Good he’s back.
Can’t wait for the Rice Merino Odegaard midfield.
Partey has been good but i think he should drop to the bench. He gets turned so easily even when he’s too close to the player. Us retaining possession fast is key to our game.
Nothing against Partey and no scapegoating. I just think we’d do better with Rice at 6.
Good to have him back. He wasn’t necessarily amazing but he provided us with two moments of his quality. His assist for Martinelli and then his nicely weighted ball into Saliba at the end.
Sounds crazy but it benefits us if his minutes can be managed during the games. He needs to build match fitness. Risky with what happened last time when he played for them but such is football.
Up to the player really. Odegaard should know his body best. If he doesn’t feel comfortable he can simply put his foot down and not get involved, or at least not as much.
In the Chelsea game he wasn’t that effective in the first half but he actually grew into the game the more he played.
He didn’t look particularly tired in the end.
This could be good for him to build back his fitness.
