Was wondering why he came off at HT against Norwich.
Didn't look injured.
Presumed it was to protect him for the weekend.
But only a while ago saw the comments from Jürgen that he 'kicked the grass'.
Sounds like frustration from Jürgen, just imho.
Fair enough, it wasn't a game changer last nite - but at the same time, it doesn't 'sound like' Jürgen thought it was serious, serious enough to have to come off.
And from some of Jurgens comments over the last year or so, get the impression he is frustrated with Keita and his 'fitness issues'.
Was a nice goal at the weekend, but we were already 2 up. Elliot is injured and Thiago has had injury problems. We could do with Naby giving us some proper return on the investment, over the course of the season, not the odd game here or there.
Coming off after 'kicking the grass' isn't the way to go about that.
Sorry if that sounds harsh, and he's done OK so far when selected this season, but just reckon there is frustration in Jurgens comments there, and we could do with Naby contributing this year almost more than any before with Gini and Shaq gone and no replacements.
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