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There is nothing about that interview - even taking into account the presumed editing-for-mischief - that suggests a player who is motivated to move elsewhere. He wants the club to move on. With him in it.
"I like to think everyone has moved on, I am here and I am looking forward to coming back to pre-season and hopefully me and Ben [Davies] can start fresh and fight for the No 1 position.”
Problem: Poch doesn't tend to move on from such naked betrayals.
Difference is, beforehand Rose was like Poch’s son. They were VERY close. Rose didnt create a stink mid season and sell himself through the media like Walker and he didnt back off his word after Poch went to bat for him like Toby."I like to think everyone has moved on, I am here and I am looking forward to coming back to pre-season and hopefully me and Ben [Davies] can start fresh and fight for the No 1 position.”
Problem: Poch doesn't tend to move on from such naked betrayals.
Rose lacks Poch's diplomacy but if you look at what Poch has said recently they are actually on the same page. Poch wants to get top class, world class players in, the same as Rose did last season and does now. It's just that Poch is smart enough to speak in code rather than saying it blatantly."I like to think everyone has moved on, I am here and I am looking forward to coming back to pre-season and hopefully me and Ben [Davies] can start fresh and fight for the No 1 position.”
Problem: Poch doesn't tend to move on from such naked betrayals.
There is nothing about that interview - even taking into account the presumed editing-for-mischief - that suggests a player who is motivated to move elsewhere. He wants the club to move on. With him in it.
Good news
He's a good player
If that's true, it won't help Poch's case with the board. 25 million down the drain when he could have used KWP. In Aurier's defence, this was his first season in the PL and he had no preseason. The likes of Sissoko have no excuse and he's still getting game time.I reckon Aurier's gone. KWP knows that, so has a lovely new contract and Rose's options have reduced, so he's decided to eat some humble pie, knowing we could just offload him due to his poor attitude. Poch managed this situation really well it has to he said. Tripps and KWP on the right and Davies and Rose on the left is good enough for me. Means we can concentrate on other areas.