We're hardly going to be alone here, but with this squad physically falling apart through weight of demanding fixtures in early March, can you imagine what sort of shape they're going to be in for this Club World Cup in June? Add in the fixtures to play and either the crushing disappointment if we win nothing or the fading euphoria if we do, that will be a level of emotional fatigue on top of the physical one.
It's fortunate this competition ties in with our anticipated reboot as it would be challenging to think of this group dragging themselves through another season after this one and hardly any time off to recuperate.
It's fortunate this competition ties in with our anticipated reboot as it would be challenging to think of this group dragging themselves through another season after this one and hardly any time off to recuperate.