Mysterious absence of midfielder
Maybe I shouldn’t try to work out the machinations of footballing minds far greater than mind but like most I thought it was a given he would get some much needed game time.
Instead, he sat it out on the bench for the entire 94 minutes despite having seen him thrown into an impossible situation at White Hart Lane last weekend and not looking half bad despite the long lay off.
The player had made it clear in the week that he was going to take things very slowly but isn’t it fair to assume that having had 10 minutes away as a return from injury he might get 20 at home in a match where we needed a bit more creativity as we attempted to break down the Baggies.
It was good to see Antonio get on near the end even though all he did was run around a bit but the absence of Song confused me.
Nobody inside the club we’ve spoken to this evening has a clue why he was left on the bench and all assumed he would get more minutes to help his match fitness.
It’s an odd one – over to you!