by LFC2007 » Mon Jan 24, 2011 8:50 pm
I don't buy the "Benitez messed him up" theory, either. He was given his chances and, barring a decent first season, he showed nothing to justify his place in the team. He never had the bottle or frankly enough ability and should have been fecked off years ago. If I had any criticism of Rafa on this one it's that he signed him in the first place and didn't get rid of him quickly enough. These days, no team with any sense is going to match his wages and the longer he stays, the less opportunity we have of salvaging some of the money we paid for him and getting him off the wage bill. Equal to that, I don't hear or see any urgency on his part to get his football career back on track so we may just be stuck with him like we were with Salif Diao - another complete WUM.