splinterdream Posted 8 May 2023 Posted 8 May 2023 For me a midfield like a defense is only good when players are on the same page, like the Kante/drinkwater partnership that worked so well. I think Soumare is getting unfair criticism, I think he's decent but in a specific role, he needs players around him that work to the teams strengths, and we just haven't found that formula.
Bezzanator89 Posted 5 June 2023 Posted 5 June 2023 1 hour ago, HarryDee8 said: Is he leaving? And for free?? Looks like it. Either he didn't want to play in the Championship or we are really having to cut costs. I'd have preferred to keep him at the club. 1
Popular Post Viva Posted 6 June 2023 Popular Post Posted 6 June 2023 7 hours ago, Bezzanator89 said: Looks like it. Either he didn't want to play in the Championship or we are really having to cut costs. I'd have preferred to keep him at the club. Or the fact that he’s made only 98 appearances in 7 years, would mean it would have been another waste of money to give him a new contract. 5
Popular Post markko Posted 6 June 2023 Popular Post Posted 6 June 2023 Thanks Mendy. Good pro. Gave his all. Tidy and hard working. Criminally under used by Rogers who has proved himself a clown. Before anyone says he won the FA cup history will show that he had Puels players at his disposal and a great dressing room. 9
Bezzanator89 Posted 6 June 2023 Posted 6 June 2023 2 hours ago, Viva said: Or the fact that he’s made only 98 appearances in 7 years, would mean it would have been another waste of money to give him a new contract. He deserved more game-time than what he had. Peak Ndidi was better, mind you, but over the last 2-3 years, Mendy should have been first choice CDM as Ndidi's performances started to spiral. 2
Viva Posted 6 June 2023 Posted 6 June 2023 1 minute ago, Bezzanator89 said: He deserved more game-time than what he had. Peak Ndidi was better, mind you, but over the last 2-3 years, Mendy should have been first choice CDM as Ndidi's performances started to spiral. I don't disagree that he should have played more. But being a little better than someone that has been terrible recently, doesn't necessarily mean he deserved a new contract. 1 1 1
Viva Posted 6 June 2023 Posted 6 June 2023 1 hour ago, markko said: Thanks Mendy. Good pro. Gave his all. Tidy and hard working. Criminally under used by Rogers who has proved himself a clown. Before anyone says he won the FA cup history will show that he had Puels players at his disposal and a great dressing room. So you are basically saying Pearson and Puel deserve more credit than Ranieri and Rodgers for everything we have achieved in the last 8 years? A strange logic really.
Bezzanator89 Posted 6 June 2023 Posted 6 June 2023 1 hour ago, Viva said: I don't disagree that he should have played more. But being a little better than someone that has been terrible recently, doesn't necessarily mean he deserved a new contract. I agree, somewhat. He was clearly good at what he did but was overlooked a lot of the time. Mendy was not wired the same way as Ndidi and Soumaré, was a little more forward thinking and we really needed that little more positive play in the middle of the park. The other two just played us into trouble, caused unnecessary pressure and in worse cases, goals conceded. One of many managerial mistakes this season.
