Classic case of "performance anxiety", the more you try not to fail, the worse it gets. No coincidence Raz earning the "if he has time to think, he'll miss "epithet.
He is not the only footballer with it, perhaps the only one permanently under the microscope of a vicious msm, and an increasingly impatient home crowd.
Imo, he has never stopped trying, never hidden on the pitch, or given less than his best; sadly, we as a team need more than that (which should be a given anyway) . One on one, a situation which he has faced many times, is a signal for fans despair almost always. By now it is obvious, with this manager and our fans, he never will be a striker, which we clearly need. His critics go over the top, as ever, neutrals like myself are just left perplexed, i feel sometimes he is being punished by continually being selected, daft i know but what else to explain it. His frequent loss of possession is now more serious as counter-attacking teams outnumber all others, they wait for such opportunities and he is a likely source, we have qualty players for wide roles, better mid-fielders, which seems to make him a sub at best, but fuck, what do i know?
