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Morning all, has everyone recovered from Tuesday?
I wouldn’t blame you if you haven’t. I had so much adrenaline coursing through my veins when I got home from the Emirates that despite being shattered when I hit the hay just after 1 am, I found myself staring at the ceiling reliving the angst and joy of it all for another couple of hours.
Having been frustrated when the Chelsea game – originally scheduled for this Saturday – was postponed, I admit, it now feels like a blessing. I need the break, so god knows how the players feel. Mikel Arteta hasn’t rotated his starting lineup that much in the last few weeks and there are players in the squad who must be running on fumes. Judging by Martin Odegaard’s comments, that is indeed the case.
In his post-game media huddle, he said:
“I think you saw a lot of tired players out there but they kept on pushing us and we got there in the end together, so it’s an amazing feeling. At the moment it [the break] feels good. I’m so tired. I think we need a few days to recover now and then we’re going to focus on Man City after the break. A lot of players are going away now for the international break and then we’ll come back and we’ll keep on pushing then.”
I imagine there was a recovery session at London Colney yesterday afternoon, perhaps a quick debrief, and then the players were told to go home and put their feet up. We can only hope those called up by their countries are treated sensibly in the next couple of weeks.
Looking ahead, our qualification to the Champions League quarter-finals means we’re facing a real fixture pile-up on our return. Our showdown with Manch115ter City on 31 March starts a run of six games in 17 days. After that, things are a bit up in the air. Our trip to Wolves on 20 April will be off if Gary O’Neill’s side beats Coventry in the FA Cup on Saturday, however, before we get excited about a decent break between European action and the North London derby on 27 April,…
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Author : Andrew Allen
Publish date : 2024-03-14 07:26:41
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