hoped he would improve overnight but it didn’t improve enough." Edited February 27 by The Prophet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 (edited) I’d rather be cautious. We simply cannot afford to lose him for the cup final and the remaining league games. Totally get if he’s not risked at the weekend too. Edited February 27 by Ronaldo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Last night proved we’re a 1 man team. No threat without him. #prayforisaak Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 7 hours ago, Ronaldo said: I’d rather be cautious. We simply cannot afford to lose him for the cup final and the remaining league games. Totally get if he’s not risked at the weekend too. Yeah he’s vital for any chance in the cup and CL qualification. If he’s fit we have a chance in the final and I’d go as far to say I’m quite confident we’ll get top 5 looking at the remaining games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St1pe Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 14 minutes ago, RS said: Last night proved we’re a 1 man team. No threat without him. #prayforisaak I don’t really think you can decide we’re a 1 man team based on an away trip to Anfield while they’re top of the league mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
beardsleymagic Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Although I agree that we are obviously not the same team without him I think we need to remember who we were playing last night.... Most teams look like that against them. Just move on and hopefully Eddie has learnt a few things that we can use in the final and cause what would now be a bit of an upset Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 (edited) 31 minutes ago, RS said: Last night proved we’re a 1 man team. No threat without him. #prayforisaak It felt like the team had resigned to losing without him. Mentally beat before stepping on the pitch Edited February 27 by duo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 What team does well without their star player btw? Arsenal without Saka, Liverpool without Salah, City without Rodri etc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 16 hours ago, alexf said: Ugh. Jota is always a pain in our ass. Really hope Isak, Joelinton and Botman are back by the final. for some reason i read that in a Borat voice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stottie Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 4 hours ago, Menace said: What team does well without their star player btw? Arsenal without Saka, Liverpool without Salah, City without Rodri etc I'll be gutted if Salah signs with Liverpool again and they don't lose him on a free. Them winning the league this time is a fair compromise for them not getting a mental Saudi fee for him last summer. No moneyball advantage for their data people now, so his replacement will cost them very big. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 From Hope: "My information today is that, while there is every chance Isak will sit out Sunday’s visit of Brighton, there are no fears of the groin injury that saw him miss Wednesday’s 2-0 defeat at Liverpool being serious. Rather, if the tightness is linked to fatigue, the schedule allows for the Swede to have a period of rest before the trip to West Ham a week on Monday." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benwell Lad Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 9 hours ago, St1pe said: I don’t really think you can decide we’re a 1 man team based on an away trip to Anfield while they’re top of the league mind. Isak is a world class striker who any team would miss but there is no way we are a one man team. Far from it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 We're not a one man team, but we're also a far lesser team without him. Largely due to the drop off in the quality of his replacement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 He has also scored nearly half our goals in the league, I think? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Get rid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 I'm biased because of where he's from and his history, but he might just be the best player I've seen play for us. If not, he's easily in the top 5. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Edgar Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Great decision to play him. Ahahaha Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erikse Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 (edited) 12 minutes ago, David Edgar said: Great decision to play him. Ahahaha Not watching. Did he go out injured again? Or are you talking about his performance? Edited March 2 by Erikse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Just now, Erikse said: Not watching. Did he go out injured again? Went off, seems to be a recurrence of his groin injury but he wasn't moving that badly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Looked so sharp first half. Faded away with rest of team after HT. Think it was stupid to play him that long after missing last game through injury. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erikse Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 (edited) 3 minutes ago, r0cafella said: Went off, seems to be a recurrence of his groin injury but he wasn't moving that badly. Would be pretty annoyed if he's out for a while now. We saw this happen too many times last season. Happened again recently with Botman. Different knee in that case, but that can also happen if you're not ready. Don't want to say too much until we have more info on how bad it is, mind. Edited March 2 by Erikse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 5 minutes ago, Erikse said: Would be pretty annoyed if he's out for a while now. We saw this happen too many times last season. Happened again recently with Botman. Different knee in that case, but that can also happen if you're not ready. Don't want to say too much until we have more info on how bad it is, mind. Eddie's damned if he does and damned if he doesn't in this case. The fans are desperate for a cup win so I can see why he rolled the dice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Thought it just looked a routine sub? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erikse Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 (edited) 2 minutes ago, r0cafella said: Eddie's damned if he does and damned if he doesn't in this case. The fans are desperate for a cup win so I can see why he rolled the dice. Well. We have a cup final coming up pretty soon, that should also have quite some weight in the decision, don't you think? He might be fine, I didn't see it. We'll see. Edited March 2 by Erikse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 8 minutes ago, Erikse said: Would be pretty annoyed if he's out for a while now. We saw this happen too many times last season. Happened again recently with Botman. Different knee in that case, but that can also happen if you're not ready. Don't want to say too much until we have more info on how bad it is, mind. I'll trust Bunce, Howe and the sports scientists call like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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