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I really doubt Roman is in the way of the youngerster not playing, hes spent a fortune on developing for the future
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nonotnowjim
, Dec 27 2011 08:14 AM
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Posted 28 December 2011 - 10:10 PM
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Not saying he is but we change manager every other year, perhaps managers dont want to stake their job security on unproven youngsters. What else would explain carlo and avbs reluctance to play kids?
Edited by BumsteadCFC, 28 December 2011 - 10:13 PM.
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Posted 28 December 2011 - 10:36 PM
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I echo most if not all of the sentiments above.
Let's be honest the defending of the team took a nosedive when Clarkey bogged off to the Spammers and has never been that brilliant since, there have been some good runs and you can quote opta and say the goals conceded are up there with as few as the other top clubs - but when the goals are 'last minute' equalizers as we have seen a lot these last 2 1/2 seasons they are deal busters at winning titles.
No player out there seems to be able to tackle or break up plays in the middle of the park, Makele was genius at it, the club let go Parker & Diarra and now all we have is Romeu who albeit a promising talent is brand new to the league. Essien who knows if he will ever be 100 % again ?
What happened to Claudio's 2 top internationals for every position - the wage bill suggests that should be the case, but realistically it is no longer.
The mad part about it is that RA has spent so so much loot on the club, not as much as City admittedly, but up there close, and for that amount of investment the current squad/ team should be able to compete with City & United. But after going through managers like nobody's business, sacking coaches, buying marquee flop strikers etc. the team has suffered and is now playing second fiddle to Spurs FFS !
Let's be honest the defending of the team took a nosedive when Clarkey bogged off to the Spammers and has never been that brilliant since, there have been some good runs and you can quote opta and say the goals conceded are up there with as few as the other top clubs - but when the goals are 'last minute' equalizers as we have seen a lot these last 2 1/2 seasons they are deal busters at winning titles.
No player out there seems to be able to tackle or break up plays in the middle of the park, Makele was genius at it, the club let go Parker & Diarra and now all we have is Romeu who albeit a promising talent is brand new to the league. Essien who knows if he will ever be 100 % again ?
What happened to Claudio's 2 top internationals for every position - the wage bill suggests that should be the case, but realistically it is no longer.
The mad part about it is that RA has spent so so much loot on the club, not as much as City admittedly, but up there close, and for that amount of investment the current squad/ team should be able to compete with City & United. But after going through managers like nobody's business, sacking coaches, buying marquee flop strikers etc. the team has suffered and is now playing second fiddle to Spurs FFS !
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Posted 29 December 2011 - 06:17 PM
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General, on 28 December 2011 - 10:36 PM, said:
I echo most if not all of the sentiments above.
Let's be honest the defending of the team took a nosedive when Clarkey bogged off to the Spammers and has never been that brilliant since, there have been some good runs and you can quote opta and say the goals conceded are up there with as few as the other top clubs - but when the goals are 'last minute' equalizers as we have seen a lot these last 2 1/2 seasons they are deal busters at winning titles.
No player out there seems to be able to tackle or break up plays in the middle of the park, Makele was genius at it, the club let go Parker & Diarra and now all we have is Romeu who albeit a promising talent is brand new to the league. Essien who knows if he will ever be 100 % again ?
What happened to Claudio's 2 top internationals for every position - the wage bill suggests that should be the case, but realistically it is no longer.
The mad part about it is that RA has spent so so much loot on the club, not as much as City admittedly, but up there close, and for that amount of investment the current squad/ team should be able to compete with City & United. But after going through managers like nobody's business, sacking coaches, buying marquee flop strikers etc. the team has suffered and is now playing second fiddle to Spurs FFS !
Let's be honest the defending of the team took a nosedive when Clarkey bogged off to the Spammers and has never been that brilliant since, there have been some good runs and you can quote opta and say the goals conceded are up there with as few as the other top clubs - but when the goals are 'last minute' equalizers as we have seen a lot these last 2 1/2 seasons they are deal busters at winning titles.
No player out there seems to be able to tackle or break up plays in the middle of the park, Makele was genius at it, the club let go Parker & Diarra and now all we have is Romeu who albeit a promising talent is brand new to the league. Essien who knows if he will ever be 100 % again ?
What happened to Claudio's 2 top internationals for every position - the wage bill suggests that should be the case, but realistically it is no longer.
The mad part about it is that RA has spent so so much loot on the club, not as much as City admittedly, but up there close, and for that amount of investment the current squad/ team should be able to compete with City & United. But after going through managers like nobody's business, sacking coaches, buying marquee flop strikers etc. the team has suffered and is now playing second fiddle to Spurs FFS !
Cant fault this view. Bang on.
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Posted 02 January 2012 - 10:07 PM
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When you comparse our current side with the Jose league winning side, it's quite depressing how bad we've become. I know we couldn't stay at that level forever, but we had it all then, we really did.
A world class goalkeeper, pre-injuries.
A solid back 4 who kept record amounts of clean sheets.
A powerful, creative midfield who ran the games and banged in 20-30 goals as well
3 World class, fast, tricky wingers in Duff, Robben and Cole who could absolutely rip teams to shreds.
A top quality striker who contributed a lot of goals, plus great back up in the likes of Gudjohnsen.
Plus quality back up in every position.
A fantastic team togetherness and unity.
Now we have:
The same keeper, but after his injuries he is lacking confidence and has been making some mistakes.
A shocking defensive unit who can't stop shipping goals, especially late in games.
A light weight midfield, with no creativity, the focal point of which is getting on and not the influence he once was on matches.
No wingers at all, as both the players who play there (Mata and Sturridge) play more like inside forwards.
One striker who is getting old and his performances have been getting more lazy and selfish. And another who can't hit a cow's backside with a banjo.
Plus the team spirit seems to be quite poor. They are focused, they aren#'t motivated properly and they simply aren't good enough.
This "transition" really can't come soon enough. I doubt we'll ever have a side quite like that one again, but if we could get close we'd still be a force to be reckoned with.
A world class goalkeeper, pre-injuries.
A solid back 4 who kept record amounts of clean sheets.
A powerful, creative midfield who ran the games and banged in 20-30 goals as well
3 World class, fast, tricky wingers in Duff, Robben and Cole who could absolutely rip teams to shreds.
A top quality striker who contributed a lot of goals, plus great back up in the likes of Gudjohnsen.
Plus quality back up in every position.
A fantastic team togetherness and unity.
Now we have:
The same keeper, but after his injuries he is lacking confidence and has been making some mistakes.
A shocking defensive unit who can't stop shipping goals, especially late in games.
A light weight midfield, with no creativity, the focal point of which is getting on and not the influence he once was on matches.
No wingers at all, as both the players who play there (Mata and Sturridge) play more like inside forwards.
One striker who is getting old and his performances have been getting more lazy and selfish. And another who can't hit a cow's backside with a banjo.
Plus the team spirit seems to be quite poor. They are focused, they aren#'t motivated properly and they simply aren't good enough.
This "transition" really can't come soon enough. I doubt we'll ever have a side quite like that one again, but if we could get close we'd still be a force to be reckoned with.
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