Listen, 80s, - I'm not anti-Leroy, not trying to portray him in an exaggeratedly negative manner, not at all. I think he is one heck of a player and that he could very well turn into one of the world's best ten players. But in order for that to happen, he needs to have desire and determination, and those are two aspects that I have not seen from him in the extent I see as necessary. Raheem, in my opinion, always did. I put value in how a player reacts when a team mate of his does something good (or bad), how he celebrates with his peers, or not, and inn that department I feel I'm right to say Leroy doesn't quite seem to be a part of that same magical comradery, as we see in most other players.
Pep played Raheem when he was undergoing contractual discussions, because he had the right mindset and determination on the the training pitch and on match days. Apparently Pep doesn't get the same from Leroy, and has stated he needs to work harder.