Messigician
Senior Member
Well written by Sissoko
"Surely love is a variation of blackmail"??
So poetic from Dembouz!
Yes, everything has consequences but this is not a game between immature kids.
You honestly think we will banish him to the stands for 6 months? To achieve what? Some sort of psychological victory like "Paaayback time!"?
That’s what happens guys when you think you have leverage in a negotiation. If some club really wanted him for the amount he’s demanding ( not 20 net, but even 8-10net) he would be gone by now. What I’m suspecting is that Demebele wants to stay but his agent is doing all this dirty tactics and delays in order to catch the club in a dire situation like problems with registering players or getting other offers. Club called his bluff and now they are playing the victim. It’s time to decide, you want to stay or go, you can even get your big “signing bonus” that you supposedly have and go for free. The problem is that he doesn’t actually want to go.
Best poet in the world?
So you pay his handsome wages and bench him? That is not punishment, it is a reward.
It's not only psychological. It's that too,
but most importantly a player who is not playing is harming his career in the overall picture.
Imagine him in the stands for 6 months, do you think the clubs interested will raise or lower their salary offer to him? Their sign-on bonus?
Do you think his chances to play for France NT in Qatar will be the same?
Not even going into his sporting development and stuff
He has hell lot to lose, you are a clever guy you can see that
you bench him to remind him that his spot on this team is not guaranteed
This works with someone who has a lot of years left on the contract. Dembele doesn't even care about a spot on this team, he wants out (but not now as he wants to get that lucrative signing bonus by leaving for free in July), most likely.