The Grass not always greener

[micknick]

How many times do players look absolute world beaters at a club and then move on dont look anything like the players they were.

Fernando Torres is the obvious one when he left that lot but who else can you think of?

Suarez not quite living up to his fee at the moment.

Erik Lamela who was touted as being world class at Roma again is struggling at Spurs.

 

[Ashtonian]

Pienaar at spurs? Arteta at arsenal?

Is this the big signings thread or the tits who forced a move and their careers went tits up thread?

 

[micknick]

Pienaar at spurs? Arteta at arsenal?

Is this the big signings thread or the tits who forced a move and their careers went tits up thread?

Both really.

Jeffers was the next big thing and didnt really do anything at Arsenal.

 

[The Cowboy]

Veron at Utd? I didn't follow them with avid interest but I seem to recall the general consensus was that he was a complete flop.

 

[ijjysmith]

Jason Dozzell was turd at Tottenham.

 

[Ashtonian]

Jordan Rhodes at blackburn.

Moved for the bigger pay check and yet stuck in blackburn not going anywhere.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Our success is seldom isolated to just our talent but a consequence of the environment we're in. So for footballers it includes the players they're surrounded by, the tactics of the manager, the country they play in and all that.

I think sometimes we forget all that when judging players, managers and so on.

 

[NsnoJoe]

Jeffers was the one I was going to say

Rodwell too.

Christ remember how good Shevchenko was at AC Milan, then he went to Chelsea and was turd.

 

[ijjysmith]

Jordan Rhodes at blackburn.

Moved for the bigger pay check and yet stuck in blackburn not going anywhere.

Still slots for fun though, and Blackburn is a slight step up from Huddersfield.

 

[Ashtonian]

Still slots for fun though, and Blackburn is a slight step up from Huddersfield.

Aye but there were better clubs he could have gone to for his ambitions. Remember Jenkys have relegated and stuck blackburn into midtable in the championship , not exactly the right club for a player who was probably one of the best lower league talents in recent years.

 

[Allezfan]

Rebrov. Marlet.

 

[micknick]

Hernan Crespo when he went to Chelsea

 

[The Cowboy]

Postiga? Was he actually any good before he joined Spurs?

 

[The Cowboy]

Our success is seldom isolated to just our talent but a consequence of the environment we're in. So for footballers it includes the players they're surrounded by, the tactics of the manager, the country they play in and all that.

I think sometimes we forget all that when judging players, managers and so on.

True. Hence why Barkley needs to leave, there's a good player being held back by a poor manager and poor colleagues. He'll flourish at City or Chelsea.

<doesn't even bother donning flak jacket, NEA>

 

[roydo]

Rio to QPR lollol