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2021/22 Lucas Digne

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GrandOldTeam said:
That's the thing isn't it?

It's all ifs, and maybes.

Because of that we probably can't be too conclusive either side - despite the temptation.



Very valid point.

If he's off in January, you can't come out and call him a snake etc.



It's not in Benitez' interest to fall out with one of our best players mate.

I'm sure he'd rather have Digne playing.

But team > individual and if Benitez has reason then he has reason.
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Your last point, I'm sure Benitez would rather have him playing, but only his way. Never thought Lucas was a great defender, but as whole attacking fullback he's excellent. If he now wants out after Benitez singled him out, then that gives Chelsea more chance of a cheaper deal.
 
GrandOldTeam said:
I know mate. He also won trophies at those clubs too.

But a lot of us have been calling for a manager who'll pull rank on this team of spineless so and sos.

Most of the fan base agree there's an attitude problem with the team. Ancelotti said so, as did Seamus Coleman.

To address that, you're going to have to confront a few.

Imagine 20 something multi millionaire footballers having egos.

Maybe Digne felt braver than most knowing we had no other left back, and his transfer away would be to a more competitive club.
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I just don't believe Benitez's side of this story because of the precedent. I also don't think that style of management works anymore because (rightly or wrongly) modern footballers don't react well to being publicly criticised and called out in front of their peers.

You can confront players absolutely, but Digne should have then been back in the squad on Sunday, at least as a sub. To completely ostracise him is shoddy in my opinion, especially when so many players have been so much worse than him for so long.

I'd also be more concerned if there weren't training ground arguments when his tactics had led us to 5 points from a possible 30.

This is a manager who regularly falls out with players, and players better than Lucas Digne too. So I can't take him seriously and I can't look past that. The whole situation is becoming totally toxic. We are sleepwalking into trouble here under this manager and it's horrible to see.
 
windymiller said:
Well, nice or not, if we carry on as we are on the pitch and he keeps jibbing off our best players he'll relegate us. Whatever he is doing right now is not working and certainly isn't going to win us any titles.
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Not sure that's been the case for a long time now.

To be honest, a decent fee and I'd sell him anyway.

As a club we've not sold well for a long time.
 

GrandOldTeam said:
Not sure that's been the case for a long time now.

To be honest, a decent fee and I'd sell him anyway.

As a club we've not sold well for a long time.
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We have to sell him now, I say that with no pleasure as he is one of very few good players in the squad, but if Benitez is staying then Digne has to go. It won't stop with Digne, though, he's already setting the ground for other players to go and it's not the players at the top of anyone's list that will leave. If he signs more Townsend-level players (the Longstaffs spring to mind), then he'll relegate us. Moshiri has hollowed this club out, Benitez is just his herald.
 
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GrandOldTeam said:
Not sure that's been the case for a long time now.

To be honest, a decent fee and I'd sell him anyway.

As a club we've not sold well for a long time.
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If he went for a good fee and we've got a comparative or better replacement lined up (for less), absolutely no problem with selling him.

We've not brought well as a club either of late, by and large, so that's where I get twitchy.
 

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