12-03-2019, 06:58 PM
(11-03-2019, 08:11 PM)NG3 Wrote: Our 'best team' in the first half of the season, when Martin arrived:
Pantilimon - out of form, some fans saying replace
Darikwa - suspended
Robinson - 1 card from suspension
Dawson - injured
Figueiredo - injured
Colback - 1 card from suspension
Guédioura (& later Yacob)
Cash - injured
Carvalho - out of form & fatigued
Lolley - out of form
Grabban - injured
Martin has had 8 first XI players missing at one time or another during his first 9 matches, 4 were still unavailable during our last match, he also had 3 players suffering loss of form when he arrived.
How many years have we been suffering injury crisis, yet here we are, suffering a crisis to match all others & our forms improved, our results have improved, we're in 8th place, 2 points outside the playoffs & with 10 games to go.
That's impressive, no?
A shrewd observation amongst all the 'oo said what to ooo...'
This 'treading on water...' is.... Worthy of the MASTER himself. The pupil has returned home.
Eclipsing all other managers from the last 20 years in such a context. (Frank's Forest weren't doing so well until Collymore came in and hit his stride...) Top 6? DON'T rule MoN out. A 90th minute winner to put us in the top 6 in the last game of the season? Take it.
What Martin's done with the injuries he's had, the self belief he's injected into the team.
Miracle Man.
SA.