I really look forward to watching us now . That sounds silly but honestly it's not the way I have felt for the last few years . Well done Ole this team is a joy to watch. Well done lads. I am loving this team
Yes, that's my point. His attitude seems spot on since Ole came in to be fair, and this season our worst spells as a team have coincided with him being out with an injury.
He is more important to the team than most people give him credit for. The problem is that, everytime he has a bad game - people jump on his case. Players are allowed to have bad games.
Finally the front 6 look like they can bail each other out during bad days. Marcus has not been in the best form since restart, but he is benefitting from others taking the limelight off him.
He will no doubt do the same when others have off days. The good thing about a wide distribution is that it is less likely that all of them will have a bad day together (although it could happen!).
Which is why it's important that we build a bigger squad this summer. Like ole said in one of his recent interviews, a lot will depend on what we do over the next few weeks. If we get CL football - he will perhaps be in a much stronger position to get the players he wants and keep them happy with sufficient squad rotation. No top level player will be happy playing only Europa League if he can't get into the First XI. However, with Champions League, it's a totally different ball game.