Jon Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 To be fair Ali, if anyone did suggest Zat Knight was world class, they would be laughed at by all Sven Goran Erickson did, or at least said he had the potential to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 And he has been laughed at by all, hasnt he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 And he has been laughed at by all, hasnt he? who? Sven? :? he's been laughed at by some small minded people, yes. Certainly not by all. where did you get this impression from tarj? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 It was more a joke to how British media has treated him, and the general view on here before the season started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocafella Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 I am pretty sure SGE doesn't rate Zat Knight that highly anymore, and who cares what he said years ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Yes, it's certainly a shame the way these old threads get dragged up. Point scoring ho! I'm very much against it. I disagree. I think it illustrates the rose tinted (or claret and blue tinted) spectacles we wear. Lots of people saying give him a chance and wait until he is playing for villa until you slag him off etc. Well a players ability doesn't change based on the colour of his shirt. If a player is poor at one club then the chances are he'll be poor at another especially if he is not changing leagues or countries. Too many poeple get jumped on for saying a player we are about to sign is, in their opinion, of a poor quality by people who's opinion on the same player has changed just because he has been linked with/joined Villa. Note: This is not a dig at any particular poster just a general comment on our bias as villa fans (I include myself in that). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekka Posted August 29, 2007 VT Supporter Share Posted August 29, 2007 Yes, it's certainly a shame the way these old threads get dragged up. Point scoring ho! I'm very much against it. I disagree. I think it illustrates the rose tinted (or claret and blue tinted) spectacles we wear. Lots of people saying give him a chance and wait until he is playing for villa until you slag him off etc. Well a players ability doesn't change based on the colour of his shirt. If a player is poor at one club then the chances are he'll be poor at another especially if he is not changing leagues or countries. Too many poeple get jumped on for saying a player we are about to sign is, in their opinion, of a poor quality by people who's opinion on the same player has changed just because he has been linked with/joined Villa. Note: This is not a dig at any particular poster just a general comment on our bias as villa fans (I include myself in that). A player's perceived ability can change with a change of team though. Take Raul Bravo for example, world class defender in his time who joined Leeds from Real Madrid. Now, his performances at Leeds were absolutely diabolical and if looking at him for the first time in that team many would believe he's absolute wank. Put him in the Real Madrid team and he looks solid and classy. Not saying it's right that people who vigorously slated a player when looked to be joining sha change their minds but players can surprise a lot of people in more ways than one - both good or bad given a change of team. Also don't think it right that a witch hunt goes on for a change of opinion and I agree with OF on this occasion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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