He's a backups's backup.
But replacing him with better? Would "better" sit on the bench three quarters of the season? Doubtful.
But replacing him with better? Would "better" sit on the bench three quarters of the season? Doubtful.
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He's a backups's backup.
But replacing him with better? Would "better" sit on the bench three quarters of the season? Doubtful.
I think there is a misconception of Mason's role in the team here. Some people seem to think he's supposed to be the 12th man in our squad, the first one to replace someone in case of injuries or suspension. In that scenario he is the one who needs to put pressure on the midfielders amongst the first-11 and arguably he's indeed not good enough for that. Is that necessarily his role though? When Alli got suspended it was Son who got into the team, not Mason. It took an additional suspension for another midfielder in Dembele to get him into the starting line-up. And that's taking into consideration that Bentaleb is still injured, someone I personally rate higher than Ryan, and I think Poch did as well last year before all the drama that's happened since (he now seems to have some issues with Poch on a personal level, I hope those can get solved, he's a quality player).
As has been pointed out before, as a squad player Mason is fine, you need those kind of guys. If people have issues with Mason, then I can only imagine what they would think of someone like Carroll? A player that is even further down in the pecking order, and unlike Winks and Onomah doesn't have the excuse of age on his side anymore.
Poch never fancied Stambouli to begin with. The same probably applies to Fazio and he showed us why. Poch has issues with Bentaleb on a personal level, that's not comparable. Chadli... I don't see him leaving, or Poch wanting him to go tbh. Same as Mason, good option to have around. Indeed, ideally not really regular starter material for important matches, but you need those kind of players also. There are only 11 starting places to hand out.
He gets abuse because he ain't good enough and fans feel entitled to vent their anger. We are one of the wealthiest clubs in the world ffs. We should not be forced to rely on seriously average players like Ryan Mason. He epitomizes Levy's unwillingness to invest in the team.Been asked to delay the operation he needs by Poch all season, playing games while heavily medicated for the club he loves and getting nothing but abused by people who live thousands of miles away on the internet.
He gets abuse because he ain't good enough and fans feel entitled to vent their anger. We are one of the wealthiest clubs in the world ffs. We should not be forced to rely on seriously average players like Ryan Mason. He epitomizes Levy's unwillingness to invest in the team.
No, I'll watch the team I've loved and supported all my life. And I'll continue to expect to see players of a higher calibre than Ryan Mason playing for that team. If your happy to accept mediocrity that's up to you. But I think Spurs fans deserve something better.Go watch some Galactico team then..
I don't get the "happy to sit on the bench" argument. I don't want any player who's happy to sit on the bench, apart from the reserve keeper perhaps. Poch's first team is obvious to everyone - we need players to make that choice more difficult. We all know our bench is very weak. There's not a single player on it who makes us feel 'right, now we're going to sort this out'.