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I get the impression that Danny’s one of them guys that moans about things, and his teammates just agree to shut him up. Danny then takes that as them agreeing we what he thinks.
Well, in fairness, we don't know if the bit about everyone in the dressing room agreeing with him is true.Everything Danny said in the documentary was correct, he expressed himself perfectly appropriately and without undue arrogance, and while Mourinho was consistently not playing him it wasnt like our results were great or even good.
Anyway, he's going and I've resolved myself to it but its a shame. I don't think we'll have a stronger rotation than Davies-Rose at lb this season, despite already having him under contract as is.
Well, in fairness, we don't know if the bit about everyone in the dressing room agreeing with him is true.
Everything Danny said in the documentary was correct, he expressed himself perfectly appropriately and without undue arrogance, and while Mourinho was consistently not playing him it wasnt like our results were great or even good.
So he isn't convinced of the move then? Great.
The confrontation Danny had with Jose on the amazon show happens every single day at clubs across the country. Has nobody ever had an issue at work and it’s got bit heated with there boss ffs? Was he wrong in asking why the manager chose to play a right footed CB at LB instead of him? Nope.. for me I’ve always loved how somewhat normal he is for a footballer. He shares the opinions we moan about on this forum and gets ripped ??
Plus there are a few basics on the pitch that he's never been able to do. It could have been down to editing but he did not come across at all well in the documentary and didn't do himself any favours in terms of his future career with another club. Given his mental problems etc. perhaps he should have asked not to be filmed.So much I disagree with in this thread.
Rose was definitely entitled to speak his mind, but not entitled to make threats, slag off teammates, or lose his temper in a meeting he’d shanghaid Mourinho into. His tone was confrontational and his lack of willingness to take criticism/ reasoning on board was poor. He may disagree with the reasoning but ultimately Mourinho picks the team, so it’s for Rose to find out how he can get him on side, then do so. As for the ‘I’m going to go over your head’ attitude, in what world does he think an ageing left back who’s had 1.5 very good seasons across 15/16-16/17 and has publicly mouthed off constantly for the past three years is going to hold more sway than the Jose Mourinho?
Then there’s the great servant, deserves better type stuff. Looking past his often embarrassing, occasionally toxic behaviour, outside of the 18 month stretch mentioned above (culminating in an injury after which he’s never been the same), he’s not done that much as all for us. He properly broke through in 13/14 under AVB/ Sherwood, so in the 7 seasons including that one where he’s been a first team regular, he’s managed an entire 140 league matches. That’s 20 games a season on average as a first team member, and he’s never managed 30 in one season, and it’s not just bad luck with injuries.
In 13/14 he was poor, constantly losing possession up field and very casual in his attempts to get back.
In 14/15 under Pochettino it looked like being more of the same but he began improving and seemed worth his place by the end of the season.
Then 15/16 and the first half of the following season he was great, no bones about it, absolutely great. Sadly, he got injured, and then that summer gave the infamous interview, since which he’s been back to his previous incarnation: lots of passion and aggression for the camera but nowhere near where he should be in key situations, damaging both our press and our shape. Even his ‘resurgence’ in 18/19 was really just a return to being ok after expectations had plummeted.
To my mind, a guy who’s played nowhere near enough, had a short peak surrounded by a lot of meh, has been unprofessional more than once and has failed to ever be accountable for his shortcoming is not a great servant, he’s a guy who’s best was a flash in the pan and has lived off it for too long.
Given his mental problems etc. perhaps he should have asked not to be filmed.
Squad nos just announced ...No Danny
Reguilon and EdouardNo 3 and no 9 taken