Armchair Expert
Vedran Corluka
i feel for siggy too. thrown to the lions in a pathetic midfield away to liverpool, now doesn't get a look in against teams where he could really stake his claim.
bentaleb in, undroppable, now doesn't play. sandro a forgotten/punched man etc.
baffling and seriously disheartening. rubbish for the club, players and fans. the only happy person in all this is tim sherwood. is chadli a better cm than holtby? has paulinho earned his 'spurs' more than sandro?
i don't think i ever felt like this through football before; just a complete sense of disillusionment, concern, apathy and genuine worries about the club moving forwards.
i've rarely felt sorry for players in the past, but i really feel sorry for some of our summer transfers. soldado has had to endure a terrible season and imo was completely mismanaged. shouldv'e been banging in the goals against the EL minnows to get his confidence up, but instead those games and goals went to a player not even at the club anymore. lewis holtby's move to us has been a blow to a career that was on an upward trajectory: instead of playing in the CL and fighting for 2nd in Germany, he is on loan at the PL's bottom club.
lamela is blatantly a hugely talented argentine international, who is now going to miss out on a world cup in brazil. he's been reduced to almost not being a player, just someone to took the **** out of in interviews. a WC in brazil must be a highlight in any argentine's career. i also feel sorry for siggy, who chose us over joining a liverpool team, managed by a man who could've got the best out of him and made him part of a team that is challenging for the PL. his career has stagnated at a vital intersection.
i'm really a bit embarrassed and ashamed of our club at the moment. when i look at the line up today and think what it should be, or could've been with a bit more care and proper management... i ... well ... i just honestly don't know what to say.
bentaleb in, undroppable, now doesn't play. sandro a forgotten/punched man etc.
baffling and seriously disheartening. rubbish for the club, players and fans. the only happy person in all this is tim sherwood. is chadli a better cm than holtby? has paulinho earned his 'spurs' more than sandro?
i don't think i ever felt like this through football before; just a complete sense of disillusionment, concern, apathy and genuine worries about the club moving forwards.
i've rarely felt sorry for players in the past, but i really feel sorry for some of our summer transfers. soldado has had to endure a terrible season and imo was completely mismanaged. shouldv'e been banging in the goals against the EL minnows to get his confidence up, but instead those games and goals went to a player not even at the club anymore. lewis holtby's move to us has been a blow to a career that was on an upward trajectory: instead of playing in the CL and fighting for 2nd in Germany, he is on loan at the PL's bottom club.
lamela is blatantly a hugely talented argentine international, who is now going to miss out on a world cup in brazil. he's been reduced to almost not being a player, just someone to took the **** out of in interviews. a WC in brazil must be a highlight in any argentine's career. i also feel sorry for siggy, who chose us over joining a liverpool team, managed by a man who could've got the best out of him and made him part of a team that is challenging for the PL. his career has stagnated at a vital intersection.
i'm really a bit embarrassed and ashamed of our club at the moment. when i look at the line up today and think what it should be, or could've been with a bit more care and proper management... i ... well ... i just honestly don't know what to say.