Always worth asking the question. The problem we've had largely is more our signings have been kack mate.
Schneiderlin aside I dont think we've signed any truly good players who haven't looked interested.
It’s difficult to tell half the time it really is, are they just rubbish or are they good and completely disinterested? Injuries have also paid a huge part.
I expected more from Siggurdson, he wasn’t the player that we bought from Swansea or the one we saw for Iceland. We tried him in every possible position as well.
Schendierlin Klaasen Gomes Delph, is Tom Davies really better than all of these talent wise because he’s kept them out the team in the past by just working harder (although he stopped doing the at as well)
Did Walcott really show his best here? Has Gray after his initial start? How did Bernard go from the player he was to by the end getting bullied by championship players. Iwobi is only just starting to show anything close to even decent form.
Sometimes we seem to have made an error like Docuoure who I think does try but just can’t pass a ball, but there’s loads of players there who I think had way more talent than they’ve shown.
Sometimes we were watching teams with Gomes Gueye at the base, Bernard Siggurdson Walcott ahead and Richarlison up top and they could barely string a pass together or out any sort of press on at all.
It’s all about application. It shouldn’t take flares at Goodison, the threat of relegation, and Lampard kicking these players up the arse every single game to get them to go out and just put in the basic level of work rate to compete in a football game. Yes we’ve got some very poor players, especially in defence, but over the last few seasons the application of the team on a consistent basis has been disgraceful.
Even Sunday was an indicator. Yes it was a dead rubber and the effort had been put in on Thursday but they rolled goer for five just like they did the final game under Carlo. Players with any ounce of self motivation don’t just slack off when they don’t have to show up. This lot are mostly slackers and need turfing out. Don’t want to replace them with more players who aren’t too bothered about being here.
