Thought it was really weird they didn't ask about injuries in the press conference.
Why is absolutely nobody, ever, asking about Baines? Has it been agreed by all parties that the question shouldn't be asked?
Everybody in football watches us and laughs because we have a player released by Southampton from right back playing left back for us - no questions on that, or potential incomings in that position?
No questions about Mori's fitness and potential return date? No questions about when we can expect Seamus back other than Sam acknowledging he is 'in training'?
All seems very very weird.
when you say everyone in football watches us and laughs at us...I have a sneaky feeling most people a) couldn't care less and b) have absolutely no idea who Martina is and that he isn't a natural left back. There is a c) which is they are only bothered about their own club. I popped onto Man Utd's forum and Chelsea's and couldn't find a single thread on Martina. Bit odd, who'd have thought. He needs replacing yes and now ideally, but maybe just maybe the Manager has seen something in Garbutt that says he really is as good as we all thought he was two years ago. Equally, they may have tried to find a number of players and can only end up with another Martinez, which is likely. Good left backs are almost the hardest player to find after all (maybe after a 20-goal striker?). Many on this forum seem so focused on kicking the Manager, the old managers, Steve Walsh, the Chairman, the owner, the Comms Dept, the players, the Echo, any ITKs, the Mayor, the architect, Schneids and obviously other fans, that we kinda forget that none of us know the facts. No club stands still and there are always issues behind the scene that lead to a situation. Do we really think that a manager that has been relatively successful over 1,000 games thinks, ahhh, we have a second class right back playing at left back - that'll do us. He sees what we see and more, because he knows about football in a way we all can only dream of. He's not everyone's cup of tea but only time will tell if he is going to be good for us. Just accusing these people is bizarre when we don't have a single fact let alone enough of them.
One fact is clear though, he has been pretty clear that Koeman screwed things up with the team and he is starting with an unbalanced squad, that's massive and lacking in some key areas. and for that I apologise to
@davek for giving him a hard time I think on that point.
