Peter Doherty (AGAIG) wrote:blues2win wrote:If I had to pick one thing that has caused our shocking new year slump it would be Sergio's injury. He was on fire before that. Remember the two brilliant goals against Bayern Mumich? Since he came back he hasn't fully found his form although he hit the post last night and should have scored a tap in if Dzeko had passed square. Sergio priceless. For everything else there's Visa or MasterCard.
How do you explain that the best and most successful spell we've had this season was (for the most part) without Sergio on the pitch during December?
I'd have to agree with your point. He's a great goalscorer, no doubt at all about that, but our entire way of playing both under Pellegrini and Mancini renders him almost redundant for much of the game.
Imagine what he could actually do in a team built around him and a tactic to exploit his ability. If we aren't going to bother, personally I'd cash in while we can