Gus targets Premiership signing before loan window closes

[Acker79]

Lua Lua still puzzles me, if he had impressed this season during his loan spell and good and dandy but he hasn't had the opportunity so he must be low down the pecking order and yet we sign him on contract.

I don't think you're alone with that. Some people have hypothesised it may have been about driving down the asking price, some think it may have been related to the insurance issue surrounding the problems signing him in august (it has been a week over a year since the injury that put him out of action and could have been an insurance deadline). He got injured early in the season, and while he was out Noone has established himself, but that doesn't explain why he has only been given 50 minutes in the last 9 games.

Perhaps him leaving us more vulnerable at the back has led to gus being reluctant to use him while we're struggling to win.

 

[kevtherev]

Gus has gone on record & stated he doesnt believe that confidence has anything to do with Player performance.

Maybe this is where the trouble lies ?

Seems to be talking quite a lot of crap just lately doesn't he....Confidence breeds confidence, simples.....To say confidence does not effect performance is a ridiculous statement, if that's what he said?

 

[Bring back Bryan wade!!]

Got a feeling it's Josh McEachran from Chelsea..

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Seems to be talking quite a lot of crap just lately doesn't he....Confidence breeds confidence, simples.....To say confidence does not effect performance is a ridiculous statement, if that's what he said?

I understood it that Gus was saying that some players use 'confidence' as an excuse which he doesn't accept.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Are you sure Gus didn't mean Premiership singing?!?!

"S-u-san Boyle runs down the wing for me...da...da...da...da...da"

Could do a job

 

[kevtherev]

I understood it that Gus was saying that some players use 'confidence' as an excuse which he doesn't accept.

Anyone else staring to get the impression that man management is not his strong suit?...Giving players that extra 10% that maybe they don't posses is what sets the good and the great apart.

 

[Uncle C]

Anyone else staring to get the impression that man management is not his strong suit?...Giving players that extra 10% that maybe they don't posses is what sets the good and the great apart.

It must be quite difficult talking out your arse all the time.

 

[Jim in the West]

Anyone else staring to get the impression that man management is not his strong suit?...Giving players that extra 10% that maybe they don't posses is what sets the good and the great apart.

You mean turning average players like El Abd into the player of the season, turning Bridcutt from a Chelsea reserve cast-off into one of the best midfielders in the division, turning a Plymouth reject into a 20-goal a season player, bringing Dunk from nowhere to the verge of the England U21 team, turning a Spanish second divn cast-off into one of the best right backs around at our level, turning Glenn Murray from a lazy sod into the best centre forward in League 1 last year....(I could go on)

 

[LamieRobertson]

It must be quite difficult talking out your arse all the time.

The poster seems to excel in this activity lol

 

[kevtherev]

Let's see what unfolds over the next month or so shall we. I want Poyet to turn it around as much as anyone but i'm not liking what i'm hearing and i'm hearing quite a bit.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

You mean turning average players like El Abd into the player of the season, turning Bridcutt from a Chelsea reserve cast-off into one of the best midfielders in the division, turning a Plymouth reject into a 20-goal a season player, bringing Dunk from nowhere to the verge of the England U21 team, turning a Spanish second divn cast-off into one of the best right backs around at our level, turning Glenn Murray from a lazy sod into the best centre forward in League 1 last year....(I could go on)

This with bells on.

 

[kevtherev]

The poster seems to excel in this activity lol

At least i'm not blinked like so many on here that thinks Poyet is something akin to King Midas...Last season is confined to the history books and what a great season it was. If i'm the only one that think's(well know's) something is very wrong atm then so be it.

 

[LamieRobertson]

O I don't think your the only one..and certainly Mr Poyet is not perfect ....but some of your comments regarding him seem to be questionable as the above replies have indicated

 

[crasher]

Got a feeling it's Josh McEachran from Chelsea..

I doubt that. I saw a newspaper story at the weekend saying Chelsea were refusing to loan him to Swansea so I can't see they'd let him come here.

 

[kevtherev]

O I don't think your the only one..and certainly Mr Poyet is not perfect ....but some of your comments regarding him seem to be questionable as the above replies have indicated

Point taken and I mean no disrespect to anyone. But I doubt many people on here (i'm sure some do) have the slightest idea what goes on day in day out at and around the club. Not saying I know very much come to that, but I do pick up the odd snippet from a very old friend, who is also a massive fan and it's not great.

 

[BensGrandad]

Let's see what unfolds over the next month or so shall we. I want Poyet to turn it around as much as anyone but i'm not liking what i'm hearing and i'm hearing quite a bit.

You keep hinting at problems that you have heard so what are these problems please enlighten us.

 

[Blues Rock DJ]

I have a theory..................we are negotiating with a Prem club some sort of pre agreement sale for Dunk and in return said club is going to loan us someone. The stumbling block is how much of the players' wages we are prepared to pay ......'ow's about that !!!

 

[Triggaaar]

Let's see what unfolds over the next month or so shall we. I want Poyet to turn it around as much as anyone but i'm not liking what i'm hearing and i'm hearing quite a bit.

Ah, the voices.

 

[Jim in the West]

Point taken and I mean no disrespect to anyone. But I doubt many people on here (i'm sure some do) have the slightest idea what goes on day in day out at and around the club. Not saying I know very much come to that, but I do pick up the odd snippet from a very old friend, who is also a massive fan and it's not great.

I haven't the faintest what goes on, but I can imagine all is not great at the moment, as we've only won once in about 11 games, and Gus is getting hacked off because the team aren't playing the way he wants them to. If things were all sweetness and light, to be honest I'd be worried. There are a few egos involved (obviously Poyet is one of them, and I can imagine Tanno is another), so no doubt things get heated. Some people won't see eye to eye with Poyet, that's for sure, and one or two may have a moan. Hardly surprising in the circumstances. It could, of course, be much worse than that, but hopefully just part of the natural tension you have when there are strong personalities involved.

 

[HastingsSeagull]

You mean turning average players like El Abd into the player of the season, turning Bridcutt from a Chelsea reserve cast-off into one of the best midfielders in the division, turning a Plymouth reject into a 20-goal a season player, bringing Dunk from nowhere to the verge of the England U21 team, turning a Spanish second divn cast-off into one of the best right backs around at our level, turning Glenn Murray from a lazy sod into the best centre forward in League 1 last year....(I could go on)

THIS, This and this! Excellent post