Re: Tambling [Merged]
Disco08 said:
By my count his short & rich vein of form was 17 games long. This year he played 13 games. Why is the lesser certainly the aberration?
12 games? From round 6 on he played 3 different positions and was as good as anyone in the team practically. If he was playing like that this year this thread would be 10 pages long.
In the end I'm not even really defending Tambling himself. If he's really got mental issues that have affected his form so much he has no hope. I'm really just defending the likelihood of any player suddenly dropping off the way he's done this year and not recovering. Can you name an example of any player's career following this sort of path? As an illustration, Tambling,s career ratings (not perfect I know, don't flip out) have gone 25, 34, 29, 40, 52 and now this year it's back to 30. That's worse than his form as a 19 year old. Surely this can't be his normal standard.
Can you define for me what you reckon his normal standard is? His ratings for last year ranked him roughly 50th in the league. From round 6 on 30th. How far out do you reckon those are?
I'm not sure I can define for you his normal standard. For me, he hasn't played anywhere near the level where I believe he is capable of, consistently. Maybe I believe he's more capable than others, my biggest criticism is he jogs too much and doesn't show much urgency.
I'm not sure what ratings you're using? What are they, where're they from? (not being a smart arse)
I'm not sure his excellent form was 17 games long Disco, I thought he had a purple patch of 7 or 8 games, but I'll accept your count.
17 games last season, not too many before that and none since.
It seems like 2009 was as orphan. ;D So in my opinion, an aberration. So far.
I hope he gets himself physically, psychologically and mentally fit if he's to be with us next year. If he is, I hope we see more of his 2009 season or thereabouts. His career hasn't exactly blossomed. Improved a little bit most years, but I'm sure Ritchie himself wouldn't be totally content with how he's been going (guesswork on my behalf). If he is content with his career output to date, that's probably the best we'll get.
Somethings certainly not 100% with him atm, excluding his recent hip injury.