Quote Originally Posted by hobson's choice View Post
Let me explain myself better, Podolski to me just strikes me as a player, who is soft, and doesn't have the will to fight. I was a fan of his, but his time at Bayern was bad. He didn't fight for spot on the team, he thought he was entitled to it because of what he did in 06, and sulked, instead of trying to earn his spot. I would've respected him more if would've went to a more successful club in Germany, and show his true worth. Except he didn't, he went back to a place where he was always going to be the only player that really mattered.

And to me those are characteristics of player of who is going to hide when things get tough, and cower under pressure. And people with those cha wouracteristics rarely change.
That seems a little bit unfair to me. When do Bayern Munich sell their players to the other top teams in Germany? Regardless of how he might have performed for Bayern Munich, he is still an international player that they would be foolish to sell to a direct rival. It's fair to say he would've wanted to go back to his comfort zone but there's nothing particularly wrong with that.

And clearly now he is ready to try again outside of his comfort zone. If the time does come where he needs to be sold, then he is an easy sell back to clubs in Germany.