I'm not arguing that N'Zogbia has been anything other than a huge let down, but he's a more direct sort of player than Gil.
Personally I think it's down to a lack of core strength, I think he just felt Gil was too weak for this league after the Stoke game, he'd been involved until then and just disappeared after nzonzi made him look like a mascot who'd stayed on the pitch.
Quote from: paul_e on June 10, 2015, 10:55:56 AMPersonally I think it's down to a lack of core strength, I think he just felt Gil was too weak for this league after the Stoke game, he'd been involved until then and just disappeared after nzonzi made him look like a mascot who'd stayed on the pitch.Well personally I would think less of him if that's the reason.Because he didn't have the physical beating of a 6ft 4 defensive midfielder then he's never going to feature again?N'Zonzi completely nullified Coutinho in the final match of the season, if Sherwood were Liverpool manager would he never play Coutinho again because on the evidence of one match against Stoke he's "too weak for this league"?
Its not one match though, its every game Gil has played for us that Sherwood has seen, limited as it is and then everyday in training under the watch of him and four or five coaches.
What utter crap re physique - Gil is no less physical than Jack Grealish who really is lightweight and he draws lots of fouls which lead to opportunities - who else could have scored a goal like Gil against Bournemouth? Gabby? ha ha ha ha no chance!
There have been far more talented players than Gil, playing for much better teams than Villa who haven't made it in the Premier League. In any case, he hasn't gone anywhere yet and may not do so. Sherwood had us playing very well for the most part and possibly thought that Gil wasn't ready for a hard relegation scrap.