I think it is to be honest... certainly at club level. I agree we didn't play in a way that suits his strengths, but there's no way we should change for him
Ah... the lack of service myth. The reason for the lack of service was because our moves kept breaking down - when the ball reached CMS. To be fair, it's not his game. I can understand why Colin wants him as he'll suit that style of play much better
Many strikers, but not ALL strikers. We need to find a striker that won't struggle. Personally I felt the Chelsea game showed what we could do when the front man had a decent touch. Vicente, Barnes and Buckley seemed to rotate in that role and they linked up so well. CMS hasn't been able to link...
The main reason we didn't create lots of chances for CMS last year was because 95% of the time the ball was played into his feet, it would ping off for a throw-in or to an opposing player. The replacement doesn't need to be a target man, as long as he can involve himself in passing football -...
You're not the first person to say this, and you won't be the last - but it simply baffles me. Gus has proven in the past he's ruthless when it comes to players. Look how he dumped/dropped Virgo, Kuipers, Forster, Murray, Navarro, Casper etc. He's not going to give a shit how people see his...