Matt
Stuart Pearce
Re: Eric Lichaj appreciation thread.
Absolutely FCT. Whilst I love Eric as a person and I like him as a player, I have no qualms with selling a 7/10 'does a job' full back to be replaced by another younger 6/10-8/10 'does a job' full back if its in the interest of making the football club a success.
Turning over these kind of players for a profit and replacing them with equal or better quality players for less money whilst making sure we do right by everyone (read: Cohen, Hobbs, Fuentes) is a sign of a really well run club with a clear structure. I'd like my club to be one of those clubs/
You are quite right, but Eric has been a loyal servant for 5 years or so, and I believe that loyalty counts for a fair amount.
Indeed. We're now alright at flogging our crown jewels for ok money, but making a profit on 'jobbing' players still seems an alien concept.
We still seem to be in the habit of paying off unwanted but once promising squad players, rather than selling for a return. Hopefully this is just a hangover from the Fawaz era crazy wage packet problem, and we'll find out of favour players easier to shift in the future.
Absolutely FCT. Whilst I love Eric as a person and I like him as a player, I have no qualms with selling a 7/10 'does a job' full back to be replaced by another younger 6/10-8/10 'does a job' full back if its in the interest of making the football club a success.
Turning over these kind of players for a profit and replacing them with equal or better quality players for less money whilst making sure we do right by everyone (read: Cohen, Hobbs, Fuentes) is a sign of a really well run club with a clear structure. I'd like my club to be one of those clubs/