Quote Originally Posted by Ice Berg Kamping View Post

Going in for Mata would have shown that we are still a big club that expects to win things - to counteract the Cesc and Nasri effect. The fact that we were pussies,
and then caught with our pants down so late in the Summer is the main reason we are so bereft of confidence now.
Second, the reason I agree with Letters that the manager has lost the players is that this Summer saw him fail, almost embarrasingly, at what he is famous for being best at. I think they no longer trust him to win anything. A Mata type signing would have helped here.
We were in for him if reports were to be believed, have to agree with Flavs don't think getting hin on his own would have made any diffrence tbh, its the sqaud mentality that needs addrresing, if he is not mentally strong then he makes no diffrence.

The only reason Gev looks poor is because plain and simple he is not sure he wants to be here its plain to see. even at Lille he had class around him and came here to find this shite id be pissed too if i was him. Must feel duped and humilated.

i agree on AW loosing the players, where as we all once thought if Aw left the players would but now its clealy not the case. The jan Window will be a big one for this club and no one can have excues this time.