IF that was to be Adrian's last league game for a good while, then all I can say he's just done a fantastic job.
I admit, I was concerned when Ali got injured, simply because I thought he could be the difference between turning a draw or a loss into extra points for us, and in this league, with having to compete with Abu Dhabi FC, those few extra points can mean everything.
So to be here, 8 games in with maximum points is massive credit to the team as a whole of course, and Adrian as much as anyone.
Has he been perfect? Of course not, he's a goalie, he's human, they make mistakes. But he's been great, and what I like most about how he's navigated this run, is that when he has had a dodgy moment, he's not let it get to him. That's a problem we've had in the past, goalies losing their confidence, but with Adrian, he bounces back. Which says so much about his personality and mentality, which is why he suits us so well.
Adrian is one of the Mentalitätsmonsters