I think he's played 5 games in just over 3 weeks including internationals, he could probably do with sitting one out.
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He's 33 years old now, sadly he's never going to be the same player as he was before he left.
Will probably need replaced again next summer to be honest.
Lads, he came here rusty, he's played essentially 3 PL games, can we try not to go OTT on every single little thing.
I don't think too many are going OTT. Many of us had concerns about bringing in a 33 year old who's greatest strength is his athleticism and ability to get around the midfield to put tackles/interceptions in. Think he'll do OK this season but is never ever going to be the same player we had prior to moving to PSG.
Did PSG refuse to let him train with them in the summer?Lots of mitigating factors, no preseason, new midfield still hasn’t gelled together, lots of action lately could use a rest etc. every player has a poor game and so on…
I have a little bit of doubt that he’s going to play to the standard we associate with him. It’s a physically demanding role and he’s older.
Not going to slag him or panic or whatever… just will be looking to see what Garner offers and what managing his minutes with Doucoure and Davies also available might do.
Did PSG refuse to let him train with them in the summer?
Very strange if that's what happened.I believe that he wasn't training with the PSG squad after there was pretty much an agreement. We all know how long that saga seemed to go on for. Probably no training at a decent intensity for 6 weeks or so.
Remember no one else was in for him, which made it easy for PSG to string along both him and us.Very strange if that's what happened.