Mendez-Laing

[jon1959]

According to the manager he has recovered fully from the injury, but at times it looks as if he is struggling for breath (the asthma issue) when there was no sign of that earlier in the season.

As others have said the main problem seems to be confidence and decision making. He hit a purple patch at the start of the season (after Burton where he had power and pace but no end product), but since coming back he has lost his momentum and at times is trying too hard to reproduce the August performances - and do it all himself instead of getting his head up.

At least there are alternative options to NML if Warnock is willing to use them - Wildschutt, Harries, Pilkington. I think Kadeem could be a major player for us in the run in if NML doesn't get his form back.

[Pedro de la Rosa]

According to the manager he has recovered fully from the injury, but at times it looks as if he is struggling for breath (the asthma issue) when there was no sign of that earlier in the season.

As others have said the main problem seems to be confidence and decision making. He hit a purple patch at the start of the season (after Burton where he had power and pace but no end product), but since coming back he has lost his momentum and at times is trying too hard to reproduce the August performances - and do it all himself instead of getting his head up.

At least there are alternative options to NML if Warnock is willing to use them - Wildschutt, Harries, Pilkington. I think Kadeem could be a major player for us in the run in if NML doesn't get his form back.

He's utterly bereft of confidence. He was flying at the start of the season but now he doesn't have the confidence to take people on. I don't know what the answer is, hopefully one flies in off his shin or backside and the pressure drops a bit. Failing that, get him playing u23s but I'm not sure that would help. At the moment we can't afford to carry him but we'll need him before now and the end of the season. He was a real handful before his injury and looked like one of the signings of the season.