All coaches have favourites... move on.
Also with limited time, I can understand bringing in players with an understanding of your structure.
Also with limited time, I can understand bringing in players with an understanding of your structure.
So we aren't allowed to criticise bizarre selection decisions? Strange position to take, everyone was heavily in favour of doing it when we had Huddo.
I'd call likes of De Jong, Wilkins & Kalua marginal picks, rather than bizarre. And in my mind Huddo was some unfairly maligned for casting the net, as they talent pool was so much thinner then to now. Found a 2nd tier Dutchman with a Kiwi mum, why not have a look.
I'm happy to see De Jong picked, and hopefully he can somehow get a release/loan from AmaZulu, as it appears he's wasting his time there. But likes of Rogerson & Collier could agrue they are more worthy.
And De Vries definitely has a case that he's doing more club wise than either Wilkins or Kalua at the mo. Maybe one of the journos can find out where Wilkins is fitness wise. Surely it's a fitness/injury issue that he ain't getting any playing time at his 3rd tier Danish club. Maybe there is a newsworthy story on how the ES Handy Prem winning side of a few years ago, now has 6 guys graduate to the AWs. With a bit of an update on De Jong & Wilkins.
I guess where guys like De Vries have some hope, is that I imagine Hay will stay in Europe post the October window, killing time until the November window (apparently AWs will have games then as well??). So presumably Hay will view live some football in Swedish 2nd tier, Finnish top tier etc etc. Some time with Declan at Torslanda. Chatting up likes of Dyche etc, asking for Woodsman to be released for OFC tourney in March etc etc. Maybe even a short trip Stateside to check out the USL crew.