It’s both! The players need to be signed with a plan for how they’ll be used and how the team fits together but on the other side the manager needs to be able to actually pull that off. It’s an alignment of what the club is trying to do that...
I just do not believe that a player struggling to not foul and pick up bookings and to win the ball playing in the areas he’s currently playing is going to be passable in an area that requires him to not be bad at all of that. He’s a tweener and...
My guess with Alcaraz is he struggles with general positioning out there which leads to him playing slower mentally and that’s kinda where his edge is in the middle. When he’s on it the ball moves quick. I think if he played a run of games and...
I think what he's saying in general is true, lots of players will believe that they're better in a particular position but it doesn't necessarily mean they are. I know Heitinga believed his best position was central midfield but I doubt anyone...
He was in the awful Southampton coached by the most charlatan ever seen coach benched ever . Why? Because he is a risky player for a loser team under a loser coach.
And this is what is happening here now.
It’s just wishful thinking so we don’t have to admit the signing was ill-conceived. Chelsea signed him because he was a solid championship attacker and used him primarily in that type of role when he played. We either bought him to do similar or...