Our form improved very slightly, as you said but from where we could've been we slid horribly over the next 18 months as our striking options became thinner & less able. We were far worse with Leo without Barnes, as we were with Barnes without Leo. The former was avoidable & crucial, I feel. We...
He was scrapping upfront on his own without Leo for a significant portion of that, as Oscar mentioned several times. We sold him against Oscar's wishes soon after Leo's return & would've done significantly better than hang on for the remainder of the season with them both together. They...
Even now, he'd still walk into this team, imo. We slid horribly after selling him & it set the tone for the next 18 months. Hope he's fit soon - but not that soon