Wheato
Full Member
Harry Maguire was a better player when we bought him, than he is now. We can add Bruno, AWB, Pogba and James to that ever growing list. I was watching footage of AWB for Palace against Man City. He was attacking down the wing in their half. He was in City's box, getting crosses in. Now he won't cross the half-way line without getting the jitters. Maguire at Leicester was a dominating presence. When he came for a ball he always won it. He scored goals for Leicester. Even got 5 assists. He is way off that sort of form now. The player that Bruno was from January to March. He hasn't been near that since lockdown. Same with James. He was stretching teams with his pace. Away at the Ethihad last season, they couldn't handle him. Now he's a passenger. Pogba has had about 5 good games in 3 seasons. He was world class for Juve. We could go back to Sanchez, Lukaku, Di Maria...there is fundamentally something rotten at our club where players lose their level of performance, then get it back again as soon as they leave!
Why are we signing good players and then not getting the best out of them? Why is their confidence so low when they play for us. Where is the motivation? Where is the spark that we need to kick-start this team again?
Why are we signing good players and then not getting the best out of them? Why is their confidence so low when they play for us. Where is the motivation? Where is the spark that we need to kick-start this team again?