This article absolutely nails it for me.
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This article absolutely nails it for me.
Good stuff, SirAlex brandished his machete against the treacherous, Poch is death by a thousand cuts, he’s giving Rose enough rope to show himself up. Very subtle and extremely clever
Just about to post this, glad it's already up here. Hits the nail on the head.
Wouldn’t touch Shaw with a barge pole. He seems uninterested in his career looking like that. No time for Mourinho, but wasn’t there some issue with him at Southampton before his move?saw Luke Shaw in the game at the weekend, he's carrying some timber... looked like a pub team player running out.
Anyway, I would be interested to see how the transfer value has shifted. Rose will undoubtedly be worth less than a year ago but by how much? In comparison Davies stock must have risen massively. This shift is due to the way things have been handled – Davies clearly got the bit between his teeth and the coaching staff have helped him improve no end.
So are we actually in a worse position?
Wouldn’t touch Shaw with a barge pole. He seems uninterested in his career looking like that. No time for Mourinho, but wasn’t there some issue with him at Southampton before his move?
Agree about Rose & Davies though. Rose has been overtaken in the pecking order & Davies has been outstanding.
Shaw just looked really unfit, not in the 'lacks match sharpness' but unfit... Like you say any player letting themselves decline that way is a worry.
Agreed I couldn't believe the state of Shaw's fitness when he came on against Palace. I heard Gary Neville talking about Shaw's off the field lifestyle and compared it to Wayne Rooney. He was saying Wayne was one of those players that needed to play every match to keep him fit because he wouldn't take care of himself off the pitch. Shaw appears the same but the problem is he is nowhere near the ability Rooney had in his prime.
Don’t think he was anonymous, he just looked way off the pace and a good 2 levels below what’s required. Once or twice he popped up in good attacking positions but I believe he was initially at fault for the first plus poor defensive positioning in general. Also think Aurier did better than Rose when he switched to the leftWas anonymous today. he needs to get his shite together or it's time to find a new LB
Was anonymous today. he needs to get his shite together or it's time to find a new LB
The exact reason he gave Kaboul club captaincy and Adebayor vice-captaincy when he first arrived...Good stuff, SirAlex brandished his machete against the treacherous, Poch is death by a thousand cuts, he’s giving Rose enough rope to show himself up. Very subtle and extremely clever
TBF Rose has never been particularly good at crossing. That is a modified truth. He crosses a lot but only a handful end up becoming goals.Looks a shadow of his former self right now. Rustiness is one thing, but we should have seen a few signs of improvement by now and so far not much...
Some of his crosses today were truly shocking.