Leadership, big voices, examples of professionalism, collective desire . It's not there.
I have thought about this because you have to look back and then see what's happening now.
What it isn't is a lack of quality. Posters can talk all day long if they wish about which players we should have, who should be dropped etc but we have quality. Pure and simple.
But we have lost our collective desire. If players slag off the club, seek a transfer or are refusing to sign new contracts they are not together. They just can't be.
Then professionalism. Where is our Milner, our Henderson or Wijnauldum? All of them look fit, ready when called upon and players younger players can look up to. Our best example of this was actually Llorente. Think about it. That's why City are being found out now. One word. Kompany.
Who are our voices now? Have we actually had anyone in the 5 years Pochettino has been here? We are too quiet. Who talks, cajoles and demands? No one.
So I feel it's the things that were once never in question from manager to unused sub that are now open to debate.
For Pochettino it really is an unlikely way back because to get it back may no longer be in his gift. It may need a sticking plaster for us for now and then a longer term solution.
I have thought about this because you have to look back and then see what's happening now.
What it isn't is a lack of quality. Posters can talk all day long if they wish about which players we should have, who should be dropped etc but we have quality. Pure and simple.
But we have lost our collective desire. If players slag off the club, seek a transfer or are refusing to sign new contracts they are not together. They just can't be.
Then professionalism. Where is our Milner, our Henderson or Wijnauldum? All of them look fit, ready when called upon and players younger players can look up to. Our best example of this was actually Llorente. Think about it. That's why City are being found out now. One word. Kompany.
Who are our voices now? Have we actually had anyone in the 5 years Pochettino has been here? We are too quiet. Who talks, cajoles and demands? No one.
So I feel it's the things that were once never in question from manager to unused sub that are now open to debate.
For Pochettino it really is an unlikely way back because to get it back may no longer be in his gift. It may need a sticking plaster for us for now and then a longer term solution.
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