I think it’s been more than 6 weeks since he’s scored. He’s not getting much game time and at his age, he surely must have to be playing regularly to stay sharp?
We are becoming as reliant on Alfie as we were last season despite the great start Alfie and Defoe had in sharing game time and goals.
I’m seriously concerned that we don’t have a genuine option that can change the game up top if Alfie has a poor game or we need to mix things up a bit.
It was clear, based on the start of the season, that Defoe still has it. But will he hang around if he’s not getting regular game time?
Or is it a case that he doesn’t have it in him to play regularly and he’s getting as much time as he needs or can deal with?
Either way, we need another option up top in the new year.
We are becoming as reliant on Alfie as we were last season despite the great start Alfie and Defoe had in sharing game time and goals.
I’m seriously concerned that we don’t have a genuine option that can change the game up top if Alfie has a poor game or we need to mix things up a bit.
It was clear, based on the start of the season, that Defoe still has it. But will he hang around if he’s not getting regular game time?
Or is it a case that he doesn’t have it in him to play regularly and he’s getting as much time as he needs or can deal with?
Either way, we need another option up top in the new year.