08-25-2021, 09:47 PM
(08-25-2021, 09:32 PM)slifersd Wrote: Players think that way because it is true lol. You can sit here, pump your chest and act like we don't need anybody to win. But the reality is, Kessie played practically every damned match last season and we had absolutely nobody who could displace him in the lineup and deliver the same quality in the midfield. I am not saying Kessie is irreplaceable in the grand scheme of world soccer, but to us, he basically was. Ibra was also important, and you could argue we would've won Serie A last year if Ibra didn't miss so much time. Bottomline is, good players win you games, and the idea that we should just bench them due to contract dispute and our performance won't suffer on the field is not realistic.
We, as a team, cannot afford to lose out on CL. We worked like hell to get back into it last year and missing out on it again would lead to financial disasters at the club. I get why fans are upset with all these players who left or might leave due to contract running out, but we have to also keep a cooler head and figure out what is the best course of action for us as a team.
You are not wrong and I also said the same thing in my earlier post that we are now a small team and need to rely on them which gives them the power to extort the club.
I said that I don't mind sending them to bench, and I know that quite likely our performance will suffer, and financially too, so I didn't say that it would be a rational choice, but football isn't all about money and winning. That's why I love Gattuso and hate Pirlo.
