We have to be careful putting too much faith in guys coming back from injury.
Some will come back and have an immediate impact in terms improvement.
Others will take a number of games to get going.
For example Charlie may come back firing....but the game is played in a slightly different manner to the one he left.
It may suit him, but he might also take a while to adjust.
From memory his early season form the year he was hurt wasn't outstanding, then he had that break-out 7 goal game just before he was injured.
That game alone is one reason we're looking at him with such hope.
Some returnees may re-injure themselves in a short space of time (we see lots of instances of that)
We will also continue to have players get injured.
Now throw all those injured players into the mix and it means a lot of current players will have to make way.
So once again we're presented with the problem of a lack of consistency of personnel.
Players who may be getting comfortable with teammates and structures will have these tossed in the air again.
It will be a new mix and take time to gel.
It's not impossible all this will lead to a significant improvement, but it has to be seen as a bit more of a challenge than just 'getting players back.'
Some will come back and have an immediate impact in terms improvement.
Others will take a number of games to get going.
For example Charlie may come back firing....but the game is played in a slightly different manner to the one he left.
It may suit him, but he might also take a while to adjust.
From memory his early season form the year he was hurt wasn't outstanding, then he had that break-out 7 goal game just before he was injured.
That game alone is one reason we're looking at him with such hope.
Some returnees may re-injure themselves in a short space of time (we see lots of instances of that)
We will also continue to have players get injured.
Now throw all those injured players into the mix and it means a lot of current players will have to make way.
So once again we're presented with the problem of a lack of consistency of personnel.
Players who may be getting comfortable with teammates and structures will have these tossed in the air again.
It will be a new mix and take time to gel.
It's not impossible all this will lead to a significant improvement, but it has to be seen as a bit more of a challenge than just 'getting players back.'