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Originally Posted by Phils-an-alki
LOL. Never have I slagged 'each and every player'.
Its got nothing to do with whether they are good enough to play higher, that's stupid.
Its if they are good enough for us now and what they contribute to the team against what's expected from the position they play.
Case in point Mr Rutherford, who rarely scores or assists yet you rate him and all you can bang on about is his 'work rate' which speaks volumes.
Only an absolute lunatic would even attempt to defend his woeful stats. Your delusion is quite frightening. Father Christmas isn't real either you know..
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Your stats dont tell the full picture, it's what players bring to the squad and the team and Rutherford brings his fair share. He lacks exceptional pace and composure in the box but over the last few years he has been consistently better than a number of other fancied midfielders/wingers . I always maintain if we have players who can keep him on the bench then great but managers not just Keates trust him for a reason.