goon wrote:
Qwiss! wrote:
No. You can mitigate these issues. Tomiyasu has missed half a season nearly but we cope better with it because Cedric is a capable back up. Martinelli missed the first half of the season too but we have ESR and Pepe so it doesn't matter as much. Get better back ups than Elneny and Tavares and it becomes much less of an issue.
Personally think the best way to mitigate is to have better first team XI players. The better the team is the less you crumble when you lose someone to injury. Sounds weird, but the best way we can compensate for Partey getting injured is the make sure we have a top CF and a more creative upgrade for Xhaka. That way if/when Lokonga steps in, there isn't quite as much burden on his shoulders.
I actually fully agree with that. Its also magnified when the best players in the team are all under 24 once Partey is out. Our older players being our weaker ones in the first XI (bar Partey) is not ideal when you are trying to carry 2-3 back ups.
However I just have a thing about rotating fullbacks. And I think after this season its a no brainer.
