Pretty Boy Lee wrote:Maybe I'm getting a little caught up on you know, the whole never having won a trophy Yaya didn't have a huge hand in during my lifetime chestnut.\
Silly me, sack him. Some of the complete fuckwittery in this thread should be getting you cunts sacked from life. For example
best behind him. No shit like just this past season behind, looks like his prime to me.
Pogba can replace him. Guaranteed is it? That simple to replace the man we all agreed did a job like no other 4 months ago.
Win without him. Yeah which ones were they?
Now I'm not saying the day he goes it will all go tits up immediately and forever, but for fuck sake we do not sack our best player over a fucking whine about cake, money, hookers and blow or anything. Grow up you bunch of fucking spastics. I know it's the off season and I know Rag Hater is gone, but jesus Christ on a bike this is the dumbest shit I've read for a while.
I am not sure about sacking him, but I can come up with reasons to sell him.
1. The whole agent claims saga, not sure exactly what he wanted or what his agent wanted, but they wanted something and the whole thing smacked of insincerity from the beginning, I don't want another Tevez on our hands where every window we don't know if he staying or going or heading home for a 4 month golfing break. Do we hear David Silva ever pull this shit? Kompany? Zabs? No, the primadonna shit we endured for 5 years has left, I don't want a return ticket.
2. He's 31, just had the best season of his career and has 3 years left on his contract, right now he is worth as much as we'd ever hope to get for him. There has to be a question as to whether he can repeat the feat, and I doubt he could do it at any other team, as he'd have that whole settling in period and by the time they got the best out of him, he'd be 33 and looking towards a career after football.
3. FFP. I know we can afford to not sell him, but the fact is we have a nett spend limitation this season, you know even if the new TV deal and sponsorship puts us in the black, it makes no difference, we can only spend £49M. This hampers our efforts in other areas and the longer this centrehalf situation drags on, the more I am inclined to think the funds he'd free up would be better used elsewhere.
4. I know he is the best in the world at his position and not one player can hope to fill his shoes, but with Fernando, Fred, Milner and Garcia(and possibly Barkley or Pogba) in the central midfield, we're not entirely lacking for options. As dominating? No, but Pellers would adapt, spread the play to the fullbacks, Navas and Nasri more rather than barging through the middle, and allow Silva more room in the middle to dictate play.
I really didn't want him to leave, I know how good he is and how unique he is in world football, but saying there aren't reasons for moving him on is childish, as is your post.