Nick
Administrator
Why are our players on the bench so unfit?
I can understand that players have injuries but it's a little bit worrying that they don't even seem to be really getting gametime in the U23. Ogogo and Kelly could do with stepping up to the plate, so why aren't they getting loads of time in the reserves and behind closed door games?
Andreu just doesn't seem to have any sort of fitness so to expect him to step in and do much isn't going to happen. Something is seriously wrong there, I know he's been out injured but his general fitness levels are really bad.
How are Kelly and Ogogo going to get up to speed to be able to step in by sitting on the bench and watching? Then they come on and are miles off the pace and it costs us in first team games.
We put Jones on last night, clearly nowhere near fitness and not really going to change games as he was blowing out of his arse after 5 minutes. I'd much rather have preferred throwing Walters or Allisanni in for the difference that Jones made as at least they could have been a nuisance.
This was the lineup the last U23 game
I know it isn't the same as first team football, but why no Kelly / Ogogo? Why no Bakayoko / Hiwula? At least give them 45 minutes if they are sat on the bench watching for first team games. Hiwula didn't even make the squad for Sunderland but then is the player to come on in the next game.
I can understand that players have injuries but it's a little bit worrying that they don't even seem to be really getting gametime in the U23. Ogogo and Kelly could do with stepping up to the plate, so why aren't they getting loads of time in the reserves and behind closed door games?
Andreu just doesn't seem to have any sort of fitness so to expect him to step in and do much isn't going to happen. Something is seriously wrong there, I know he's been out injured but his general fitness levels are really bad.
How are Kelly and Ogogo going to get up to speed to be able to step in by sitting on the bench and watching? Then they come on and are miles off the pace and it costs us in first team games.
We put Jones on last night, clearly nowhere near fitness and not really going to change games as he was blowing out of his arse after 5 minutes. I'd much rather have preferred throwing Walters or Allisanni in for the difference that Jones made as at least they could have been a nuisance.
This was the lineup the last U23 game
I know it isn't the same as first team football, but why no Kelly / Ogogo? Why no Bakayoko / Hiwula? At least give them 45 minutes if they are sat on the bench watching for first team games. Hiwula didn't even make the squad for Sunderland but then is the player to come on in the next game.