your hatred toward Kovacic is shocking to me. when Kovacic as injured in Nov-December the team lost badly in every game bar Forest. It was visually obvious that Kova was crucial in the team. I'm fine with claims that the team should get better or younger players and Kova etc can be sold. but constantly claiming Kova is the worst player of the team is just an embarrassment to yourself.He's been our worst player this season (alright it's probably Kovacic then him) and that's mainly because he has no excuses.
Gundo, Bernardo, Kev, they're all getting on, legs have gone, it's understandable.
But Phil is 20-fucking-4, he should be running the team, running the league with his natural ability but this season has been embarrassing.
If he has an underlying injury and something difficult going on in his personal life I can forgive it somewhat but without that knowledge, he's been an embarrassment.
He was our best at running and pressing before.
Either he's been run into the ground or is lacking motivation.
Never thought I'd say this but Jude looks a better player at the moment than him.. *shocked to say that*
He's crap mate, plays centre midfield and can't pass a ball.your hatred toward Kovacic is shocking to me. when Kovacic as injured in Nov-December the team lost badly in every game bar Forest. It was visually obvious that Kova was crucial in the team. I'm fine with claims that the team should get better or younger players and Kova etc can be sold. but constantly claiming Kova is the worst player of the team is just an embarrassment to yourself.
I hope all the nonsense comparisons to Saka and Palmer are what finally light a fire under his ass. If the team’s failings this season aren’t enough, then a hit to his pride should do it.My main concern is it’s his motivation, 24 and already won everything there is to win at club level. Sounds horrible but I do hope he’s either carrying an injury/illness or he has got personal problems because once you lose that motivation it’s so hard to get back. Even the great Ronaldinho might as well have retired at 27 and if it can happen to someone as good as him it can happen to anyone.
Maybe it does need us to sign Wirtz or someone of that calibre to give him the jolt he needs.
your hatred toward Kovacic is shocking to me. when Kovacic as injured in Nov-December the team lost badly in every game bar Forest. It was visually obvious that Kova was crucial in the team. I'm fine with claims that the team should get better or younger players and Kova etc can be sold. but constantly claiming Kova is the worst player of the team is just an embarrassment to yourself.
He won’t have any records unless he starts to put a shift inIf Phil was to retire from football tonight, he’d retire with a career that 95% of English footballers to ever play the game could ever dream of.
He’s also at a similar age to when KDB, Aguero, Silva, Yaya all started their City careers.
He’s also my favourite player and I am gutted whenever he’s not in the starting 11.
However, regardless of any off field personal or on field motivation issues, I am starting to believe that Phil will never be the main main for us. The superstar player we look to when things are not going well that inspires everyone else.
He’s a very very good player who thrives in a very very good team, he is almost guaranteed 15 goals and 10 assists a season and that’s more than ok.
He just doesn’t have the aura of a main man like KDB or Aguero and Silva were for us and he’s nearly 25, he still looks at times like a young kid. I think he still gets treated like a kid by his peers as well.
If he stays for the next 10 years he will most likely hold the all time club record appearance record, the clubs most decorated player, most capped player and probably be comfortably number two in the goalscoring charts behind Haaland.
I just hope he has some memorable moments where he was the main man to look back on as well instead of memories of being a very good player in a very good team which is still an amazing accolade.
I feel like Noel Gallagher when he’s interviewed at The Brits “am I happy? No I want more!!”
He shows glimpses of what he can do and you think he’s back then he plays like tonight and you wonder how someone so good can be so shit and worse, completely half arsed.The drop off from last season is mental.
Diabolical for their third and there was one bit where he had a shot from about 40 yards out FFS.
Couldn’t agree more.He's been our worst player this season (alright it's probably Kovacic then him) and that's mainly because he has no excuses.
Gundo, Bernardo, Kev, they're all getting on, legs have gone, it's understandable.
But Phil is 20-fucking-4, he should be running the team, running the league with his natural ability but this season has been embarrassing.
If he has an underlying injury and something difficult going on in his personal life I can forgive it somewhat but without that knowledge, he's been so poor.
He shows glimpses of what he can do and you think he’s back then he plays like tonight and you wonder how someone so good can be so shit and worse, completely half arsed.
Dunno you know, maybe getting 300 grand a week would help.In his mind he's fishing, his heart isn't fully in it IMHO. How hard is it to keep focused if you win what he has won so early in his career?
Either way he needs a bit of an effort put in.
Dunno you know, maybe getting 300 grand a week would help.