Odd thread, that's exactly what he said; '... he was dropped/rested for the last couple of months where we won just 3 of our last 13 games.'Originally Posted by JKB
Just to clear it up, he was actually dropped for the last 8 games of that season, having started in 37 out of the 38 league games before then (he missed the 1-0 win at Birmingham on New Years Day). Of those last 8 games we won 2 and drew 6, having lost 3 of the 6 before then. I've no particular memories of him that season after his bright start, he'd scored 6 goals by the end of September but only managed 2 more after that, both penalties.
It'll be interesting to see how Blackburn use him if he goes there, he got moved around the midfield here without really convincing anywhere in the past few seasons. Trollope thought he'd cracked it by having him play in front of a back 5 but that turned out to be the least successful of all the options. I've no idea where I'd play him, I assume Mowbray's got a plan. We'll see.
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