I'm talking
about a player who can genuinely give us 5 - 6 years at the very top level (his prime) and be a class if not world class defender.
I think that in terms of his skills he is capable of beating just
about any player in the world on his day.
We need to remember the players who all contributed to the run to the final, it wasn't
just about the players who played, it's almost a whole squad here.
I don't worry much
about players like Bellerin leaving because its not a core area of the team.
This is
more about the player betting on himself and thinking he can make more if he balls out this year.
In the same vein, we can't speculate too
much about the players coming in as our budget will greatly depend on which division we are in.
If he does not think they are ready for the highest level, we should not even talk
about these players as viable options IMO.
I get a feeling that some players took the question as
asking about players who are expected to bring their game up to the level of these two.
I'm not only
concerned about players not being brought in, but also about the potential for our players leaving for their own good.
If word gets out that they're saying negative
things about their players — and trust me, a lot of them do — they have to be discreet about it.
I don't think it is wise to form an
opinion about a player based on a season or two worth of simple counting stats.
I'd encourage you to remind yourself that when you read
comments about players apparently wanting away from the club or demanding more money to stay.
Typically the ones with the most resonance are the underdog
stories about players who rise from nothing to the top.
Calling players «low level» sounds disrespectful to me, you wouldn't want that said
about players from your part of the community, would you?
So I would guess at 1 last day sale but we would
read about players going out on loan (and I would bet partial wages or payment upfront for the loan).
You can tell plenty
about a player when you hear from the people he comes from, those he used to live among.
If the league is serious
about player safety and cleaning up the league in general, these are the types of plays they should start cracking down on.
As we move into the last few games of the season, we begin to hear more and more rumours
about players leaving.
Its so funny how some fans read
rumours about players they do nt know only to rush down here to start making noise about them.