Couldn't agree more. Nothing typifies our situation right now more than Gabbiadini. A player who has been described as having a wand of a LEFT foot, who showed his potential straight after arrival but who can't get more than 10 minutes off the bench to hold up long balls while we try and hang onto a 1-0 lead. I'd be building our attack around him at the moment.
I'll be ****ing annoyed if we sell Gabbi, and then bring in someone else who Pellegrino also doesn't know how to fit into the team leaving us in the same predicament we're in now...
I've been one of Les Reed's biggest cheerleaders over the past few years and tbh he has deserved much of the praise that has come his way, but since Gareth Rogers left, his decisions and (in)actions have become more and more dubious and it is getting to the point where it feels like the Rupert Lowe years have returned with strange appointments and hiring novice Managers clearly out of their depth. He still has a chance to turn things around, but it has to happen within the next two weeks with either a new Manager or at least 3 new players or he will have to face most of the fallout of relegation personally, not Pellegrino (who is just sadly not up to it) or even Ralph Kruegar (who is a puppet).
If we're not happy with MP2 why would we expect the players on the sidelines to be? No doubt Shane Long thinks MP2 is the best manager since Sir AF. Gabbiadini probably has a different opinion. Can't say i blame him for being unmotivated.
Agreed. The biggest crime though, will be if we sack him after the window closes giving whoever we've plucked from obscurity as a replacement no resources to try and turn it around.
Yeah do the window to his request and then **** him off after the window shuts. I can actually see that happening.
He's human. To be honest, I'd give any player that leniency under MP2 because I still don't know what we are supposed to be doing under him. How are we supposed to know if any of this is the players or the manager or just the management of the players. With Gabbiadini I'd wager its the latter. He, at some point has voiced his opinion of the way they are being asked to play and been metaphorically sent to Coventry.
Buy a player with notable quality. Have player get jerked around by coach. Have coach go months without a win. Solution: back coach to the hilt, buy his preferred striker, and ship out player...?
Did you just suggest that it's possible for Gabbi to play with a striker for more than 5 minutes at a time? Madness.
It is a new tactical future football thing - I’m Going to call it “play another striker stupid” or Pass for short. They’ll understand.
Or "in a lineup that insists upon inside forwards/inverted wingers/whatever you want to call them, use the guy who has played most of his career in that role". Yours is definitely more concise.
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