Once we are confident he is fit and if he stays fit, with him, Riedewald, Peck and Arblaster cameos, we can be confident that whomever we play against will have. A lesser midfield than us.
Once you add Brooks and Seriki to that, Bamford to that and Hamer to that, you start to realise why you can believe. But then you also realise that given the fitness of Bamford, Phillips, Arblaster and Seriki that it is a belief that relies on some degree of luck around fitness.
If we can line up with those available for the next 16 games then we’ll be top six, no doubt in my mind.
There isn’t a better attacking player on form than Gus. There probably isn’t a better defensive-minded foil to release the shackles from him than Phillips.