Quote Originally Posted by Peter View Post
The two extra CL games makes a big difference, and not a welcome one. New format is ****!

I think for us it isn't so much the number of injuries as the individuals who are injured. Losing Odegaard is huge, losing Saka for even one game has a massive effect. You simply cannot cover players as good as that. We always had the same issue with Vieira, Henry, Pires. Its the cost of having great players.
I think we struggled more when Adams was out (in earlier days). Sacrilege I know - but some of best results came without Vieira (including Anfield 2001-2002 and Inter 1-Arsenal 5 - and Gilberto was on the bench for that)