Apologies if this has already been mentioned, but I saw two of our fans almost come to blows after Cuco today. It was mental. The one lad (admittedly very drunk) was giving him grief and the other turned around and said, and I’m paraphrasing “wtf do you expect him to do?! Beat three men, cut inside and hit a screamer from twenty five yards?! He’s a square peg in a round hole and he’s not done a single thing wrong today!”
He was entirely correct. Cuco has become a whipping boy amongst a sub section of our fans, who hurl abuse on a hardworking professional who does his best as the THIRD CHOICE RIGHT BACK forced to play left back for damn near a whole season because Koeman, Walsh, Kenwright, Moshire and fat sam decided we have never needed another left back than the injured and rapidly diminishing Baines.
Cuco playing left back for nearly an entire season is indicative of the failings in the management of our club, not of his heart or commitment. I have alway said that whether you’re world class or bang average as a player, if you run hard and try your best, we recognise and appreciate you and you’re lauded accordingly. See Niasse or Stracq or any number through or history. But it’s not true anymore. If you’re a carpenter and suddenly someone forced you to be a plumber next week, would you fix every leak? If you’re an accountant and someone threw you into court as a barrister, would you win your case? Of course not, so don’t try and blame Cuco for the failings of the appalling senior management at the club!
