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milky71 said:ffs thread ruined
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CharlieCroker said:I'll put the thread back on track for you.
Neville cost us nothing. He has played in that position many times before, without a hitch. He made a simple, single error, that is all. The team lost 0-3. Neville cannot be blamed for the other two goals, or for the fact that we did not score at all.
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If Barkley had made that mistake, we would never have heard about him ever again! after being banished to the under 9's for 3 seasons he would be eventually released for turning into another Michael Johnson of Man City type character!
But your right, there was more than just one person to point the finger of blame at. starting with the manager.
sambo applecart said:
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CharlieCroker said:I can't understand why the manager has come in for so much abuse. It is not as if he can go out on the pitch himself. The whole team played badly, no doubt, but who could have expected Wigan to score three inside four minutes? It was a freak occurrence. The other factor that has been ignored is that Wigan were very good anyway- their performance would have graced a top four side. Our performance last week, against Reading, was promising- Moyes was the manager on that occasion too, as I remember it. We may groan when he puts Neville in Gibson's place, Fellaini up front, Naismith on the right wing etc. etc. but, for the most part this season, it has worked.
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CharlieCroker said:I agree that the players had a half-hearted look about them. What I can't understand is why they would lack motivation, especially considering that they looked full of vim against Reading. The only questionable selection was Neville in place of Gibson- it was not exactly a team of reserves.
That is the point for me- why did a strong-looking team underperform? I can only speculate that, during the week, Moyes' contract negotiations hit a sticky patch (for example BK told him that there was no way he would get any more funds, so he told Bill to eff off- that sort of thing). It will be interesting to see what happens against City.
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