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Robbie Stelling assesses Anthony Mancini's Hartlepool United future
Hartlepool Mail
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28/03/2025
On the latest episode of the Poolie Podcast, Robbie Stelling discusses Anthony Mancini, his injury troubles whilst at Hartlepool United and what his future could hold.
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You mentioned Mancini. What a season it might have been if he'd have stayed fit all season,
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but then you could also argue that if he was fully fit all the time, then the chances are
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he'd be in the Football League, wouldn't it, given his level of talent that he possesses.
00:14
Do you think he'll still be at Pools next season, Mancini?
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Well, you certainly might think so, Rich. I think you're exactly right. In terms of his talent,
00:26
he could certainly play at a higher level. The issue is, obviously, he's got to prove
00:31
that he can be fit for more than he has been over the last couple of seasons. I think only 14
00:36
appearances last season. Obviously, he had that terrible hamstring injury, came back on Boxing Day,
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played for around a month but never looked quite fully fit, and then played for 10 minutes under
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Kevin Phillips when he came back in March against Southend, and then was subsequently substituted
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off in a very brief abortive comeback. This season has been a slight improvement in terms of his
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fitness. Between August and December, he was mostly available for selection.
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Just Darren Selman, Lenny Lawrence didn't seem to put that much faith in him. He was often
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tasked with coming off the bench and trying to make an impact in 10, 15, 20 minutes. That's
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obviously really difficult. Such is his luck. He just seemed to be getting going, didn't he,
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when he was struck down by that injury after impressing so much on New Year's Day against
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Oldham, scored the winning goal, and really gave the Oldham back line a difficult time.
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But he looks to have hit the ground running from when he's since coming back, obviously,
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returned from the bench and then started for the first time against Boston. Although I think we
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both noticed there was a five-minute spell in the second half when he looked a little bit tender.
01:45
He was holding his groin and sort of glancing nervously over to the bench. We spoke to him at
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the press conference last week, and he said, look, I do have to learn to trust my body. That's
01:55
completely understandable, given that he's had so many injuries. Obviously, what he needs really
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is a run of six months to a year where he can just play football and not have to worry about
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his body breaking down. I think that might be massively significant in terms of his career
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development, because, of course, he is only 23 still, and he is hugely, hugely talented. He's
02:17
certainly got the talent to play in the Football League. You wonder whether his injury record
02:22
might put clubs off, but you also wonder whether his talent is such that teams might think he's
02:28
worth a punt. I do think he really enjoys playing for Hartlepool United. He's a popular member
02:35
of the dressing room. He's a great character. He's a really nice guy. And obviously,
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he's a real fan favourite as well. So certainly the hope is
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that he's going to spend at least another season at the Prestige Group stadium.
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