Pemps wrote:
Two of his last knocks have been concussion and suspected broken ribs. Not really things you can grit your teeth to get through.
Concussion no problems and it wasn’t what I was referring to. He got a bang to his knee at the Nou Camp and I honestly thought he’d done his ACL or Broken his leg. To say I was surprised he turned out the following week would be an understatement given his reaction.
He’s a cracking player and adds so much to us but do I think he’s a touch soft in comparison to say Bateman or Farrell then yes I do. Clearly no player who takes the field is soft but he doesn’t seem to have the ability to play through the pain barrier. I always felt the same when he was at Saints.