Okay Johnnie hasn't been at his best late but he is being dragged down by what RD has brought in. He has dug out of a hole before and he will dig us out of a hole again. Even if we go down this season there will be another Jacko moment this season. He has been used to things when the chips are up but this is probably the lowest they have been. He is our skipper and he lead the refund situation. Just leave him alone for crying out loud.
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Doesn't mean he or anyone else is immune to criticism.
Fact is that his presence in a 442 means Cousins has to cover more ground than he should and today he was so late for tackles they would have been perfectly timed in the 15th minute of next weeks game.
Fox was booed off and Jacko was clapped off - so I don't think his legacy with the fans has worn off just yet.
For which, naturally, I blame on the Belgians (maybe not the whole population).
I thought the referee was quite generous to him, giving him a good talking to rather than an earlier booking, as if the ref realised that while he was making lots of fouls, it wasn't malicious play just someone who's legs were half a yard slow :-(
Some young whipper snapper would, and should,be pushing him out of the side. Probably a couple of seasons before now as well.
But there is NOBODY! And Roland's not in the business of going out and getting somebody. Poyet's probably lost what he once had
and the rest of the Carlos can'tkickaballs are not up to much either.
Jacko is helping us out.He knows his legs have gone and he's struggling to keep up with the pace.
But do you know what.I think he loves this club as much as we do and he will do anything he can to help.
Jacko had a shocker. His weekly contribution is to kick people because he is late.
I love the man but he needs to be doing his work from the bench as a coach. The games pass him by now and he leaves us effectively playing with 10 men.
So what if he scored a couple of important goals this season who is to say his replacement wouldn't have scored five or 10.
Yesterday was a game crying out for a leader and some energy and we had neither
and continues to do. (the antithesis of colin !)
Should he have started yesterday ?
I said at 5 to 3 yesterday that i would have gone with Poyet instead of Jackson. More to do with Diego and what he should be able to do.
(get about the field quicker)
The fans overall are being very loyal to JJ,
Shame they don't show that to some other players.
Still didn't work.
You are talking about the guy who, with not a hint of irony, let alone a smiley, would on Glynne's mailing list give his player marks out of 10 based on what he heard from a radio commentary.
But there's no doubt, that in The Championship, he has been struggling to keep up with the play.
At his energetic best, he just about manages it. At his lethargic worse, like yesterday, he's chasing shadows.
He did so many rugby style tackles yesterday, grappling people, pulling them back. He gave away a penalty, which thankfully wasn't given. Jackson & Cousins very rarely works in midfield and has been a problem for a long time.
I'd like to know why Poyet isan't figuring.
But he's not very good any more and it's time to start someone whose legs haven't gone.