The players have to understand that as a professional footballer they have a job to do, and do it well inspite of the bickering behind the scene which they do not have any control over as they still get their weekly pay check. To blame the recent run of poor results on the backroom brawl is somewhat unacceptable and unprofessional, not that their pay check have been affected in any way. Instead, what is going on at the moment should spur the players to close ranks and play even better, if they do really mean to back the manager. But no, they chose to do otherwise.
In yesterday's game it is the same old story, we're still too one dimensional in our play, no creativity in our attack but to be fair and on a positive note i can see players moving forward faster with greater urgency when on the attack. As i've mentioned too many times before, the real improvement needed is in the 4th quarter and also our shooting. Our players were lost most of the time at the 4th quarter not knowing whom to pass the final ball to while players tend to shy away from receiving the final pass, that's the impression that i've. Benayoun has the last ball on numerous occasions but not knowing whom to pass to, if that's the case just dash ahead and try to beat the defence and create something out of it. No he delayed, hesitated dribbled and eventually losing possession.
I just wonder what is really needed to be done to improve Kuyt's game. He was given far too many chances to prove himself and he has failed time and again. His first touch is not what we expect of a forward not to mention his shooting. Something is horribly wrong with his game, we need to put him into a rehabilitation centre to improve his first touch, passing and also shooting. Otherwise, I'm afraid he has to go comes the end of the season. When I saw the teamsheet with Kuyt's name, I'm telling myself, there we go again struggling to score with the chances created. The greatest dissapointment being Rafa not starting Babel. He has proven on previous occassions that he teamed up well with Torres and by far the most effective attacking partnership. No he chose to partner Torres with Kuyt. If Rafa can't see the obvious flaws I think he will be getting more draws in future which will be back to haunt him while finishing 4th may even prove to be a difficult task for him.
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