HoylandOwl Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Has retired at the age of 30. What a waste of talent, I know he's had his injury issues of course. A very very impressive player when he was at his best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaconowl Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Had great potential. Never really peaked, did he? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoylandOwl Posted July 8, 2022 Author Share Posted July 8, 2022 Not consistently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laceups Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 With the commitment and lifestyle of James Milner he would have probably been the player England built our midfield around. Unfortunately went the same way as a lot did and I fear Grealish may do the same unless Pep can keep him in check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrolMong Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 I saw a stat that he played less than 250 games in a 14 year career. He was a brilliant talent, but you do wonder if his injuries were mental as well as physical, and by that I mean that he had to be 100% to play. I was listening to a podcast about South American football over the weekend, and they spoke about players like Suarez and the original Ronaldo and said the only time they were ever 100% fit was the first game of the season. Suarez played half a season no more than 70% fit, but carried on. You could level a similar thing against Daniel Sturridge who followed the same path. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoylandOwl Posted July 11, 2022 Author Share Posted July 11, 2022 28 minutes ago, KrolMong said: I saw a stat that he played less than 250 games in a 14 year career. He was a brilliant talent, but you do wonder if his injuries were mental as well as physical, and by that I mean that he had to be 100% to play. I was listening to a podcast about South American football over the weekend, and they spoke about players like Suarez and the original Ronaldo and said the only time they were ever 100% fit was the first game of the season. Suarez played half a season no more than 70% fit, but carried on. You could level a similar thing against Daniel Sturridge who followed the same path. Yeah, but R9 and Suarez are true world class players. Sturridge however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaconowl Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 Appointed Under 18 coach at Arsenal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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