You know there is more to how much players are paid than just a direct correlation between skill and money right? It shouldn't be that way but be realistic.
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You know there is more to how much players are paid than just a direct correlation between skill and money right? It shouldn't be that way but be realistic.
Does he have the love in the dressing room? His recent public statement backing Sherwood and looking forward to playing with him next year may not have endeared him to those senior players who reportedly were not favoring Sherwood or who where on Sherwood's shit list..
At the end of the day, I respect him more for saying that than I do Sandro for telling the world Tim was fired, and Capoue for slagging off English clubs as having a problem with foreign players because he was dropped..
As for love in the dressing room..?
Seems fine to me..
Well I think those pictures tell more of a story of how Ade is among the squad, than the assumption that he has isolated himself by backing Tim Sherwood in the papers..
As I said, he was being professional. If I like someone at work as well as the boss, but my collegue cant stand the boss, should I not speak to my work mate??
Lets hope that has happened then, he just presents as very casual to me and for himself, however as they say every picture tells a thousand words. AVB must have isolated him good and proper.
He talks well doesn't he. I'd be right behind him if he played half as well. Problem is he doesn't.
He always talks about how he loves the game. How he's just pleased to be alive. That's great, it's a fantastic perspective and you'd like more players to think that way.
Doesn't mean squat though when he's on the pitch. And when he's on the pitch he blows hot and cold. Three, four games he's fantastic - followed by seven or eight where he's a lame duck. We aren't good enough to carry him in those games, he has to do it more consistently.
I don't really care who he is, who he used to play for, any of that. I dislike him as a player because he all too often doesn't play well and doesn't even look like he's trying. If he replicates his form from the first couple of months under Sherwood and produces that every week, I'll happily get right behind him and would want him on the team sheet every week. But it's been proper crap since then and we can't just put up with it because a player already in his 30s is potentially world class when he can be bothered.
He always talks about how he loves the game. How he's just pleased to be alive. That's great, it's a fantastic perspective and you'd like more players to think that way.
Doesn't mean squat though when he's on the pitch. And when he's on the pitch he blows hot and cold. Three, four games he's fantastic - followed by seven or eight where he's a lame duck. We aren't good enough to carry him in those games, he has to do it more consistently.
I don't really care who he is, who he used to play for, any of that. I dislike him as a player because he all too often doesn't play well and doesn't even look like he's trying. If he replicates his form from the first couple of months under Sherwood and produces that every week, I'll happily get right behind him and would want him on the team sheet every week. But it's been proper crap since then and we can't just put up with it because a player already in his 30s is potentially world class when he can be bothered.
Haha. You are reaching.
Ades goals kept us in Europe and gave us a chance of cl.
I thought the issue was more that Ade told AVB that his tactics were rubbish in front of the playing staff.
That's not professional in my eyes, by all means tell him in private if that's your view, but I dont think undermining the manager in front of the other players did him any favours.
He was right. Avb was a charlatan. His high line embarrassed and poisoned the atmosphere.
Why do you think ade said that? To make more money? Or because he cares about the direction of this club?
He may have been right, thats not in dispute. But like I said, it was the way he went about it that was unprofessional.
Absolute drivel.
Proffesional? A dressing room is like a chimpanzees tea party. I swear the British press has people buying into this facade of structure and power.
Over here in the states we have an ex member if the crazy gang in a nice suit talking about proffesionalism. They were nutcases in their playing days, their fans were throwing darts at linesman and they still toe the mainstream media line of bullshit because that is what a pundit is supposed to say.
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Was it? He raised it privately, he didn't listen, he raised it in front of team mates, he didn't listen...
Its not like he went mouthing off to the press/twitter
I think the players would have been well aware given Ade wasnt the only one thinking that.
Was it? He raised it privately, he didn't listen, he raised it in front of team mates, he didn't listen...
Its not like he went mouthing off to the press/twitter
Haha.
Not haters mate! Just don't think that he is worth 100,000+ quid a WEEK if you think he is worth more that Eriksen or Hugo come on.
You can say ades influence has helped eriksen link up. He brings something to the team. Adds value.
He is in his prime. Enjoy it.