If the players weren’t playing for pay or them self’s at the end of last year with nothing to play for I will give it away
The determination they showed late last year is credit to pay, his ability to get the team up week in week out late with nothing to play for was great
Wether his the one, who knows
And I think part the decision not to go with latrell is what you said
Pay has brought the squad together, his got that bond with them
I think Mitchell at the moment demanding this and that doesn’t fit the bill
Look at what klopp has done with your Liverpool, moved on the big heads(continiho) etc
And bought in players that believe in him and his systems
Look no further than your Liverpool
Klopps been giving time to build his roster
They won nothing for years
But they trusted him
Pay wants players that want to play for him his team mates and the jersey
Not just some bloke demanding money and demanding the fullback spot
Very good point mate and I actually agree with most of that. As I said, I'm actually not knocking Pay per say just the lack of discussion of him in our support base.
I've been thinking for some time to bring up clear comparisons between the Dogs and LFC. So much seems similar to me in the approaches to recruitment etc. so I can totally see what you're saying. I honestly do think we're playing Moneyball at the Dogs which was so successful at LFC and the Redsocks. Getting the right fit rather than just paying overs for the 'big name'. I like that our club are doing this and it humours me people losing their shit because the Tigers are apparently going to sign Mitchell for 1,3 million fucken dollars! The club that signed Mbaye, Reynolds for big money? For that much they're welcome to Mitchell.
However, even though they're similarities between LFC and the Dogs, they're some absolutely massive differences too. You can't compare Pay and Klopp. Klopp came to LFC on the back of a hugely successful stint at Dortmund and one of the best managers in the world. He always had an approach to bringing youth through, and being a coach EVERYONE wants to play for.
Pay's no where near that mate. Will take a long long long time before he does imo. Yes, it took LFC years to win but in his first year he'd took us to the final of Europa League so he made immediate massive improvements. There isn't a comparison in my mind.
I do agree though that I think that Pay is looking to replicate the same togetherness, and is looking for players that fit our family rather than those who'll damage it. Should he get more time? 100% because I don't think there's a better option out there now. PLus ... he has shown some promising signs