When Warbs said he could start the same XI Saturday as he did this past Tuesday, that was not an idle boast. It reflects the amazingly cool job he/Les/Hoos did putting a new team together where the players can become somewhat interchangeable. Unlike last season, it could mean we won't wear thin (or wear out) as we move into the last stages of the grueling grind of the Championship. Consider the pieces now in place that can be mixed and matched without a huge diminution of impact:
Lumley (Kelly)
Rangel (Kane)
Hill (Leistner)
Barbet (Masterson)
Manning (Wallace or Niko)
Cameron (Scowen)
Ball (Amos)
BOS (Shodipo)
Eze (Chair)
Pugh (Smith)
Hugill (Wells)
Every player (and fan) seems to be comfortable playing this new upbeat, on-the-front-foot brand of football. So if one goes down Warbs can insert a new piece that will complement the game already being played.
Imagine Eze being fresh, not shopworn, in March. Same for our two forwards. Same for our goalies & defenders.
THIS is what could make 2019/20 different than ANY other season in memory. And who doesn't want that?
Lumley (Kelly)
Rangel (Kane)
Hill (Leistner)
Barbet (Masterson)
Manning (Wallace or Niko)
Cameron (Scowen)
Ball (Amos)
BOS (Shodipo)
Eze (Chair)
Pugh (Smith)
Hugill (Wells)
Every player (and fan) seems to be comfortable playing this new upbeat, on-the-front-foot brand of football. So if one goes down Warbs can insert a new piece that will complement the game already being played.
Imagine Eze being fresh, not shopworn, in March. Same for our two forwards. Same for our goalies & defenders.
THIS is what could make 2019/20 different than ANY other season in memory. And who doesn't want that?
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