cityfanlee23 Posted 6 June 2023 Posted 6 June 2023 Thanks Papy, you’ve been a great servant to the club and although you didn’t get the chances you deserved, you handled it like a professional and we couldn’t ask any more than that. Wish you well for the future for you and your family, we really needed more players like you in the club, if we had we might not be in this mess. 4
filbertway Posted 6 June 2023 Posted 6 June 2023 I won't believe he's gone until I see him at another club. We had this before 1 1
fairbanksh Posted 6 June 2023 Posted 6 June 2023 Mendy would have been great next season buy as always aye the moment virtually every decision the club makes is uninformed and wrong 1 1
Popular Post coolhandfox Posted 6 June 2023 Popular Post Posted 6 June 2023 1 hour ago, fairbanksh said: Mendy would have been great next season buy as always aye the moment virtually every decision the club makes is uninformed and wrong He has played 98 times over 7 years under 4 different managers. He is 30 years old. Our biggest issue has been keeping average players far too long. 4 1
when_you're_smiling Posted 6 June 2023 Posted 6 June 2023 24 minutes ago, coolhandfox said: He has played 98 times over 7 years under 4 different managers. He is 30 years old. Our biggest issue has been keeping average players far too long. I’d have preferred Mendy to Soumare as an option next year. Can’t see anybody coming in and paying for Soumare or taking on his wages though. 1
baldeagle Posted 6 June 2023 Posted 6 June 2023 26 minutes ago, coolhandfox said: He has played 98 times over 7 years under 4 different managers. He is 30 years old. Our biggest issue has been keeping average players far too long. Dennis being another one 2
Aus Fox Posted 6 June 2023 Posted 6 June 2023 Mendy is the classic the less he plays the better he becomes. Let’s be honest, he wasn’t very good at anything really, he wasn’t great going forward, he wasn’t a great tackler, didn’t read the game particularly well and wasn’t a great passer of the ball. He came in when we were playing shite and passed the ball sideways. There is a reason he played under so many managers and non of them really fancied him. I wish him well, but let’s not rewrite history on the lad. 1 1
Chelmofox Posted 6 June 2023 Posted 6 June 2023 Will miss the postings about him being all the answers to our problems simply because he doesn't play. 1
Fox92 Posted 6 June 2023 Posted 6 June 2023 People must be seeing something I don't in him. Has a decent game one or two times a season, that's when he's fit to play. 1
NasPb Posted 6 June 2023 Posted 6 June 2023 ideal stopgap for his position if we are serious about getting promoted. would have kept him without a doubt. very good backup and one of our best players last year at pl level 1 1
markko Posted 6 June 2023 Posted 6 June 2023 4 hours ago, Viva said: So you are basically saying Pearson and Puel deserve more credit than Ranieri and Rodgers for everything we have achieved in the last 8 years? A strange logic really. Pearson built a side and culture and Ranieri took it on a step. He struggled the following season. I will be forever a fan of his for what he achieved. Puel built a good side and Rogers benefited from that. No doubt about it. I have lost respect for Rogers.
Popular Post Viva Posted 6 June 2023 Popular Post Posted 6 June 2023 6 minutes ago, markko said: Pearson built a side and culture and Ranieri took it on a step. He struggled the following season. I will be forever a fan of his for what he achieved. Puel built a good side and Rogers benefited from that. No doubt about it. I have lost respect for Rogers. I know people on here don't like giving Rodgers any credit, but to be in the top four for almost two seasons (I know we bottled it twice), was definitely overachieving. Add to that an FA Cup win and you have to give him a lot of credit. We all know what has happened since then and the mistakes that have been made, but to try and suggest Puel deserves all the credit is ignoring the facts. There were no signs we was about to challenge the top 4 under Puel. 5
elvisfmcfly Posted 6 June 2023 Posted 6 June 2023 2 minutes ago, Viva said: I know people on here don't like giving Rodgers any credit, but to be in the top four for almost two seasons (I know we bottled it twice), was definitely overachieving. Add to that an FA Cup win and you have to give him a lot of credit. We all know what has happened since then and the mistakes that have been made, but to try and suggest Puel deserves all the credit is ignoring the facts. There were no signs we was about to challenge the top 4 under Puel. He said that Puel built the side that Rodgers benefited from, so judge dick head Rodgers on what our next permanent manager walks into and then stick the credit for Rodgers where the sun don’t shine. 1
Viva Posted 6 June 2023 Posted 6 June 2023 1 minute ago, elvisfmcfly said: He said that Puel built the side that Rodgers benefited from, so judge dick head Rodgers on what our next permanent manager walks into and then stick the credit for Rodgers where the sun don’t shine. What a strange way to determine if a manager was successful. I guess that makes Fergie a bad manager as he didn't leave a great team for Moyes!
elvisfmcfly Posted 6 June 2023 Posted 6 June 2023 1 minute ago, Viva said: What a strange way to determine if a manager was successful. I guess that makes Fergie a bad manager as he didn't leave a great team for Moyes! Fergie built numerous great Man United Teams, he also won the league in his last season with that shit United team, Rodgers got us relegated. Nice try lad.
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