The reason I dug some old comments out is because I strongly believe that our manager knows best, which is not to suggest that he never gets anything wrong but, time and again this season, his faith in a variety of players who have been trashed by our supporters has been proved correct.In fairness I hold my hands up, I said the other week I'll never judge another player as harshly in their first 12-18months under Pep.
On the pitch I was struggling to see what he did but he was obviously doing something right along with training well because he's been brilliant this season.
He has improved though, ball retention is a lot better, defence behind him is a lot better and he's coming forward with the ball a lot more. That first year was obviously important in hindsight for developing him as a player.
And FYI - apart from criticism earlier this season, where he was garbage, I've mostly backed Rodri. He still has his limitations though, and we'd best be off replacing Dinho with a similarly athletic player when the time comes.
Imagine a team 10 pts. clear in the PL title race fielding a player who "was garbage", incomprehensible.Thanks for proving my point yet again with your clueless comments. Keep em coming.
If you look around 30 pages back, you’ll probably find a post from me saying WANK. Sorry Rodders, you’ve been class for this stretch of games. He still hasn’t completely won me over, I want to see this consistency continue, which I think it will.
That's ok mate. I didn't take it personally. I'm enjoying my football again and Pep has great faith in my abilities. I promise to always try my very best and one day win everyone over :)