Not sure how he could think this was gong to work out for him. He has more to lose than he has to gain.
Lost:
- Fans faith and loyalty (To the point where he blatantly called out the fans as being shit).
- Poch's trust. Poch can say what he likes to the press, he doesn't want to make a fuss, but he won't be happy.
- World cup year. It will take him months to win back his spot and he may not be selected at all.
- His starting position. Davies won't be easily dislodged at this point.
- Probably lost any chance of a new contract this year. New contracts = reward. Not likely when dealing with press.
- I can't see the squad being over the moon with him, especially when he's blatantly insulting some of them (Saying they don't train hard due to no competition and that he doesn't know who some of them even are).
Gained:
- Potential move away in the future for bigger wage?
- Potential trophies with other club?
I honestly don't understand how he could play his cards this wrong.