Walrus
Oppressed White Male
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This is not a "Keep LVG" thread - I think he has played his part and needs to be replaced.
But can it all be attributed to LVG? We saw under Moyes when the players effectively downed tools, and in my opinion its not far from that sort of situation again now.
Pundits all say that the players look bored, or scared, or like they do not have any license to be creative, or any number of things. Again - clearly some of this comes from the manager, the rigidity, the instructions to the players etc... but I have to question whether some of the players out there are really even putting in 100% and trying to win the game - several seem happy to just go through the motions, recycle possession and pass off responsibility to someone else. None seem willing to try to take the game by the scruff of its neck and make a difference - Martial and Memphis perhaps being the two exceptions.
But can it all be attributed to LVG? We saw under Moyes when the players effectively downed tools, and in my opinion its not far from that sort of situation again now.
Pundits all say that the players look bored, or scared, or like they do not have any license to be creative, or any number of things. Again - clearly some of this comes from the manager, the rigidity, the instructions to the players etc... but I have to question whether some of the players out there are really even putting in 100% and trying to win the game - several seem happy to just go through the motions, recycle possession and pass off responsibility to someone else. None seem willing to try to take the game by the scruff of its neck and make a difference - Martial and Memphis perhaps being the two exceptions.