24-10-2023, 11:30 PM
A goalless draw away to one of the minnows of this depressing league is disappointing but hardly the end of the world when you remain undefeated four points clear at the top of the league nearly one third of the way through the season. So let's get things in perspective.
That's not to say that there isn't a developing problem
Like last year the injuries are beginning to stack up and that is starting to damage our tactical options and a positive threat up front especially when Bishop goes off the boil for a few games. The injury situation killed us last season and Mousinho and his staff have to make sure that we don't suffer a repeat this campaign despite having made such a fantastic start. What makes us so vulnerable fitness wise I really don't know but the loss of Pack is beginning to have an impact and the loss of Ogilvy tonight is very worrying. Richard Hughes had tried to make sure that we are covered in every position but now we look a little exposed. The injury list and the overall fitness of some of the younger players combined with the actual quality of some of the cover is a cause for some slowly growing concern. We have to hope that our manager has the answers because although the defence looks top drawer, despite the fact that Ogilvy is a better defender than Sparkes, we need Pack back and need our coaching staff to take the likes of Saydee, Kamara and one or two others to the next level to ensure promotion. Work to be done but for goodness sake keep calm.
That's not to say that there isn't a developing problem
Like last year the injuries are beginning to stack up and that is starting to damage our tactical options and a positive threat up front especially when Bishop goes off the boil for a few games. The injury situation killed us last season and Mousinho and his staff have to make sure that we don't suffer a repeat this campaign despite having made such a fantastic start. What makes us so vulnerable fitness wise I really don't know but the loss of Pack is beginning to have an impact and the loss of Ogilvy tonight is very worrying. Richard Hughes had tried to make sure that we are covered in every position but now we look a little exposed. The injury list and the overall fitness of some of the younger players combined with the actual quality of some of the cover is a cause for some slowly growing concern. We have to hope that our manager has the answers because although the defence looks top drawer, despite the fact that Ogilvy is a better defender than Sparkes, we need Pack back and need our coaching staff to take the likes of Saydee, Kamara and one or two others to the next level to ensure promotion. Work to be done but for goodness sake keep calm.