08-25-2021, 07:20 PM
(08-25-2021, 07:12 PM)ACM2021 Wrote: Personally I wouldn't mind a threat to them. Sign the damn renewal or spend the season on the bench.
Sad thing is that we are a "small" team that we rely much on them for getting top 4, so I understand how we treated Donnarumma and Calhanoglu last season (too nice), and won't be surprised (and won't complain) if the same will happen again to Kessie and Romagnoli. But for me, personality, I won't mind freezing them out of squad entirely. (as a threat and to follow through).
The problem with freezing them out of teams is that we really don't have anyone who can contribute at their levels in their roles. Fine, bench Kessie for the season, we probably end up losing top 4 because of it, and the financial losses there would be massive. In these situations, we need to better gauge the temperature in the room and understand where we stand with the players really. This also seems like a common problem in European soccer these days too. Even PSG is having issues with the Mbappe situation and they have bottomless pit of money.
