Kelly

[mellowmiller]

I think Kelly is getting unjustified criticism for his fitness levels. On the rare occasions that he's been called upon to play, it's usually been with about 15 minutes to go when we're either holding on by the skin of our teeth, or chasing a lost cause. In either event, he's run around like a man possessed trying to put pressure on the opposition's defence. If he was to start a match, he would play a more 'paced' game and may well last much longer than some expect?

Exactly.
He's clearly told to put himself about and unsettle defenders when he comes on as sub but presumably would play a more measured game if he started and had someone playing alongside him.
One thing is pretty clear, he has an eye for goal and gets in some dangerous positions when we attack unlike our other so-called strikers.
Why do people state things like "he's not fit enough to last 90 minutes" as though it's fact? The truth is we don't know because he's never been given the chance and probably never will be because Hugill always seems to be one of the first names on MT's team sheet.