He needs to do more than just get his fitness and sharpness back, though. The central midfielder has dropped down the pecking order while he’s been sidelined. Richardson and Woods are now the first choice pairing in the middle of the park, with Power as cover (for both of them, since Woods can handle a more defensive role if necessary).
For the first time this season, none of my senior players are injured. A couple of the Under 18s are out of action, but every single full-time player is in training rather than the treatment room. If there’s going to be discontent about lack of game time, I expect I’ll be hearing about it soon—because our squad is big enough that several fringe guys will miss out, and a few others will find themselves out of the spotlight more often than they’re willing to accept.
It’s currently a 28-man squad, with one set to leave and one soon to arrive. I’m actively trying to offload five others, which means that we’re likely to have around 25 players for the second half of the season (including loan signings).
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