brite blu sky wrote:Ted Hughes wrote:brite blu sky wrote:I recently came to the conclusion that Jo's problem more than anything is that he cannot impose himself on proceedings. That sounds more like a character trait than anything. Why i think this is because he can't even impose himself on his team mates either, they just overlook him as if he isn't there. Imo he needs to go and do something outside of football where he can learn to impose his will. At the moment it is like he is just programmed to come off worse in any given encounter before he even starts.
Effectively though, that means he doesn't physically try hard enough. He's a decent footballer (scored some real quality finishes) who is often casual & doesn't put everything into a challenge or getting on the end of a pass etc. Fans can see it, the media can see it & Bob can see it; he shouted at him after one of his 'flopping' episodes recently. Fans really hate that kind of attitude & unless he sorts it, they'll give him shit.
A good showing today would give him some breathing space but a bad one could mean the patience wears out.
It does translate as not trying hard enough yes.. but also as he kind of lacks the spirit or confidence to get into things his team mates also ignore him as they quite rightly dont have the confidence in him either. At Leicester he tried to complain to AJ that he should have left it when AJ studded it wide.. and that basically brought it home to me that he cannot stick up for himself in his own team. I also think he is a decent footballer but without that basic instinct he is lost.
Well he's right at the crossroads now; he won't get another chance next season unless he mans up.
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