Originally Posted by
Steveo
Agreed - but we have to factor in the fact that it is only compared to what we had. Behind Virgil we haven’t added anything. It’s all on him. Matip is never fit - if we are now relying on a France under 21 from the Bundesliga - with a poor fitness record himself - it’s still a worry.
I'm really hoping Jurgen learns from his errors of previous seasons and tries to keep Konate and Matip both fully match fit by giving them both minutes and using them in a way through which they are less likely to break down or get a tweak, not too many consecutive games or too many games over a short period of time.
Both are top quality CBs who have all the skills and attributes to play exactly as Jurgen wants our CBs to play, so as long as he keeps them both match fit, bringing one in for the other shouldn't effect how the team plays and if he can manage that, say both playing 25 games each without breaking down or picking up any niggles, maybe it well help the well documented long term niggle history of both
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