Mansfield Town boss expecting CJ Hamilton to be back to his best against Notts County
Hamilton struggled to get through the 1-1 draw at Lincoln two Saturdays back and will have been grateful for the 10 days without a match.
Hamilton was a half-time substitute in the midweek defeat by Bury and proved to be Stags’ best player in the second half.
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Hide Ad“It has settled,” said Flitcroft. “We had to get him to an emergency dentist and he was put on anti-biotics.
“The worry wasn’t the abscess but more about his hydration and what he was taking on food-wise.
“There is nothing on the kid so when he has any sort of weight loss you worry about his energy levels.
“We got him 45 minutes on Tuesday and I thought he was outstanding. If he had played 90 it could have depleted him – that’s the advice we got.
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Hide Ad“We are looking forward to him being out there on Saturday with that energy.
“Again Lincoln he was 50 per cent down. You can say, as a manager, why did you play him? But you might just get that one moment of magic that CJ can deliver.”