Complex sentence: The trip to Brazil did take it's toll on City's squad, with a sickness bug within the camp meaning Tisdale had to name himself on the bench for the club's opening game of the season against Portsmouth.
Split into simpler sentences: The trip to Brazil did take it's toll on City's squad. A sickness bug within the camp meant Tisdale had to name himself on the bench for the club's opening game of the season against Portsmouth.