BrainOfLevy
Michael Carrick
Think you're spot on. It's like Rose is now hooked on the media attention. Maybe he is he also using it as a subtle way of trying to exert authority over Poch: i.e. drop me and I'll make trouble? Or trying to use the media to turn it into a competition between the big boys for his signature?
Whatever's really here going on, Poch is always going to have the last word because he absolutely must.
I think he’s just a bit of an idiot- like you can tell he is ‘trying’ not to annoy Poch with some of the stuff he says around thinking Poch did a really nice thing putting him on against Madrid, emphasising he had no problem with Poch this week and saying that even if he played against Arsenal he couldn’t stop the ref making bad decisions. He’s trying to stay on the party line, but he’s just a bit thick. He’s clearly not used to the attention and doesn’t know how to handle it, so he just defaults to being honest, playing the ‘straight talking guy’ card and hopes that it is enough. But it is lazy. To not bother thinking about your responses and thinking through how they can be interpreted, and how unwanted attention will affect his coach and the rest of the team, it’s just lazy.
I’ll be glad when he goes to be honest. And it’s going to be really embarrassing for him if United don’t come in, and he realises we are by far the best option he has. If that happens, it’s going to be a great example of why players should consider loyalty a little bit more. Because there aren’t too many clubs better than us to go and play for. And it’s going to require one of them needing a first team left back. If he makes his position here untenable he may find himself getting an exit to a club worse off than us if United don’t want him. He’s playing a risky game, because I think Poch will be glad to get him out. Poch gives first team exposire to players that deserve it - and Rose probably could have gotten another big contract here had he been here when we got into the new stadium and he showed some loyalty. Now for him it feels a bit United or bust if he wants to go back up north. Would be utterly hilarious if they don’t want him. And even if they do, they can deal with his idiocy.