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No, it's not the point at all, you have simply decided what the point is! I was talking about CMS and confidence. All aspects of a player's game are affected by their confidence (or lack of it) including his much (overly) derided on here, first touch. I am not going to repeat myself, my...

Yes he did. It doesn't alter the point though does it.

Sorry Acker, I should have been clearer. He was (eventually) left out of the side for the very player supposedly brought in to assist him. That has to damage confidence. You kindly provided me with the stat some time ago that is key to CMS anyway. Only 7 starts with Vicente pulling the...

His confidence would obviously have been lower than when he was scoring every week for Peterborough. Gus then stated that he would bring in a player to help CMS during the drought you refer to and he signed none other than Billy Paynter (who he didn't play as a partner anyway) and then Sam...

Yet Gus said we need a target man to combat teams playing like Cardiff did last season. Seems we could adapt if forced...

This pudding has been wildly overegged. Look at the goals video for CMS at Posh, there is no problem at all with his first touch there. Indeed, in some of the cases it is his first touch that creates the opportunity. I suspect it's more an issue with confidence and being left out of the team...

No, but the post you took exception to was in response to it!

He has said it publicly any number of times. Here is an example for you: Mackail-Smith on the march with Albion From The Argus)

Massive difference between saying that he "isn't the answer" and calling him an "aimless headless chicken" isn't there? He is a channel runner and penalty box player, it's not his fault that we signed him "to build a team round" and then failed to play to his strengths. Gus himself has held...

Yes, he looked awful when skinning GERARD PIQUE for Scotland against Spain.